Jazz Greats: Rex Stewart

Rex William Stewart (February 22, 1907 – September 7, 1967)

Jazz Cornetist, Rex Stewart, worked with Fletcher and Horace Henderson, Mckinney's Cotton Pickers and others before moving on to an 11 year stint in the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He wrote and arranged pieces for the Duke Ellington's Orchestra and also supervised outside recordings of the Orchestra's members. He led his own Band and toured Europe and Australia extensively during the 1940's and worked in Radio and  Television from the 1950's onwards. He died in 1967; please take a listen here and have a nice Saturday: Boy meets horn 

and Flim Flam

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Stewart

Background information
Birth name	Rex William Stewart
Born	February 22, 1907
Origin	Philadelphia, PA
Died	September 7, 1967(aged 60)
Genres	Jazz
Instruments	Cornet
Associated acts	Duke Ellington