Rex Stewart

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Rex Stewart (22 February 1907 – 7 September 1967) was an American jazz cornetist best known for his work with the Duke Ellington orchestra. After stints with Elmer Snowden, Fletcher Henderson, Horace Henderson, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, and Luis Russell, Stewart joined the Ellington band in 1934, in replacement of Freddie Jenkins. Ellington arranged many of his pieces to showcase Stewart's half-valve effects, muted sound, and forceful style. Stewart co-wrote "Boy Meets Horn" and "Morning Glory" while with Ellington, and frequently supervised outside recording sessions by members of the Ellington band. After eleven years Stewart left to lead his own groups - " little swing bands, that were a perfect setting for his solo playing." He also toured Europe and Australia with Jazz at the Philharmonic from 1947 to 1951. From the early 1950s on he worked in radio and television and published highly regarded jazz criticism. The book Jazz Masters of the Thirties is a selection of his criticism. Rex also wrote for Playboy, Downbeat and several other print outlets during his life. He lived in upstate New York after purchasing a 100+ year old farmhouse. He hosted a jazz radio program in Troy, New York and owned a small restaurant for a very short time near a drag racing stadium in Vermont. While living in France, he attended the Cordon Bleu school of cooking and dedicated his life to being a fine cook. Rex moved to Los Angeles, California to be near his three children - Rex Jr., Hel

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Presenting Rex Stewart

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1934 -1946

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1926-1941

Complete Jazz Series 1934 - 1946

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Swing Collection - Vol. 4

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White Mink: Black Cotton (Electro Swing vs Speakeasy Jazz)

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Jazz In Paris, Vol. 1: Champs-Elysees

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White Mink Black Cotton (Electro Swing versus Speakeasy Jazz) - CD2

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The Chronological 1946-1947

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VA-The Notebook OST

Vintage Jazz No. 91 - EP: Paris 1939

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Midnight In Paris

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