Ray Nance
Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 – January 28, 1976) was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. He is best remembered for his long association with Duke Ellington and his orchestra. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 10, 1913 (Chicago), Died January 28, 1976 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, violin, vocalist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-053621 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | Charlie the chulo | Barney Bigard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-053622 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | Lament for Javanette | Barney Bigard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-053623 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | A lull at dawn | Barney Bigard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-053624 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | Ready Eddy | Barney Bigard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-053780 | 10-in. | 12/28/1940 | The sidewalks of New York | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-053781 | 10-in. | 12/28/1940 | Flamingo | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-053782 | 10-in. | 12/28/1940 | The girl in my dreams tries to look like you | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-055283 | 10-in. | 2/15/1941 | Take the "A" train | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-055284 | 10-in. | 2/15/1941 | Jumpin' punkins | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-055285 | 10-in. | 2/15/1941 | John Hardy's wife | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-055286 | 10-in. | 2/15/1941 | Blue serge | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-055287 | 10-in. | 2/15/1941 | After all | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061283 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | Bakiff | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | PBS-061284 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | Are you sticking? | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061285 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | Just a-settin' and a-rockin' | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061286 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | The giddybug gallop | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061318 | 10-in. | 6/26/1941 | Chocolate shake | Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061319 | 10-in. | 6/26/1941 | I got it bad and that ain't good | Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061338 | 10-in. | 7/2/1941 | Clementine | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061339 | 10-in. | 7/2/1941 | The brown skin gal (In calico gown) | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061340 | 10-in. | 7/2/1941 | Jump for joy | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061341 | 10-in. | 7/2/1941 | Moon over Cuba | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061346 | 10-in. | 7/3/1941 | Squaty roo | Johnny Hodges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061347 | 10-in. | 7/3/1941 | Passion flower | Johnny Hodges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061348 | 10-in. | 7/3/1941 | Things ain't what they used to be | Johnny Hodges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061349 | 10-in. | 7/3/1941 | Going out the back way | Johnny Hodges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061684 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | Five o'clock drag | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061685 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | Rocks in my bed | Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061686 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | Bli-blip | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-061687 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | Chelsea Bridge | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061688 | 10-in. | 9/29/1941 | Brown suede | Barney Bigard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061689 | 10-in. | 9/29/1941 | Noir bleu | Barney Bigard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061690 | 10-in. | 9/29/1941 | "C" blues | Barney Bigard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061691 | 10-in. | 9/29/1941 | June | Barney Bigard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061941 | 10-in. | 12/2/1941 | Raincheck | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061942 | 10-in. | 12/2/1941 | What good would it do? | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061943 | 10-in. | 12/2/1941 | I dont know what kind of blues I got | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-070682 | 10-in. | 1/21/1942 | Perdido | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-070683 | 10-in. | 1/21/1942 | The "C" jam blues | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet, violin | |
| Victor | BS-070684 | 10-in. | 1/21/1942 | Moon mist | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D5VB-0262 | 10-in. | 5/11/1945 | Caravan | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet, violin | |
| Victor | D5VB-0265 | 10-in. | 5/14/1945 | In a sentimental mood | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D5VB-0274 | 10-in. | 5/16/1945 | Every hour on the hour (I fall in love with you) | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Al Hibbler | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D5VB-0518 | 10-in. | 7/30/1945 | Things ain't what they used to be | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D5VB-0662 | 10-in. | 10/8/1945 | Tell ya what I'm gonna do | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D5VB-0663 | 10-in. | 10/8/1945 | Come to baby, do! | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D6VB-2093 | 10-in. | 7/9/1946 | Rockabye river | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D6VB-2095 | 10-in. | 7/9/1946 | Transblucency (a blue fog that you can almost see through) | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D6VB-2096 | 10-in. | 7/9/1946 | Just squeeze me (but don't tease me) | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | |
| Victor | D6VB-2113 | 10-in. | 8/26/1946 | Back home again in Indiana | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Piano solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D6VB-2114 | 10-in. | 8/26/1946 | Blue is the night | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Piano solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D6VB-2115 | 10-in. | 8/26/1946 | Lover man (Oh, where can you be?) | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano and female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D6VB-2116 | 10-in. | 8/26/1946 | Just you, just me | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Piano solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D6VB-2117 | 10-in. | 8/26/1946 | Beale Street blues | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Piano solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet, violin | |
| Victor | D6VB-2130 | 10-in. | 9/3/1946 | Swamp fire | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | D6VB-2131 | 10-in. | 9/3/1946 | Royal garden blues | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Decca | 71939 | 4/5/1944 | As long as I live | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 71940 | 10-in. | 4/5/1944 | Perdido (Lost)-1 | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 71941 | 10-in. | 4/5/1944 | I didn't know about you | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 71941[a] | 4/5/1944 | Blue lullaby | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Signature | SRC 145 | 10-in. | September 1945 | Chelsea bridge | Johnny Bothwell Swingtet | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 146 | 10-in. | September 1945 | [Unknown title(s)] | Johnny Bothwell Swingtet | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 147 | 10-in. | September 1945 | [Unknown title(s)] | Johnny Bothwell Swingtet | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 148 | 10-in. | September 1945 | I cover the waterfront | Johnny Bothwell Swingtet | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 151 | 10-in. | September 1945 | [Unknown title(s)] | Johnny Bothwell Swingtet | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 152 | 10-in. | September 1945 | Dear Max | Johnny Bothwell Swingtet | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 153 | 10-in. | September 1945 | [Unknown title(s)] | Johnny Bothwell Swingtet | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | RHT-1 | 10-in. | 5/2/1944 | How high the moon | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, violin, vocalist | ||
| Signature | RHT-2 | 10-in. | 5/2/1944 | Sarcastic day | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, violin, vocalist | ||
| Signature | RHT-3 | 10-in. | 5/2/1944 | Them there eyes | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, violin, vocalist | ||
| Signature | RHT-4 | 10-in. | 5/2/1944 | Penthouse serenade | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | N 2994 | 10-in. | 1/2/1945 | Midriff | Duke Ellington Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, violin, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nance, Ray," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103189.
Nance, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103189.
"Nance, Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Nance, Ray, 1913-1976 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81071432
Wikidata: Ray Nance - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1937573
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74038456
MusicBrainz: Ray Nance - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a765d3e6-0a39-4910-b0d8-f80557be846d
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