Irving Mills

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human jazz impresario lyricist music publisher

Irving Mills was an influential American music publisher, lyricist, and jazz impresario best known for his close collaboration with Duke Ellington and promotion of early jazz.

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Irving Mills canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz impresario ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
music publisher ⓘ
associatedAct Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cab Calloway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mills Blue Rhythm Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName Irving Harold Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ
businessActivity artist management ⓘ
music publishing ⓘ
record production ⓘ
coFounderOf Mills Music NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratedWith Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cab Calloway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Don Redman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
employer Mills Music NERFINISHED ⓘ
era early 20th-century American jazz scene ⓘ
fieldOfWork jazz music ⓘ
popular music ⓘ
founded Mills Blue Rhythm Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mills Music publishing company NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
influenced development of big band jazz ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
managed Cab Calloway and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mills Blue Rhythm Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Irving Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor collaboration with Duke Ellington ⓘ
promotion of early jazz ⓘ
notableRole promoter of early jazz artists ⓘ
occupation band manager ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
music publisher ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
talent agent ⓘ
placeOfActivity New York City ⓘ
sibling Jack Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ
wroteLyricsFor Caravan NERFINISHED ⓘ
In a Sentimental Mood NERFINISHED ⓘ
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mood Indigo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sophisticated Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Mood Indigo → lyricist → Irving Mills ⓘ
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) → lyricist → Irving Mills ⓘ
Sophisticated Lady → lyricist → Irving Mills ⓘ
Caravan → lyricist → Irving Mills ⓘ
Caravan → associatedWith → Irving Mills ⓘ
Prelude to a Kiss → lyricist → Irving Mills ⓘ
Solitude → lyricist → Irving Mills ⓘ
Blue Lou → lyricist → Irving Mills ⓘ