Mercer Kennedy Ellington (March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996) was an American musician, composer, and arranger. His father was Duke Ellington, whose band...

Duke Ellington. New York City: Doubleday & Company Inc. p. ix. Ellington, Duke (1970). Current Biography. H.W. Wilson Company. Mercer Ellington to Marian...

jazz standard that was composed by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington and first performed by Ellington in 1936. Irving Mills wrote lyrics, but they are rarely...

were sometimes given nothing more than a list of chords to play from. Mercer Ellington has stated that Juan Tizol conceived the melody to "Caravan" in 1936...

Strayhorn and son Mercer Ellington, who were registered with ASCAP's competitor BMI, to "write a whole new book for the band," Mercer recalled. "'A' Train"...

Ain't What They Used to Be" is a 1942 jazz standard with music by Mercer Ellington and lyrics by Ted Persons. In 1941 there was a strike against the American...

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane. It was released in January 1963 through Impulse! Records. It was one...

(tracks 1–4), Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman (tracks 5–7) – trombone Mercer Ellington (tracks 1–4) - French horn Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone...

Bigard, Ellington) – 2:37 "Moon Mist" (Mercer Ellington) – 2:58 "What Am I Here For?" (Ellington, Frankie Laine) – 3:28 "I Don't Mind" (Ellington, Strayhorn)...

married to bandleader Mercer Ellington (who was then her manager), before their union was annulled later that year due to Ellington's Mexican divorce from...