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	American Composers Orchestra - Improvise! program notes
		With an ending by the composer's son, Mercer Ellington, the work received its American premiere on the anniversary of Duke's birthday, April 29, 1976, by the Mercer Ellington Orchestra at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
		Ellington was forming bands in his native Washington while still a teenager.
		Mercer Ellington explains: "He intended it as a eulogy for Martin Luther King and he decided to go back into myth and history to include other fl kings.
	www.americancomposers.org /improvise/notes20040428.htm (3016 words)

	HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things
		One could assign to Ellington the altruistic motive of loyalty to his sidemen but another motivation may have been his compositional style which was rooted in hearing his music in the formative stage come alive in rehearsal.
		Mercer Ellington died in Copenhagan, Denmark on February 8, 1996, at the age of 76.
		Both Mercer and Ruth were responsible for shepherding the documents and artifacts that celebrate Duke Ellington's genius and creative life to their current home in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
	historywired.si.edu /detail.cfm?ID=280 (1510 words)

	Duke Ellington
		Mercer’s life hasn’t been easy, but his own sharp intelligence and considerable musical talent, a fine sense of humor, and a deep and honest admiration for his father have enabled him to prevail.
		Mercer details Duke’s relationships with Mercer’s mother (whom Duke left in 1930 but never divorced), an actress, a dancer, a showgirl, and a chanteuse.
		Mercer might be saying more about his own reaction to Duke’s romantic involvements than about Duke’s feelings, because his assessment is so strongly contradicted by Duke’s songs and demeanor.
	www.tuxjunction.net /dukeellington.htm (859 words)

	NIU to rededicate Duke Ellington Ballroom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Yet Ellington’s lasting connection to NIU — one that has endured nearly 30 years, and is known to many alumni and campus visitors — would come in the final two months of his celebrated life.
		Mercer Ellington, Duke’s son and successor as bandleader, attended the ceremony.
		Ellington will join the jazz ensemble on “Mood Indigo,” one of his grandfather’s most famous compositions, and will play the same grand piano his grandfather used here in 1974.
	www.niu.edu /northerntoday/2003/nov3/ellington.shtml (1238 words)

	1201 Music Presents Ellington, Duke - The Feeling Of Jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Duke Ellington "The Feeling of Jazz" Taffy Twist was written by Mercer Ellington in 1962 when the Twist and Chubby Checker were all the rage.
		Ellington liked players who could convey emotion by their tone as well as by their phrasing.
		Ellington's first movie score was for "Anatomy of A Murder," and to this day it continues to baffle film critics unaccustomed to music in such an uncompromising idion.
	www.1201music.com /album.cfm?sku=90392 (904 words)

	Duke Ellington
		Ellington and Bigard would later co-write one of the orchestra's signature pieces "Mood Indigo" in 1930.
		The Duke Ellington Orchestra left the Cotton Club in 1931 (although he would return on an occasional basis throughout the rest of the Thirties) and toured the U.S. and Europe.
		Unlike many of their contemporaries, the Ellington Orchestra was able to make the change from the Hot Jazz of the 1920s to the Swing music of the 1930s.
	www.redhotjazz.com /duke.html (745 words)

	Duke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Duke was quoted by his son Mercer as saying that one of his compositions was about breaking one of the rules about chord resolution.
		Mercer said that Duke knew that he had gotten away with it because nobody ever thought it sounded bad.
		Mercer also said that a source of inspiration to Duke was to deliberately discard a rule.
	walden.mo.net /~dcowsley/Duke.htm (673 words)

	Duke Ellington & His World, A.H. Lawrence
		A.H. Lawrence met Ellington and befriended the elder musician when he was a young trombone player working with Luis Russell's band in the 1940s.
		Because of his deep love for Ellington's music, he began interviewing many of the stars of Ellington's early bands, hoping to capture from them, before they passed away, their memories and insights.
		Ellington's son Mercer was particularly forthcoming, offering new information about his childhood and his experiences working with his father.
	www.jazzscript.co.uk /books/ellingtonlawrence.htm (312 words)

	MATHIS AND THE DUKE
		Ellington noticed that Mills had bought a cheaper casket for his mother than the one he had ordered with $5000; Ellington told Mills goodbye.
		Unfortunately for Ellington and his band, all of his hits to that point were ASCAP licensees., and he couldn't play his own hits on the air at these radio stations: "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo," "Creole Love Call," and others.
		Still, Ellington contributed to the musical "Jump For Joy" because, as he explained, "there were some things which needed to be said.." He composed other pieces that dealt with the condition of the Negro, as Blacks were called in his day.
	www.themathischronicles.net /mathisduke.html (2125 words)

	CD review: "Digital Duke"
		While the bands of Ellington were at their peak of popularity in the late 1930s and early '40s, the technology then available to preserve this magical time was primitive by current standards.
		Of course, with Ellington, any time you had different personnel, you had a different arrangement – that was his strength, and the challenge of re-creating his music.
		Although Mercer and the band have put out several albums over the past few years, "Digital Duke" is the finest album the Duke Ellington Orchestra has recorded since the death of the man himself.
	www.trageser.com /archive/music/album-ellington-digital.html (411 words)

	Untitled Normal Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Edward Kennedy Ellington was born April 28, 1899 in Washington, D.C. Nicknamed "Duke" by a boyhood friend who admired his "regal" hair, the young Ellington's first piano lessons came when he was seven and initially proved futile.
		Ellington and his renamed band, The Washingtonians, made their first recording that same year after establishing themselves at places like the Exclusive Club, Connie’s Inn, the Hollywood Club (Club Kentucky), Ciro’s, the Plantation Club, and the Cotton Club.
		Among Ellington's slew of accolades and awards were honorary doctorates from Howard and Yale Universities, membership in the American Institute of Arts and Letters, election as the first jazz musician member of the Royal Music Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
	www.duke.edu /~mjd5/jazzweb.html (723 words)

	Sweet as Bear Meat
		In 1964, when Mercer Ellington took over as band manager, Hodges insisted on being paid in cash daily, thus forcing Mercer to carry a briefcase full of bills on road trips.
		Hodges and Ellington assembled a sextet with Harry (Sweets) Edison on trumpet, Les Spann on guitar, Sam Jones on bass and Jo Jones on drums.
		Though Ellington was largely absent on the second, the two releases have proven perennial favourites, never out of print and among the very first Verve transfers to CD.
	www.chass.utoronto.ca /~chambers/hodges.html (3273 words)

	Harlem 1900-1940: Schomburg Exhibit Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
		Ellington was one of the leading figures in jazz history.
		Ellington was the first jazz artist to use the concerto form in his work, as in "Concerto for Cootie," named for Charles "Cootie" Williams, a member of the band.
		Ellington's influence continued to grow and he inspired people like South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), jazz singer/composer Sathima Bea Benjamin and his son, Mercer Ellington, who became the band leader after his father's death in 1974.
	www.si.umich.edu /CHICO/Harlem/text/ellington.html (445 words)

	Mercer Ellington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But he was best known for continuing, in one form or another, the Duke Ellington Orchestra after his father's death at the age of 75 in 1974.
		Ellington was a well-schooled musician, studying in New York at Columbia University, the Institute of Musical Art and Juilliard.
		After his father's death, Ellington took over the orchestra; at about the same time, he moved to Denmark, which meant that the orchestra never really survived as a major jazz attraction in the United States.
	www.eternalflame.com /ellingtn.htm (409 words)

	CATALOG: DUKE ELLINGTON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Major Ellington soloists like Johnny Hodges and Paul Gonsalves are on hand, but the center of attraction is the composition and orchestration by the maestro and Billy Strayhorn.
		The group called the Washingtonians was a quintet when Ellington took it to New York in 1923, and it wasn't until he had been there a few years that it expanded to ten pieces and, eventually, 15 or more.
		Fortunately for posterity, Duke Ellington not only liked to hear what he had written the night before, but was in the habit of recording rehearsals in which he was, in effect, auditioning the composer.
	www.fantasyjazz.com /catalog/ellington_d_cat.html (1551 words)

	Act Profile for - NiteLite Event Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paul Mercer Ellington is currently the Conductor and Bandleader for the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
		Paul Ellington was born and raised in Denmark, but often traveled to other countries with his father.
		One day, Mercer pulled him aside and said "Son, this is all yours, make sure you keep it going!" It became clear to Paul that he did want to follow in his father's footsteps.
	www.nitelitepromo.com /act-profile.asp?act=819 (564 words)

	ELLINGTON, Mercer : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After WWII military service Mercer led his own band until '49; worked for Duke '50 and ran Mercer Records '50--52 with Leonard Feather during a hard period of transition: some superb Ellington small-group recordings were made, but a tiny independent couldn't afford to issue records on three speeds.
		son Edward on guitar (Mercer's daughter Mercedes had been the first fl girl to dance on network TV in a mixed chorus line Oct. '63).
		of Queenie Pie '86, etc. Duke Ellington In Person: An Intimate Memoir written with Stanley Dance '78 was a revealing book about having a famous and difficult father.
	www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/e/E28.HTM (301 words)

	main_artist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ellington was initially impressed with Strayhorn's lyrics but realized long before Billy's composition "Take the A' Train" became the band's theme song in 1942 that Strayhorn's talents were not limited to penning clever lyrics.
		In 1965, Ellington was recommended for a Pulitzer Prize to honor his forty years of contribution to music but the recommendation was rejected by the board.
		Mercer Ellington died in Copenhagan, Denmark on February 8, 1996, at the age of seventy-six.
	www.nccu.edu /campus/wncu/main_artist_archv_duke2.htm (1541 words)

	ASTAnet: News Release Archive
		The band will be conducted by Paul Mercer Ellington, grandson of legendary Duke Ellington, and will be accompanied by noted jazz vocalist Freda Payne.
		With performances at Lincoln Center, the annual Newport Jazz Festival and the Blue Note, as well as several European and Asian tours, it is hard to believe that Paul Mercer Ellington was born in 1978.
		At the age of 18 and still a high school senior, Ellington, assumed the reigns of his family's famous orchestra after the "Duke" died in 1974 and his father, Mercer Ellington, passed away in 1996.
	www.astanet.com /news/releasearchive01/8_08_01.asp (396 words)

	Early Publications
		Presents musicians' view of Ellington as well as Ellington's views of himself rather than a history of the Ellington band or a treatise on his approach to musical composition.
		Biographical account of Ellington's life and musings by his late son Mercer Ellington who worked with his father in on and off in the orchestra while Ellington was alive but eventually left to pursue his own career.
		Also gives account of how it was to work within the shadow of Ellington and gives accounts of their relationship as well as how Ellington's relationship with members of his family, wife and Billy Strayhorn developed over the years.
	www.ags.uci.edu /~emallory/index6.html (724 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Thereafter he continued to lead his own groups as well as to play occasionally with his father; he also worked as a salesman, disc jockey, and record company executive.
		In the mid-1950s he was manager and section trumpeter for Cootie Williams, and in 1965 he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the same capacity.
		Mercer Ellington died at Gentofte Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark.
	www.totalswing.com /3rdmil/totalswing/home.nsf/dc0226e76584c941c1256b33005142f0/d24b540e91a62086c12569f800522578!OpenDocument (198 words)

	Jazz/Jerry Jazz Musician/Accent on Youth, with Bunny M.
		The Mercer magic is unmistakable: brilliant lyrics rich with abstract beauty and meaning, and melodies that, be they tender ballads or catchy dance numbers, rise and fall like natural conversation (a hallmark of good songwriting).
		Growing up in the South, Johnny Mercer was largely inspired by the local bands he heard playing as a child (especially the music of Irving Berlin), the charming colloquialisms of southern speech, and the sounds of nature and the town.
		The music of Duke Ellington is not for everyone; there is so much, on so many levels, to be uncovered and comprehended that is a daunting task for all but the most seasoned of listeners.
	www.jerryjazzmusician.com /linernotes/bunny_7.html (1716 words)

	American BigBands - Page 1 "E" Bands
		Many Ellington sidemen went on to front their own projects, but none were able to recall the creative heights they'd reached with the Duke.
		Ellington maintained a progressive outlook throughout his career; many of his original bandmates continued to share his vision and stayed with him for more than three decades.
		Mercer was the father of Mercedes Ellington, the dancer and choreographer.
	nfo.net /usa/e1.html (3789 words)

	Duke Ellington Collection Text Tour
		Mercer played the trumpet and also served as band manager for the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
		The acquisition of the Ellington Collection began with a chance encounter between Mercer Ellington and John Kinard, former Director of the Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum, in October, 1985.
		Duke Ellington was born on April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC.
	americanhistory.si.edu /archives/de-tour/Tq1.htm (543 words)

	Paul Mercer Ellington - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		You may have heard about the fact that the Gibson company (that owns the Baldwin piano company) is putting the "Ellington" name and mark on pianos that it's selling.
		Gibson/Baldwin is using "Ellington" in complete disregard of Duke Ellington's name and legend, and the Ellington Estate's numerous trademark registrations including the name "Ellington." The Estate has even sued Gibson/Baldwin in court over all of this, yet Gibson/Baldwin continues using the "Ellington" mark and the dispute between the Estate and Gibson/Baldwin continues.
		The Ellington Estate has not licensed the "Ellington" name to Gibson/Baldwin; the Ellington Estate does not endorse Gibson/Baldwin's unauthorized use of our "Ellington" mark; and the Ellington Estate has nothing to do with the pianos Gibson/Baldwin is selling in an entirely misleading and confusing way under the "Ellington" name.
	paulmercerellington.com /news.htm (267 words)

	Duke Ellington's Washington: Resources
		Duke Ellington In Person: An Intimate Memoir by Mercer Ellington.
		Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo,1991 documentary biography for Public Broadcasting Service, approximately 60 minutes.
		Ellington: The Early Years and The Ellington Reader by Mark Tucker.
	www.pbs.org /ellingtonsdc/rescurces.htm (455 words)

	IT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An electrifying performance by the Duke Ellington Orchestra--led by the Duke's grandson, Paul Mercer Ellington--brought the recent 17th annual Fredericksburg Music Festival to a close Saturday night.
		Paul Mercer Ellington is the latest member of the family to continue the Ellington musical reputation.
		The enthusiasm of the band and Paul Mercer Ellington showed that jazz is not only surviving, but thriving.
	www.freelancestar.com /News/FLS/2004/062004/06242004/1399259/index_html (463 words)

	JAZZED IN CLEVELAND - Part Four - by Joe Mosbrook
		Kenny Davis, who had grown up at East 79th and Melrose in Cleveland, first learned to read music at Addison Junior High School and first played with big jazz bands when he was a student at East High School, was at home when he got that call.
		Even though Duke had been dead for six years and his son, Mercer, was leading the band, it was still The Duke Ellington Orchestra.
		Unlike later editions of the Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw Orchestras, Mercer Ellington’s version of his father’s band was not a ghost band, simply playing the old arrangements.
	www.cleveland.oh.us /wmv_news/4davis.htm (700 words)

	NIU to rededicate Duke Ellington Ballroom during Nov. 6 NIU Jazz Ensemble concert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		NIU to rededicate Duke Ellington Ballroom during Nov. 6 NIU Jazz Ensemble concert
		DeKalb — When Northern Illinois University’s Holmes Student Center opened in the fall of 1962 — it was called University Center then — jazz legend Duke Ellington was enjoying a thriving career that would continue to flourish until his death.
		“Mercer sent me Christmas cards at my parents’ home every year until he passed away.
	www.niu.edu /PubAffairs/RELEASES/2003/nov/ellington.shtml (1249 words)

	Amazon.com: Digital Duke: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But I consider Duke Ellington to be an original contribution to music.
		This CD is a collection of some of Duke Ellington's most famous work.
		These are not Ellington recordings but the band played with a love for his music.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000001Q2?v=glance (593 words)

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