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Mercer Ellington
real name Mercer Kennedy Ellington
Washington, D.C., United States
Mercer Ellington is credited on 1,936 releases across 522 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,936
Credits
522
Albums
8
Decades active
370
In collections
Biography
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American jazz trumpet player, composer & arranger.
Born: 11 March 1919 in Washington, District Of Columbia, USA.
Died: 8 February 8 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA (aged 76).
He is the son of Duke Ellington and the father.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,936 releases · 522 albums · active 1951–2025
- Performance · 2,587
- Production · 125
- Other credits · 79
Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · National Recording Studios, New York City · Carnegie Hall · RCA Studio A
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Mingus Ah Um
1959
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
1963
Night Train
1963
Money Jungle
1962
Masterpieces By Ellington
1951
Getz / Gilberto #2
1966
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
Ellington Uptown
1953
Jingle Bell Jazz
1962
On A Friday Evening
2021
Jazz At The Pawnshop
1977
Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits
1967
Newport 1958
1959
Better Git It In Your Soul
1971
Blues Roots
1968
Mingus Dynasty
1960
Unknown Session
1979
Francis A. & Edward K.
1968
Digital Duke
1987
This One's For Blanton
1975
Live At The Berlin Philharmonie
1972
New Orleans Suite
1971
Ella At Duke's Place
1966
Ellington '66
1965
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