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Ray Nance

Real Name:
Ray Willis Nance
Profile:
b. December 10, 1913 - Chicago, Illinois
d. January 28, 1976 - New York City

Jazz trumpet player, violinist & singer.
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Discography

Releases:
Body And Soul (LP, Album)   Solid State Records (2) 1970
Appears On:
Tulip Or Turnip (Tell Me, Dream Face) / Flippant Flurry (10") Tulip Or Turnip (Tell ... Parlophone 1947
Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown (Album) (5 versions)   Columbia ... 1951
A Treasury Of Immortal Performances (10", Lp)   RCA Victor 1952
The Big Sound (LP, Album)   Verve Records 1957
Black, Brown And Beige (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia 1958
Ellington Indigos (2 versions)   Columbia 1958
Blues In Orbit (LP) Smada, Pie Eye's Blues... Philips 1959
Ellington Jazz Party (LP)   Columbia 1959
The Nutcracker Suite (LP, Album)   Columbia Special Products, Columbia Special Products 1960
Caravan (7", EP, Comp, RE)   RCA 1961
Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday (LP, Album)   Philips 1961
Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Album) (6 versions)   Impulse! ... 1962
Jazz Concert (LP) Take The "A" Train, VI... Good Year 1962
Ellington At Newport (LP)   CBS 1963
Benny Goodman / Modern Jazz (LP) Rockin' In Rhythm AMIGA 1964
Duke Ellington - Django Reinhardt (LP, Mono, Comp)   AMIGA 1964
Everybody Knows (Album) (2 versions)   Impulse! 1964
The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Solitude Impulse! 1964
Shelly Manne & Co. (LP, Mono) How High The Moon, Whe... Contact Records (4) 1965
Once Upon A Time (Album) (4 versions) The Blues In My Flat Impulse! ... 1966
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing (2 versions) C-Jam Blues, C-Jam Blues Reader's Digest ... 1967
Triple Play (LP)   RCA Victor 1967
The Head Hunters (LP, Album)   Solid State Records (2) 1969
The Radio Transcriptions Vol. 5 (LP) Jump For Joy London Records 1978
Unknown Session (LP)   CBS 1979
Big Bands: Duke Ellington (2xLP, Mono)   Time Life Music 1983
Duke Ellington And The Small Groups (LP)   Giants Of Jazz 1987
Blues In Orbit (LP, Album, RE) Blues In Orbit, Track ... CBS 1988
The Essential (CD, Comp) Take The "A" Train, So... CBS 1990
Anatomy Of A Murder (Soundtrack) (CD, Album) Main Title And Anatomy... Sony Music Special Products 1991
Sophisticated Lady (Duke's Greatest Hits) (CD, Comp)   Classic Jazz 1992
Essentiel Jazz - Duke Ellington / Count Basie (CD, Comp)   Columbia 1993
Les Chefs-d'oeuvre De Duke Ellington (CD)   Music Memoria 1993
Duke Ellington - Jazz Masters 4 (CD) Take The "A" Train, La... Verve Records 1994
The Great London Concerts (CD, Album)   Jazz Heritage 1994
The Quintessence . New York Chicago Hollywood 1926 - 1941 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1994
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 9 (CD, Comp, RM)   Editions Atlas 1995
Jazz After Hours (CD, Comp) Passion Flower Emporio 1995
This Is Jazz (10xCD, RM, Comp + Box, Ltd) C Jam Blues, Sentiment... Columbia 1996
Violon Jazz 1927 - 1944 (2xCD) "C" Jam Blues, Moon Mist Frémeaux & Associés 1996
A Century Of Glory (2xCD, Comp) I Got Rhythm Frémeaux & Associés 1998
Ellington At Newport 1956 (Complete) (Album) (2 versions) Take The A Train, Tuli... Legacy ... 1999
First Time! The Count Meets The Duke (CD, Album, RM)   Columbia 1999
Such Sweet Thunder (CD, Album, RE)   Colombia, Legacy 1999
The Duke At His Best (CD)   Prism Leisure 1999
The Ellington Suites (LP, Album, RP)   Pablo Records 1999
Intégrale Django Reinhardt Vol. 13: "Echos Of France" (2xCD) Ride, Red, Ride (Chica... Frémeaux & Associés 2000
Solos / Strings (CD, RE, RM)   Prestige 2000
Alhambra, Oct. 29th, 1958 (2xCD)   LaserLight Digital 2002
The Best Of Gold - The February 2003 Sampler (CDr, Smplr) C Jam Blues EMI Gold 2003
The President's Men - Lester Young's Disciples (CD) Ain't Nothin' Much Saga 2003
Impressed 2 With Gilles Peterson (CD, Comp) Don't Fall Off The Bridge Universal Jazz (UK) 2004
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) I Got Rhythm (1940-02... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
The Essential Rosemary Clooney (CD, Comp) Blue Rose Columbia, Columbia 2004
Intégrale Django Reinhardt Vol. 20: "Pour Que Ma Vie Demeure" (2xCD, Comp) Ride, Red, Ride Frémeaux & Associés 2005
The House That Trane Built: The Best Of Impulse Records (CD) Black And Tan Fantasy Impulse! 2006
The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records (4xCD, Comp) Black And Tan Fantasy Impulse! 2006
A Drum Is A Woman (Album) (3 versions)   Philips ... 2008
Date Stereo 1958 (LP)   Unique Jazz  
Duets (LP)   Milestone Records  
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra (LP)   Alamac Record Company  
Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite (CD, Album, Mono, RE)   Columbia  
Ellingtonia - Vol. 3 “The Fourties” (7", Phi)   Philips  
Ellingtonia - Vol. 4 “The Fifties” (7", Phi)   Philips  
Ellingtonia - Vol. 5 “New Recordings Of Great Standards” (7", Phi)   Philips  
Enregistrements Originaux (CD, Comp)   Powder  
Essentiel Jazz - Jazz Sax (CD, Comp) A Flower Is A Lovesome... Columbia  
His Most Important Second War Concert: Carnegie Hall 1943 (LP)   Jazz Anthology  
Live (2xLP, Gat)   Affinity  
Nutcracker Suite / Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (LP)   Columbia, Odyssey  
Piano In The Background (CD, Album)   Columbia, Columbia  
Solitude (LP, Album)   Philips  
Such Sweet Thunder (LP, Mono)   Philips  
The Private Collection: Volume Two, Dance Concerts, California, 1958 (CD, Comp, RE)   Saja Records, Saja Records  
The Studio Recordings (The Extended Works) Volume Four (1947-1951) (LP)   Up-To-Date Records  
The Studio Recordings Volume Two (1947-1949) (LP)   Up-To-Date Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Les Triomphes Du Jazz (Box, Ltd + 20xCD, Comp, RM, Car) Trumpet No End (Blue S... Habana, JBM 2000
Violin Jazz - A Nostalgic Collection (2xCD) "C" Jam Blues (1942) Demon Music Group 2000
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz - Part 2 (1941 - 1953) (10xCD, Comp) Just Squeeze Me (1946... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Triumphs Of Jazz (20xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box) Trumpet No End (Blue S... Habana 2004
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