
Mercer Ellington
Mercer Kennedy Ellington (March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996) was an American musician, composer, and arranger. His father was Duke Ellington, whose band Mercer led for 20 years after his father's death, and from whose musical shadow he rarely strayed. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 11, 1919 (Washington, D.C.), Died February 8, 1996 (Copenhagen)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1959
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, mellophone, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 | composer | |
Victor | PBS-055284 | 10-in. | 2/15/1941 | Jumpin' punkins | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | PBS-055285 | 10-in. | 2/15/1941 | John Hardy's wife | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | PBS-055286 | 10-in. | 2/15/1941 | Blue serge | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | PBS-061348 | 10-in. | 7/3/1941 | Things ain't what they used to be | Johnny Hodges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | PBS-061688 | 10-in. | 9/29/1941 | Brown suede | Barney Bigard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-070684 | 10-in. | 1/21/1942 | Moon mist | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Decca | 102955 | 7/23/1957 | Star dust | The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler | instrumentalist, mellophone | |||
Decca | 102956 | 7/23/1957 | Stormy weather | The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler | instrumentalist, mellophone | |||
Decca | 103166 | 8/27/1957 | Cherry | The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler | instrumentalist, mellophone | |||
Decca | 103172 | 8/27/1957 | Honeysuckle rose | The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler | instrumentalist, mellophone | |||
Decca | 105297 | 7/14/1958 | Steppin' into swing society | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105298 | 7/14/1958 | Black butterfly | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105299 | 7/14/1958 | Got my foot in the door | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105300 | 7/17/1958 | Indelible | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105301 | 7/17/1958 | Ruint | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105302 | 7/17/1958 | Frolic Sam | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105303 | 7/17/1958 | Be patient | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105304 | 7/22/1958 | If you were in my place | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105305 | 7/22/1958 | The gal from Joe's | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105306 | 7/22/1958 | Afternoon moon | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105307 | 7/22/1958 | Broadway babe | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 105308 | 7/22/1958 | Yearning for love | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 106805 | 3/16/1959 | Cherry pink | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader | |||
Decca | 106806 | 3/16/1959 | Azure | Mercer Ellington Orchestra | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ellington, Mercer," accessed May 20, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103845.
Ellington, Mercer. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103845.
"Ellington, Mercer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 20 May 2022.
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LCNAR: Ellington, Mercer - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82132821
Wikidata: Mercer Ellington - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q492677
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/49407805
MusicBrainz: Mercer Ellington - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a86ce05d-ba80-4e65-8091-12835bad02d3
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