Career
Ewell did stints with Bill Reinhardt’s Jazz, Limited. band in Chicago in 1947, 1948 and 1949. Following Teagarden"s death Ewell did some European tours, and then moved back to New Orleans and played clubs and hotels there. Thereafter, Ewell moved back to his primary residence in Maryland.
Following his daughter"s death from cancer and after two strokes, Ewell died on August 9, 1983.