Portrait of Rex Stewart, Part I (Podcast #20-001)

Ellington Reflections · Feb 2, 2020

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“…[H]e was an exciting player who made a big contribution during the years he was with us – 1934-45. He was extremely versatile and we made use of his virtuosity on “Trumpet in Spades” and “Boy Meets Horn.” His half-valved effects on the latter have never been forgotten, but he should not be judged only by demonstrations of that kind.”

– Duke Ellington, Music Is My Mistress

Boy Meets Horn, the autobiography of Rex Stewart

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