Steve Ellington
Steve Ellington | |
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Born | Atlanta, Georgia |
Died | Montgomery, Alabama |
Bradford Steven "Steve" Ellington (July 26, 1941 – March 22, 2013) was an American jazz drummer. He was the grand-nephew of Duke Ellington.[1]
Biography
Ellington picked up drums when he was four years old[2] and played with Ray Charles when he was nine.[1] In the latter half of the 1950s he played with Charles Brown, George Adams, and Duke Pearson.[2] He studied for one year at the New England Conservatory of Music in 1961–1962, where he played with Sam Rivers, then worked with June Christy, Joe Castro, and Hampton Hawes.[2] He began playing with Roland Kirk in 1964, with whom he would perform and record through 1970; aside from Kirk, he played as a sideman himself with Jackie McLean, Chet Baker, Stanley Turrentine, and Mose Allison.[2] Concomitantly, he led his own band in 1965–1966, whose sidemen were Woody Shaw, Walter Davis, Jr., Wilbur Ware, and C. Sharpe.[2]
In the 1970s Ellington worked with Billy Eckstine, Brick Jazz Funk Fusion, Hampton Hawes, Art Farmer, Freddy Cole, Freddie Hubbard, Ike Isaacs, Maxine Sullivan, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Dan Wall.[2] He returned to work with Rivers in the period 1980–1982, played with Sonny Stitt and Dave Holland, then put together a new ensemble of his own, which was active from 1985 to 1990.[2] He was the drummer for Michel Petrucciani's trio from 1988 to 1990, and in the 1990s worked with Hal Galper, Steve Grossman, James Moody, and Johnny Griffin.[2]
Ellington died in Montgomery at the age of 71. He had been dealing with cancer for about two years.[1]
Discography
As sideman
With Art Farmer
- On the Road (Contemporary, 1976)[3]
With Hal Galper
With Hampton Hawes
- The Green Leaves of Summer (Contemporary, 1964)[6]
With Dave Holland
- Jumpin' In (ECM, 1984)[7]
With Roland Kirk
- Gifts & Messages (Mercury, 1964)[8]
With Piero Odorici
- Panarea (Jazz Today, 1997)[9]
With Sam Rivers
- A New Conception (Blue Note, 1966 [1967])[10]
- Dimensions & Extensions (Blue Note, 1967 [1986])[11]
- Crosscurrent: Live at Jazz Unité (Blue Marge, 1981 [1982])[12]
- Undulation (Archive Series Volume 5) (NoBusiness, 1981 [2021])[13]
References
- ^ a b c Griffin, Allison (March 27, 2013). "Renowned jazz drummer Steve Ellington dies". USA Today. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mattingly, Rick (2021). "Ellington, (Bradford) Steve(n)". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J561400. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Art Farmer - On the Road". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Hal Galper - Live at Port Townsend '91". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Hal Galper - Let's Call This That". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Hampton Hawes - The Green Leaves of Summer". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Dave Holland - Jumpin' In". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Roland Kirk - Gifts & Messages". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Panarea - Piero Odorici". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Sam Rivers - A New Conception". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Sam Rivers - Dimensions & Extensions". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Sam Rivers - Crosscurrent". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Sam Rivers - Undulation". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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- Harlem Jazz, 1930
- Ellingtonia, Vol. One
- Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
- Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
- The Blanton–Webster Band
- Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
- Smoke Rings
- Liberian Suite
- Great Times!
- Masterpieces by Ellington
- Ellington Uptown
- The Duke Plays Ellington
- Ellington '55
- Dance to the Duke!
- Ellington Showcase
- Historically Speaking
- Duke Ellington Presents...
- The Complete Porgy and Bess
- A Drum Is a Woman
- Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
- Such Sweet Thunder
- Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
- Ellington Indigos
- Black, Brown and Beige
- Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
- The Cosmic Scene
- Happy Reunion
- Jazz Party
- Anatomy of a Murder
- Festival Session
- Blues in Orbit
- The Nutcracker Suite
- Piano in the Background
- Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
- Unknown Session
- Piano in the Foreground
- Paris Blues
- Featuring Paul Gonsalves
- Midnight in Paris
- Studio Sessions, New York 1962
- Afro-Bossa
- The Symphonic Ellington
- Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
- Studio Sessions New York 1963
- My People
- Ellington '65
- Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
- Ellington '66
- Concert in the Virgin Islands
- The Popular Duke Ellington
- Far East Suite
- The Jaywalker
- Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
- ...And His Mother Called Him Bill
- Second Sacred Concert
- Studio Sessions New York, 1968
- Latin American Suite
- The Pianist
- New Orleans Suite
- Orchestral Works
- The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
- The Intimacy of the Blues
- The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
- Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
- The Intimate Ellington
- The Ellington Suites
- This One's for Blanton!
- Up in Duke's Workshop
- Duke's Big 4
- Mood Ellington
- Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live
- Black, Brown, and Beige
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
- Ellington at Newport
- Dance Concerts, California 1958
- Dance Dates, California 1958
- Newport 1958
- Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
- Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
- Live at the Blue Note
- Hot Summer Dance
- The Great Paris Concert
- A Concert of Sacred Music
- In the Uncommon Market
- Soul Call
- Yale Concert
- 70th Birthday Concert
- Togo Brava Suite
- Live at the Whitney
- Third Sacred Concert
- Eastbourne Performance
- Blue Rose
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Side by Side
- Back to Back
- The Great Summit
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
- Money Jungle
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
- Serenade to Sweden
- Ella at Duke's Place
- The Stockholm Concert, 1966
- Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
- Francis A. & Edward K.
- It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
- "African Flower"
- "All Too Soon"
- "Azure"
- "Black and Tan Fantasy"
- "Black, Brown and Beige"
- "C Jam Blues"
- "Come Sunday"
- "Cotton Tail"
- "Creole Love Call"
- "Day Dream"
- "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
- "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
- "Drop Me Off in Harlem"
- "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"
- "Echoes of Harlem"
- "Everything but You"
- "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"
- "I Didn't Know About You"
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
- "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
- "In a Mellow Tone"
- "In a Sentimental Mood"
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
- "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
- "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
- "The Mooche"
- "Mood Indigo"
- " Prelude to a Kiss"
- "Rocks in My Bed"
- "(In My) Solitude"
- "Sophisticated Lady"
- Queenie Pie (unfinished opera)
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members
- Hayes Alvis
- Cat Anderson
- Ivie Anderson
- Harold Ashby
- Alice Babs
- Shorty Baker
- Butch Ballard
- Art Baron
- Aaron Bell
- Louie Bellson
- Joe Benjamin
- Barney Bigard
- Lou Blackburn
- Jimmy Blanton
- Wellman Braud
- Lawrence Brown
- Harry Carney
- Johnny Coles
- Willie Cook
- Buster Cooper
- Kay Davis
- Wild Bill Davis
- Wilbur de Paris
- Bobby Durham
- Mercer Ellington
- Rolf Ericson
- Jimmy Forrest
- Victor Gaskin
- Peter Giger
- Tyree Glenn
- Paul Gonsalves
- Sonny Greer
- Fred Guy
- Jimmy Hamilton
- Otto Hardwick
- Shelton Hemphill
- Rick Henderson
- Al Hibbler
- Johnny Hodges
- Major Holley
- Charlie Irvis
- Quentin Jackson
- Hilton Jefferson
- Herb Jeffries
- Freddie Jenkins
- Money Johnson
- Herbie Jones
- Wallace Jones
- Taft Jordan
- Al Killian
- Queen Esther Marrow
- Wendell Marshall
- Murray McEachern
- Louis Metcalf
- James "Bubber" Miley
- Harold "Geezil" Minerve
- Ray Nance
- Tricky Sam Nanton
- Oscar Pettiford
- Eddie Preston
- Russell Procope
- Junior Raglin
- Betty Roché
- Ernie Royal
- Al Sears
- Joya Sherrill
- Willie Smith
- Elmer Snowden
- Rex Stewart
- Billy Strayhorn
- Billy Taylor
- Clark Terry
- Juan Tizol
- Norris Turney
- Ben Webster
- Arthur Whetsel
- Cootie Williams
- Nelson Williams
- Skippy Williams
- Booty Wood
- Jimmy Woode
- Britt Woodman
- Sam Woodyard
- Mercer Ellington (son)
- Sacred Concerts
- Duke Ellington Bridge
- Duke Ellington Circle
- Duke Ellington House
- Duke Ellington School of the Arts
- Luther Henderson
- Irving Mills
- Sophisticated Ladies
- Play On!
- Jam Session
- Steve Ellington
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