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Ray Nance
Background information
Birth name
Ray Willis Nance
Born
(1913-12-10)December 10, 1913 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
January 28, 1976(1976-01-28) (aged 62)
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Trumpet, vocals, violin
Formerly of
Duke Ellington
Musical artist
Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 – January 28, 1976)[1] was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. He is best remembered for his long association with Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 300. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
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"Jeep's Blues". Still the crowd refused to disperse so Duke called for RayNance to sing "Tulip or Turnip". The festival's organizers tried to cut off...
and RayNance. He also worked as a musical pedagogue, teaching and leading a youth jazz band which graduated Martin Taylor and Guy Barker. "Ray Crane"...
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Bourelly. Miles Davis once compared her violin playing to Stuff Smith and RayNance. Jazz violinist wins raves for beauty, talent, [Milwaukee Sentinel], 1995-02-06...
Orchestra (Verve) 1961: Johnny Hodges at Sportpalast Berlin (Pablo) with RayNance, Lawrence Brown, Al Williams 1963: Buenos Aires Blues (Johnny Hodges Quintet...
Morton, Charlie Parker, Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, RayNance, Maurice André, and Adolph Hofner. Other influences include Clifford Brown...
March 16, 1961, page 11, reports "Ellingtonians arrested in Vegas" "RayNance, Willie Cook. Andrew (Fats) Ford as well as Paul Gonsalves...the sheriff's...
of Ellington band's sidemen, including Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Johnson, RayNance, and Jimmy Woode appear, and Ellington himself plays the character Pie...
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with Woody Herman at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1967 and record with RayNance in 1969. He did a tour in France with Doc Cheatham and Sammy Price in...
Jacques Prévert/Johnny Mercer) Vocalist is Ozzie Bailey. Soloist is RayNance on violin. Recorded on Oct 1, 1957. Side two "Prelude to a Kiss" — 4:44...
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