Dwike Mitchell

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Dwike Mitchell (actually Ivory Mitchell Jr. , born February 14, 1930 in Dunedin , Florida , † April 7, 2013 in Jacksonville , Florida) was an American jazz pianist .

Live and act

Dwike Mitchell, who received classical piano training as a child, became known for his 56-year collaboration with French horn player Willie Ruff , which lasted from 1955 to 2011. He also worked with Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie . Billy Strayhorn composed the Suite for Horn and Piano for Mitchell and Ruff . Mitchell and Ruff met in the late 1940s while serving in the US Army; then Mitchell studied at the Philadelphia Conservatory; In 1954, both musicians played in Hamptons Band, to found their own formation in 1955. In 1959 the two went on a tour of the Soviet Union . William Zinsser wrote the 1984 book Mitchell & Ruff: An American Profile in Jazz about the collaboration between Mitchell and Ruff . Mitchell worked in the field of jazz from 1959 to 1983 with 29 recording sessions.

Discographic notes

  • The Mitchell-Ruff Duo: Campus Concert (Epic, 1956)
  • The Mitchell-Ruff Duo: Jazz Mission to Moscow ( Roulette Records , 1959)
  • The Mitchell-Ruff Duo: The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein (Roulette, 1960)
  • The Mitchell-Ruff Duo plus Strings & Brass (Roulette, 1960)
  • The Mitchell-Ruff Duo: Jazz for Juniors (Roulette, 1960)
  • Mitchell and Ruff: Brazilian Trip ( Epic Records , 1967)
  • Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell-Ruff Duo: In Concert ( Mainstream Records , 1971)
  • The Mitchell-Ruff Duo: Strayhorn: A Mitchell-Ruff Interpretation (Mainstream, 1972)
  • Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell-Ruff Duo: Enduring Magic ( Blackhawk Records , 1986)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary in The New York Times
  2. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Mitchell, Dwike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mitchell, Ivory junior (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Dunedin (Florida)
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 2013
Place of death Jacksonville (Florida)