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Irving Mills (16 Jan 1894 - 21 Apr 1985)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (4)

Releases (1)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Hotsy Totsy Gang 1930 19 Mar 2018

Relationships (3)

Performs As

  1. Joe Primrose

Member Of

  1. Irving Mills & His Modernists eponymous
  2. Irving Mills and His Hotsy‐Totsy Gang

Recordings by (2)

  1. A Nite at the Cotton Club (Part 2c) ?:?? (2003) unverified source
  2. St James Infirmary 2:40 (2004)

On Recordings (18)

Instruments

  1. Everything Is Hotsy Totsy Now 2:52 The Hotsy Totsy Boys (1991) kazoo

Vocals

  1. When You're Smiling ?:?? The Ten Black Berries (1973)
  2. St. James Infirmary ?:?? The Ten Black Berries (1973)
  3. Doin' the New Low Down 3:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990)
  4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:05 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990)
  5. Sing, You Sinners 2:40 Harlem Hot Chocolates (1991)
  6. When You're Smiling 3:11 The Jungle Band (1991)
  7. St. James Infirmary 2:40 Harlem Hot Chocolates (1991)
  8. Three Little Words 3:13 Frank Brown & His Tooters (1991)
  9. When You're Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You) (take A) 3:06 The Jungle Band (25 Oct 1994)
  10. When You're Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You) (take B) 3:06 The Jungle Band (25 Oct 1994)
  11. Doin' the New Low Down 3:07 Duke Ellington (24 Jan 1995)
  12. Diga Diga Doo 2:53 Duke Ellington (24 Jan 1995)
  13. Couldn't If I Wanted To 3:13 Irving Mills and His Hotsy‐Totsy Gang (2004)
  14. At the Prom 2:39 Irving Mills & His Modernists (19 Mar 2018)
  15. Harvey 4:01 Irving Mills and His Hotsy‐Totsy Gang (19 Mar 2018)
  16. Theme / Nobody's Sweetheart 4:21 Irving Mills and His Hotsy‐Totsy Gang (19 Mar 2018)
  17. A Nite at the Cotton Club: The Cotton Club Stomp / Misty Morning / [Medley: East St. Louis Toodle-oo / Lots o’ Fingers / Black & Tan Fantasy] / Going to Town / Freeze and Melt 21:35 Duke Ellington () spoken vocals

Credited as (25)

  1. Irving Mills
  2. Duke Ellington & Irving Mills
  3. Duke Ellington, Irving Mills & Juan Tizol
  4. Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard & Irving Mills
  5. Ozie Ware & Irving Mills
  6. Irving Mills, Henry Nemo & Lupin Fein
  7. Will Hudson & Irving Mills
  8. Duke Ellington, Irving Mills & Barney Bigard
  9. Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
  10. Cab Calloway, Irving Mills, Clarence Gaskill
  11. Will Hudson, Irving Mills; Gene Ammons
  12. Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol & Irving Mills
  13. Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington & Irving Mills
  14. Duke Ellington, Irving Mills & Cootie Williams
  15. Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges & Irving Mills
  16. Harry Carney, Duke Ellington & Irving Mills
  17. Ralph Burns, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Billy Strayhorn
  18. Nat King Cole / Irving Mills
  19. Eddie DeLange (lyrics), Irving Mills (music)
  20. Marvin Fisher & Jack Segal | Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange & Duke Ellington
  21. Mills – Ellington – Nemo – Redmond
  22. Jimmy Smith, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish, Will Hudson, Grady Tate & Kenny Burrell
  23. Charles Mingus; Duke Ellington; Irving Mills; Barney Bigard
  24. Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange & Irving Mills
  25. Duke Ellington, Irving Mills

Works (102)

Wrote

  1. Chinese Rhythm
  2. Bao Bao de Hua
  3. Utt Da Zay (The Tailor’s Song)
  4. While the Music Plays On
  5. Blues Reverie
  6. Slow Freight
  7. Hi De Ho
  8. Ride, Red, Ride
  9. Straighten Up and Fly Right
  10. Blue Reverie
  11. There’s No Two Ways About Love
  12. I Couldn't If I Wanted To
  13. Sidewalks of Cuba
  14. Long About Midnight
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Composed

  1. Haven't Changed a Thing (1938)
  2. Sweet Jazz O' Mine
  3. Loved One
  4. Radio Rhythm
  5. Reflejo de luna y tema de picnic
  6. Shout 'Em Aunt Tillie
  7. Ring Dem Bells
  8. The Gal From Joe’s
  9. Squeezit the Moocher (Minnie the Moocher)
  10. Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic"
  11. Blue Lou
  12. Moonglow
  13. Jitter Bug
  14. The Mooche
  15. Minnie the Moocher
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Lyrics

  1. Washboard Blues (1926)
  2. Mood Indigo (1930)
  3. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (1931)
  4. Sophisticated Lady (1932)
  5. (In My) Solitude (1934)
  6. Azure (1937)
  7. Caravan (1937)
  8. Prelude to a Kiss (1938)
  9. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (1938)
  10. Der Himmel über der Prärie
  11. Saddest Tale
  12. The Mystery Song
  13. Emperor Jones
  14. Organ Grinder’s Swing
  15. Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn
  16. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) / Jumpin' at the Woodside
  17. Cotton Club Stomp #2
  18. Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap
  19. In a Sentimental Mood
  20. Please Forgive Me
  21. I'm So In Love With You
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Links (17)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/irving_mills
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88621778
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88621778/
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13897535j
  5. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=83868
  6. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1528202
  7. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6f50280
  8. https://d-nb.info/gnd/135465664

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/564438

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/307446

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000084993

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0590030/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/76500944

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1292110

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/4306

Biographies

  1. http://www.redhotjazz.com/irvingmills.html

Picture

  1. http://www.redhotjazz.com/irvingmills.jpg