Ray Nance

About the artist

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.

Top songs

1. Some Of These Days
2. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
3. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
4. Sunny
5. Body And Soul
6. Main Stem a.k.a. Altitude
7. What Am I Here For?
8. Stardust
9. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) - Remastered
10. Get Happy

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