Ray Nance
Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913, Chicago – January 28, 1976, New York City) was a jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. He is best remembered for his long association with band leader Duke Ellington.
Early years
Nance led his own band in Chicago from 1932 to 1937. Then, he worked with Earl "Fatha" Hines from 1937 to 1939; and from 1939 to 1940 he worked with Horace Henderson.
Ellington tenure
Ellington hired Nance to replace trumpeter Cootie Williams in 1940. Nance's first recorded performance with Ellington was the Fargo, North Dakota ballroom dance. Shortly after joining the band, Nance was given the trumpet solo on the first recorded version of "Take the "A" Train," which became the Ellington theme, a major hit and a jazz standard. Nance's "A Train" solo is one of the most copied and admired trumpet solos in jazz history. Indeed, when Cootie Williams returned to the band more than twenty years later, he would play Nance's solo on "A Train" almost exactly as the original.
Nance was often featured on violin and was the only violin soloist ever featured in Ellington's orchestra (especially noteworthy is his violin contribution to the original 1942 version of "The 'C' Jam Blues"). He is also one of the better known male vocalists associated with Ellington's orchestra. On later recordings of "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", Nance took the previously instrumental horn riff into the lead vocal, which constitute the line "Doo wha, doo wha, doo wha, doo wha, yeah!" He was often featured as vocalist on "Jump for Joy," "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" and "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)". His multiple talents (trumpet, violin, vocals and also dancing) earned him the nickname "Floorshow".
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ALBUMS
- L'Histoire du Jazz Vocal - The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1941 - 1953 released: 2004
- Jazz Trumpet released: 1996
- Jazz Café: Saxophone & Trumpet released: 1995
- The Original Jazz Masters Series, Volume 4 released: 1995
- The Art of Jazz released:
- Swinging Jazz Violin released:
- Jazz-Club: Violin released:
- The Crooners: In the Beginning released:
L'Histoire du Jazz Vocal - The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1941 - 1953
Released 2004- Rock Me
- You're My Thrill
- Blitzkrieg Baby
- I Feel So Good
- My Man
- I'll Get By
- Why Don't You Do Right?
- Chattanooga Choo Choo
- That's All Right
- Let Me Off Uptown
- Am I Blue
- God Bless the Child
- Worried Life Blues
- When the Sun Comes Out
- Trouble in Mind
- Come and Get It
- Jump for Joy
- Toledo Blues
- Blues on Central Avenue
- Rocks in My Bed
- St. James Infirmary
- Unfair Blues
- New Confessin' the Blues
- Whiskey and Gin Blues
- Stormy Weather
Jazz Café: Saxophone & Trumpet
Released 1995- Wee
- Blue Getz Blues
- Take 'em Off Take 'em Off, Part 2
- Victory Ball
- Mahogany Hall Stomp
- Two of a Mind
- Angel
- Beautiful Eyes
- Concerto for Cootie
- Not Ethiopia (feat. Randy & Mike)
- Bunny
- Overtime
- Little Jazz
- The Truth Is Spoken Here
- 52nd Street Theme
- All the Things You Are
- St. James Infirmary
- The Night Is Blue
Born: 1913-12-10
Died: 1976-01-28
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by: Rowwen Hèze(Don Santiago-Jimenez/Ned. tekst Jack Poels)
Ze waas donker achtien joar en neet te kriege
als ze vurbeej kwaam dreide alle kupkes mei
um oaver al die heite blikke mar te zwiege
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