Ray Nance was a multi-talented individual. He was a fine trumpeter who not only replaced Cootie Williams with Duke Ellington's Orchestra, but gave the “plunger” position in Duke's band his own personality. In addition, Nance was one of the finest jazz violinists of the 1940s, an excellent jazz singer, and even a dancer.
He studied piano, took lessons on violin, and was self-taught on trumpet. After leading a small group in Chicago (1932-1937), spending periods with the orchestras of Earl Hines (1937-1938) and Horace Henderson (1939-1940), and a few months as a solo act, Nance joined Duke Ellington's orchestra. His very first night on the job was fully documented as the band's legendary Fargo concert. A very valuable sideman, Nance played a famous trumpet solo on the original version of “Take the 'A' Train” and proved to be a fine wa-wa player; his violin added color to the suite “Black, Brown and Beige” (in addition to being showcased on numerous songs), and his singing on numbers such as “A Slip of a Lip Will Sink a Ship” and “Tulip or Turnip” was an added feature.
Nance is also one of the well-known vocalists from the Ellington orchestra, having sung not the first version (that credit goes to Ivie Anderson), but arguably the definitive version of “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing).” It was his contribution to take the previously instrumental horn riff into the lead vocal, which constitute the now infamous, “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)”.
Nance was with Ellington with few interruptions until 1963; by then the returning Cootie Williams had taken some of his glory. Nance made a few recordings as a bandleader, and also recorded or performed with Earl Hines, Rosemary Clooney and others. The remainder of Nance's career was relatively insignificant, with occasional small-group dates, gigs with Brooks Kerr and Chris Barber (touring England in 1974), and a few surprisingly advanced sideman recordings with Jaki Byard and Chico Hamilton.
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Ray Nance era un individuo de múltiples talentos. Fue un excelente trompetista que no sólo sustituyó a Cootie Williams en la Orquesta de Duke Ellington, sino que dio al puesto de "desatascador" en la banda de Duke su propia personalidad. Además, Nance fue uno de los mejores violinistas de jazz de la década de 1940, un excelente cantante de jazz e incluso un bailarín.
Estudió piano, tomó clases de violín y fue autodidacta con la trompeta. Después de dirigir un pequeño grupo en Chicago (1932-1937), de pasar periodos con las orquestas de Earl Hines (1937-1938) y Horace Henderson (1939-1940), y de unos meses como solista, Nance se incorporó a la orquesta de Duke Ellington. Su primera noche de trabajo quedó plenamente documentada como el legendario concierto Fargo de la banda. Nance fue un músico muy valioso, ya que tocó un famoso solo de trompeta en la versión original de "Take the 'A' Train" y demostró ser un buen intérprete de wa-wa; su violín añadió color a la suite "Black, Brown and Beige" (además de aparecer en numerosas canciones), y su canto en números como "A Slip of a Lip Will Sink a Ship" y "Tulip or Turnip" fue una característica añadida.
Nance es también uno de los vocalistas más conocidos de la orquesta de Ellington, habiendo cantado no la primera versión (ese mérito corresponde a Ivie Anderson), sino posiblemente la versión definitiva de "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)". Su contribución consistió en llevar el riff de cuerno previamente instrumental a la voz principal, lo que constituye el ahora infame: "Doo wha, doo wha, doo wha, doo wha, ¡sí!". A menudo aparecía como vocalista en "Jump for Joy", "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" y "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)".
Nance estuvo con Ellington con pocas interrupciones hasta 1963; para entonces el regreso de Cootie Williams le había quitado algo de gloria. Nance realizó algunas grabaciones como director de banda, y también grabó o actuó con Earl Hines, Rosemary Clooney y otros. El resto de la carrera de Nance fue relativamente insignificante, con fechas ocasionales de grupos pequeños, actuaciones con Brooks Kerr y Chris Barber (de gira por Inglaterra en 1974), y unas pocas grabaciones de sideman sorprendentemente avanzadas con Jaki Byard y Chico Hamilton.
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Colaborador / Contribuitor: BOBpinBOB
A1 - He Huffed 'N' Puffed - 5:50
A2 - Some Of These Days - 5:40
A3 - I Can't Get Started - 4:35
A4 - Struttin' With Some Barbecue - 4:08
B1 - Wild Child - 8:10
B2 - Tangerine - 5:25
B3 - Russian Lullaby - 5:40
Credits:
Bass – Ron Mathewson
Drums – Daniel Humair
Engineer – Rolf Donner
Liner Notes – Joachim E. Berendt
Liner Notes [English Translation] – Andrew Carnegie
Photography By – Hans Harzheim
Piano – Kenny Drew
Producer – Joachim Ernst Berendt
Recording Supervisor – Willi Fruth
Trumpet – Ray Nance
Violin – Ray Nance
Vocals – Ray Nance
Notes:
Recorded in Nov. 1971
Label: MPS Records – BAP 5057 (21280), BASF – BAP 5057 (21280)
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Swing
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