William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who collaborated with bandleader...

"Take the 'A' Train" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra. In 1976, the 1941 recording by...

collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writing and arranging companion. With Strayhorn, he composed multiple extended compositions...

standard that was written by Billy Strayhorn from 1933 to 1936. It was performed publicly for the first time by Strayhorn and vocalist Kay Davis with the...

Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn is an album by the jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson. Composed of songs written by Billy Strayhorn, the album was a critical...

Pennsylvania. named in honor of Pittsburgh natives Gene Kelly and Billy Strayhorn. The Kelly Strayhorn Theater produces arts engagement programming for young people...

Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn, Oxford University Press Hajdu, David (2013-04-26). Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn. Farrar, Straus and...

(Prestige) with Taft Jordan, Harold Baker, Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Oscar Pettiford, Sonny Greer 1951–52: Castle Rock (Norgran) 1952:...

Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Billy Eckstine,...

standard composed by Billy Strayhorn. The piece was originally recorded by the Duke Ellington orchestra on 2 December 1941, with Strayhorn (rather than Ellington...

Strayhorn may refer to: Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967), American composer Carole Keeton Strayhorn (born 1939), American politician Strayhorn, Mississippi...

produced popular tunes such as Duke Ellington's "Cotton Tail" (1940) and Billy Strayhorn's "Take the 'A' Train" (1941). When the big bands struggled to keep...

jazz score of Anatomy of a Murder was composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and played by Ellington's orchestra. Several of Ellington band's sidemen...

Royal Al Sears Joya Sherrill Willie Smith Elmer Snowden Rex Stewart Billy Strayhorn Billy Taylor Clark Terry Juan Tizol Norris Turney Ben Webster Arthur Whetsel...

Newport II (RCA) 1978 Salted Gingko Nuts (Ascent) 1978 Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn (Discomate) 1978 Finesse (Concord Jazz) 1979 Notorious Tourist from...

traditionally manufactured in the city of Isfahan "Isfahan" (song), a Billy Strayhorn composition on Duke Ellington's The Far East Suite Isfahan (E.S. Posthumus...

Billy Strayhorn. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1968. Ellington recorded the album as a tribute to Billy Strayhorn, who...

Blake, James P. Johnson, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, presenting their work not in a polemical way, but as simply the obvious...

Peter, Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Strayhorn, Woody Guthrie, and Pete Seeger, among many others. Lee recorded three...

inspiration by Coleman Hawkins. Webster became close to Jimmy Blanton and Billy Strayhorn, the other two newcomers to Ellington's orbit. Webster's personality...

by Ellington, some with his longtime collaborators Irving Mills and Billy Strayhorn. Besides singing and playing piano on the album, Simone arranged the...

franchise The Boys "Take the "A" Train", 1939 jazz standard written by Billy Strayhorn Take the "A" Train (Betty Roché album), released 1956 Take the "A"...

"Multi-Colored Blue" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:33 "Princess Blue" (Duke Ellington) - 10:33 "Jazz Festival Jazz" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 7:20 "Mr. Gentle...

Byron featuring music from the 1930s, specifically Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, John Kirby, and Raymond Scott. It was released on the Nonesuch label...

"Day Dream" is a jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by John Latouche and written in 1939. It was first recorded by saxophonist Johnny...

greater part of disc three is devoted to two original compositions by Billy Strayhorn, inspired by Fitzgerald's life, character, and artistry. Fitzgerald's...

American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington and composer Billy Strayhorn, recorded and released on the United Artists label in 1961 and reissued...

Came" (Strayhorn/Duke Ellington) – 7:06 "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) – 5:49 "Orson" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:40 "Lush Life – take 1" (Strayhorn) – 5:11...

tour of Asia. Ellington and longtime collaborator Billy Strayhorn wrote the compositions. Strayhorn died in May 1967, making Far East Suite one of the...

Van de Leur, Walter (2015). "12 "Seldom seen, but always heard": Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington". In Green, Edward (ed.). The Cambridge Companion...