Ray Nance
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American jazz musician (1913–1976)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Oral History of the San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society, 1945-1986
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1973-09-10
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,733
- Total plays
- 6,149
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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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- violinist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Ray Nance, between 1938 and 1948 (William P. Gottlieb 14471).jpg
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- Commons category
- Ray Nance
- date of birth
- 1913-12-10
- date of death
- 1976-01-28
- name in native language
- Ray Nance
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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