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Feb 8, 1996 · Explore Mercer Ellington's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Mercer Ellington on AllMusic.
Feb 9, 1996 · Mercer Ellington, a trumpet player, arranger, composer and band leader who had led the Duke Ellington Orchestra since his father's death in 1974, died Thursday in Denmark. He was 76. Mr....
Feb 9, 1996 · We remember band leader and composer MERCER ELLINGTON, the son of Duke Ellington. He perpetuated the big band tradition his father made famous as head of the Duke Ellington Band. When he was a...
Feb 10, 1996 · Mercer Ellington, a bandleader who spent much of his career maintaining the musical legacy of his father, Duke Ellington, died on Thursday in Gentofte Hospital in Copenhagen. He was 76. The...
Apr 22, 1999 · Band leader and composer MERCER ELLINGTON, the son of Duke Ellington. He perpetuated the big band tradition his father made famous as head of the Duke Ellington Band. With the death of his...
Feb 10, 1996 · Feb. 10, 1996 12 AM PT. From Times Staff and Wire Reports. COPENHAGEN — Mercer Ellington, who led the Duke Ellington Orchestra as arranger, composer and conductor after his father’s death, has...
Mercer Ellington was the only surviving child of the noted composer and pianist Edward Kennedy (“Duke”) Ellington and his wife, Edna Thompson, a pianist and home-maker. A second child, a girl, died in infancy. The couple separated when their son was nine.
