Rex Stewart

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composer cornetist human jazz musician

Rex Stewart was an American jazz cornetist and composer best known for his distinctive, expressive playing during his long tenure with Duke Ellington’s orchestra.

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Rex Stewart canonical 4

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instanceOf composer ⓘ
cornetist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1960s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920s ⓘ
authorOf Jazz Masters of the Thirties NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
collaboratedWith Barney Bigard NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ben Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johnny Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1907-02-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1967-09-07 ⓘ
employer Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Rex William Stewart Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
givenName Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ
instrument cornet ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
knownFor expressive, vocal-like tone ⓘ
half-valve cornet technique ⓘ
memberOf Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Luis Russell Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
McKinney's Cotton Pickers NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Boy Meets Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jazz Masters of the Thirties NERFINISHED ⓘ
Morning Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rexatious NERFINISHED ⓘ
Subtle Slough NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
jazz cornetist ⓘ
music journalist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Vanguard Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Victor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
wroteFor Down Beat magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ
The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Duke Ellington Orchestra → associatedAct → Rex Stewart ⓘ
Cootie Williams → recordedWith → Rex Stewart ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra → launchedCareerOf → Rex Stewart ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra → notableMember → Rex Stewart ⓘ