Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 Chicago - January 28, 1976 in New York City) was a jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. Nance is best known for his long association with Duke Ellington through most of the 1940s and 1950s, after he was hired to replace Cootie Williams in 1940. 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.

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  • Willis Raymond „Ray“ Nance war ein amerikanischer Jazz-Trompeter, Violinist und Sänger. Nance begann 1932 als Musiker zu arbeiten. Er leitete bis 1937 eine eigene Gruppe in Chicago, spielte dann bei Earl Hines (1938) und Horace Henderson (1939). Von 1940 bis 1963 spielte er mit der Band von Duke Ellington, nachdem er Cootie Williams als Trompeter in Ellingtons Orchester ersetzt hatte. Erstmals zu hören ist er auf Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live. Außerdem war er der einzige Geiger in Ellingtons Orchester, zu hören in Titeln wie "Moon Mist", außerdem trat er als Sänger mit Titeln wie "A Slip of the Lip" hervor. Nance hatte wesentlichen Anteil an der Ellington-Komposition "Take the A-Train und glänzte bei der Aufnahme von 1941 als Solist. Mit seinen humoristischen Einlagen war er wichtiger Bestandteil der Bühnenshow des Ellington-Orchesters. Nance blieb bis 1963 in dessen Band und startete danach eine Solokarriere; 1964 und 1965 spielte er mit Paul Lavalle, um dann wieder mit Ellington aufzutreten. Er ist auch auf Schallplatten mit Barney Bigard, mit Johnny Hodges, mit Una Mae Carlisle, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Rosemary Clooney und mit Slam Stewart zu hören, sowie überraschenderweise mit Jaki Byard und Chico Hamilton. Auf einer Englandtournee 1974 spielte er mit Chris Barber.
  • Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 Chicago - January 28, 1976 in New York City) was a jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. Nance is best known for his long association with Duke Ellington through most of the 1940s and 1950s, after he was hired to replace Cootie Williams in 1940. 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. He 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)". His multiple talents (trumpet, violin, vocals and also dancing) earned him the nickname "Floorshow". He left the Ellington band in 1963 after having played alongside his predecessor Cootie Williams for a year. By that time, Nance had switched from trumpet to cornet. Nance made a few recordings as a bandleader, and also recorded or performed with Earl Hines, Rosemary Clooney and others.
  • Nance era un musicista eclettico, che aveva studiato pianoforte e violino, aveva imparato la tromba e il canto da autodidatta, ed era perfino un ottimo ballerino: la molteplicità dei suoi talenti gli aveva procurato il soprannome di "Floorshow" ("Lo spettacolo") Tra il 1932 e il 1937 Nance diresse un proprio gruppo a Chicago, poi fu ingaggiato da Earl Hines (1937-1938) e da Horace Henderson (1939-1940). La sua grande occasione venne nel 1940, quando fu chiamato da Duke Ellington per rimpiazzare la prima tromba dell'orchestra, Cootie Williams, che aveva lasciato Ellington per l'orchestra di Benny Goodman. Nance debuttò la sera del "leggendario Fargo concert", una delle più famose registrazioni di Ellington. In seguito, Nance registrò l'assolo di tromba di "Take the "A" Train", la nuova sigla dell'orchestra, che divenne un successo commerciale e uno standard. L'assolo stesso divenne famosissimo al punto che Cootie Williams, tornato all'orchestra vent'anni più dopo, lo avrebbe ripreso quasi nota per nota. In orchestra Nance usava spesso il violino (fu l'unico violino solista a comparire con Ellington), ed è in evidenza nella suite "Black, Brown and Beige" e in numerose canzoni. Fu anche utilizzato come cantante ad esempio in "Jump for Joy," "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'","Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)", "A Slip of a Lip Will Sink a Ship" and "Tulip or Turnip". La sua versione di "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" è forse più famosa di quella originale cantata da Ivie Anderson: fu Nance a introdurre il riff vocale "Doo wha, doo wha, doo wha, doo wha, yeah!" che inizialmente era eseguito dai fiati. Nance rimase con Ellington fino al 1963: Cootie Williams era tornato in orchestra un anno prima e aveva un po' offuscato la sua posizione, anche se Nance aveva cercato di ritagliarsi uno spazio passando dalla tromba alla cornetta. Nance passò gli ultimi anni in una relativa oscurità, comparendo con piccoli gruppi o come sideman di lusso in alcune registrazioni con Jaki Byard e Chico Hamilton.
  • Ray Nance was een violist en trompettist in het orkest van Duke Ellington.
  • Ray Nance var en jazztrompetist, fiolinist og sanger. Ray Nance er antakeligvis aller mest kjent for sitt lange og tette samarbeid med den kjente Duke Ellington, et samarbeid som foregikk gjennom store deler av 1940-og 1950-tallet, etter at han ble leid inn for å erstatte Cootie Williams i 1940. Kort tid etter at han begynte i bandet til Duke Ellington, ble Nance kreditert med en trompet solo på den første registrerte versjonen av «Take A Train», som ble en av Ellington`s største hiter fra denne tiden. Take a Train ble en stor hit, og definerte i stor grad jazz-kulturen på 1940-tallet. Nances trompet-solo i denne sangen er blitt en av de mest kopierte og beundrede trompet soloene i jazz-historien. Nance spilte som oftest fiolin og var den eneste fiolin-solisten som noen gang er blitt omtalt i Duke Ellington`s orkester. Han er også en av de mest velkjente vokalistene fra Ellington-orkesteret. Nance forlot bandet til Ellington i 1963 etter å ha spilt sammen med sin forgjenger Cootie Williams i nesten ett år. Innen den tid, hadde Nance byttet ut trompeten med en kornett. Nance gjorde noen innspillinger som orkester-leder, som han også spilte inn eller fremførte sammen med Earl Hines og Rosemary Clooney, samt flere andre kjente jazz-musikere.
  • Ray Nance (Ray Willis Nance) est un trompettiste, violoniste et chanteur de jazz américain né le 10 décembre 1913 à Chicago et décédé le 28 janvier 1976 à New York.
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  • Willis Raymond „Ray“ Nance war ein amerikanischer Jazz-Trompeter, Violinist und Sänger. Nance begann 1932 als Musiker zu arbeiten. Er leitete bis 1937 eine eigene Gruppe in Chicago, spielte dann bei Earl Hines (1938) und Horace Henderson (1939). Von 1940 bis 1963 spielte er mit der Band von Duke Ellington, nachdem er Cootie Williams als Trompeter in Ellingtons Orchester ersetzt hatte. Erstmals zu hören ist er auf Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live.
  • Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 Chicago - January 28, 1976 in New York City) was a jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. Nance is best known for his long association with Duke Ellington through most of the 1940s and 1950s, after he was hired to replace Cootie Williams in 1940. 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 era un musicista eclettico, che aveva studiato pianoforte e violino, aveva imparato la tromba e il canto da autodidatta, ed era perfino un ottimo ballerino: la molteplicità dei suoi talenti gli aveva procurato il soprannome di "Floorshow" ("Lo spettacolo") Tra il 1932 e il 1937 Nance diresse un proprio gruppo a Chicago, poi fu ingaggiato da Earl Hines (1937-1938) e da Horace Henderson (1939-1940).
  • Ray Nance var en jazztrompetist, fiolinist og sanger. Ray Nance er antakeligvis aller mest kjent for sitt lange og tette samarbeid med den kjente Duke Ellington, et samarbeid som foregikk gjennom store deler av 1940-og 1950-tallet, etter at han ble leid inn for å erstatte Cootie Williams i 1940.
  • Ray Nance (Ray Willis Nance) est un trompettiste, violoniste et chanteur de jazz américain né le 10 décembre 1913 à Chicago et décédé le 28 janvier 1976 à New York.
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