Through the standards
Ray Nance
Ray Nance, trumpet and violin, is on 20 recordings across 13 tunes on this site, from 1940 to 1966. Most often alongside Duke Ellington, Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges.
1940s
- FlamingoDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, vocal by Herb Jeffries · 1940 · trumpet · Victor
- Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1941 · trumpet · Victor
- Things Ain't What They Used to BeJohnny Hodges · 1941 · trumpet · Bluebird
- Chelsea BridgeDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1941 · trumpet · Victor
- C Jam BluesDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1942 · trumpet/violin · Victor
- PerdidoDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1942 · trumpet · Victor
- I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1944 · trumpet · RCA Victor
- Come SundayDuke Ellington · 1944 · trumpet/violin · Prestige
1950s
- Mood IndigoDuke Ellington · 1950 · trumpet · Columbia Masterworks
- Sophisticated LadyDuke Ellington · 1950 · trumpet · Columbia Masterworks
- Satin DollDuke Ellington · 1953 · trumpet/violin · Capitol
- Take the "A" TrainElla Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington · 1957 · trumpet/violin · Verve
- PerdidoElla Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington · 1957 · trumpet · Verve
- SolitudeDuke Ellington · 1957 · trumpet · Columbia
- Satin DollDuke Ellington · 1958 · trumpet · Columbia
- Come SundayDuke Ellington and His Orchestra with Mahalia Jackson · 1958 · trumpet/violin · Columbia
- C Jam BluesDuke Ellington · 1959 · trumpet/violin · Roulette
- C Jam BluesDuke Ellington · 1959 · trumpet/violin · Columbia