Motherland (disambiguation)
Motherland is the place of one's birth, the place of one's ancestors, or the place of origin of an ethnic group.
Motherland may also refer to:
Mercer Ellington
Mercer Kennedy Ellington (March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996) was an American musician, composer, and arranger.
His father was Duke Ellington, whose band Mercer led for 20 years after his father's death, and from whose musical shadow he rarely strayed.
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades.
Born in Washington, D.C.,
Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.
In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe.
Although widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music rather than to a musical genre such as jazz.
Some of the jazz musicians who were members of Ellington's orchestra, such as saxophonist Johnny Hodges, are considered to be among the best players in the idiom.
Ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz.
Some members stayed with the orchestra for several decades.
A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format
, Ellington wrote more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, with many of his pieces having become standards.
Ellington also recorded songs written by his bandsmen, for example Juan Tizol's "Caravan", and "Perdido", which brought a Spanish tinge to big band jazz.
In the early 1940s, Ellington began a nearly thirty-year collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writing and arranging companion.
With Strayhorn, he composed many extended compositions, or suites, as well as additional short pieces.
Following an appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, in July 1956, Ellington and his orchestra enjoyed a major revival and embarked on world tours.
Ellington recorded for most American record companies of his era, performed in several films, scored several, and composed a handful of stage musicals.
Ellington was noted for his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and for his eloquence and charisma.
His reputation continued to rise after he died, and he was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Award for music in 1999.
Where Was I
" Where Was I?" may refer to:
Geezil Minerve
Harold" Geezil" Minerve( January 3, 1922- June 4, 1992) was a Cuban- born jazz alto saxophonist and flautist.
Minerve was raised in Florida and began playing music at age 12.
He played with Ida Cox early in his career, then worked as a freelance musician in New Orleans.
Following stints with Clarence Love and Ernie Fields, Minerve served in the Army from 1943 – 46, then returned to play with Fields for a short time.
He worked with Buddy Johnson from 1949- 1957, then with Mercer Ellington( 1960), Ray Charles( 1962 – 64), and Arthur Prysock.
In 1971 he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra, filling Johnny Hodges's spot after Hodges's death.
Minerve remained with the Ellington Orchestra until 1974, then returned to play with Mercer Ellington.
He remained with the Duke Ellington orchestra under direction of Mercer Ellington( Duke's son).
Following the success of the Broadway hit" Sophisticated Lady" when he played with the orchestra on stage and the touring company, he left the orchestra for a brief time with Ruth Brown's Black and Blue Review in Paris returning to Ellington in the 80's
He did further freelance work later in the 1970s.
Geezil Minerve
Harold" Geezil" Minerve( January 3, 1922- June 4, 1992) was a Cuban- born jazz alto saxophonist and flautist.
Minerve was raised in Florida and began playing music at age 12.
He played with Ida Cox early in his career, then worked as a freelance musician in New Orleans.
Following stints with Clarence Love and Ernie Fields, Minerve served in the Army from 1943 – 46, then returned to play with Fields for a short time.
He worked with Buddy Johnson from 1949- 1957, then with Mercer Ellington( 1960), Ray Charles( 1962 – 64), and Arthur Prysock.
In 1971 he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra, filling Johnny Hodges's spot after Hodges's death.
Minerve remained with the Ellington Orchestra until 1974, then returned to play with Mercer Ellington.
He remained with the Duke Ellington orchestra under direction of Mercer Ellington( Duke's son).
Following the success of the Broadway hit" Sophisticated Lady" when he played with the orchestra on stage and the touring company, he left the orchestra for a brief time with Ruth Brown's Black and Blue Review in Paris returning to Ellington in the 80's
He did further freelance work later in the 1970s.
Beaulieu-sur-Loire
Beaulieu- sur- Loire is a commune in the Loiret department in north -central France.
It is also the place of death of Jacques MacDonald, a French general who served in the Napoleonic Wars
Place of birth
The place of birth( POB) or birthplace is the place where a person was born.
This place is often used in legal documents, together with name and date of birth, to uniquely identify a person.
As a general rule with respect to passports, the place of birth is determined to be the country that currently has" sovereignty" over the actual place of birth, regardless of when the birth actually occurred.
The place of birth is not necessarily the place where the parents of the new baby live.
If the baby is born in a hospital in another place, that place is the place of birth.
In many countries, this also means that the government requires that the birth of the new baby is registered in the place of birth.
Some countries place less or no importance on the place of birth, instead using alternative geographical characteristics for the purpose of identity documents.
For example, Sweden has used the concept of" födelsehemortdomicile of birth") since 1947.
This means that the domicile of the baby's mother is the registered place of birth.
The location of the maternity ward or other physical birthplace is considered unimportant.
Similarly, Switzerland uses the concept of" Heimatortlieu d'origineluogo d'origineplace of origin" in German, French and Italian respectively).
A child born to Swiss parents is automatically assigned the place of origin of the parent with the same last name, so the child either gets their mother's or father's place of origin.
A child born to one Swiss parent and one foreign parent acquires the place of origin of their Swiss parent.
In a Swiss passport and identity card, the holder's place of origin is stated, not their place of birth.
In some countries( primarily in the Americas), the place of birth automatically determines the nationality of the baby, a practice often referred to by the Latin phrase" jus soli".
Almost all countries outside the Americas instead attribute nationality based on the nationality( ies) of the baby's parents( referred to as" jus sanguinis").
There can be some confusion regarding the place of birth if the birth takes place in an unusual way: when babies are born on an airplane or at sea, difficulties can arise.
The place of birth of such a person depends on the law of the countries involved, which include the nationality of the plane or ship, the nationality( ies) of the parents and/ or the location of the plane or ship( if the birth occurs in the territorial waters or airspace of a country).
Some administrative forms may request the applicant's" country of birth".
It is important to determine from the requester whether the information requested refers to the applicant's" place of birth" or" nationality at birth".
For US citizens born abroad who under the US Constitution acquire US citizenship at the time of birth, the nationality at birth will be USA( American), while the place of birth would be the country in which the actual birth takes place.
William D. Underwood
William D. Underwood has been the eighteenth President of Mercer University since 2006.
He was the interim President of Baylor University from 2005 to 2006.
Jesse Mercer
Jesse Mercer( 1769 – 1841) was a prominent Baptist minister and eponym of Mercer University in the U.S. state of Georgia.

Question: Where was the place of death of Mercer Ellington's father?
Answer: New York