1959. Before 1979 the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances. The award has had several...
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Blood Count (category Compositions by Billy Strayhorn)
jazz composition by Billy Strayhorn. It was originally meant for a three-piece work Strayhorn was writing for Duke Ellington and initially titled "Blue...
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Russell — 4:10 "All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) — 3:48 "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) — 4:30 "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Milt Gabler) — 3:20 "Sophisticated...
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Ben Webster (category Duke Ellington Orchestra members)
Coleman Hawkins. Webster became close to Jimmy Blanton and Billy Strayhorn, the other two newcomers to Ellington's orbit. Webster's personality, however...
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the "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn, 1939) Take the Coltrane (Duke Ellington, 1963) Taking a Chance on Love (Vernon Duke, John La Touche and Ted Fetter) Talk...
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indicated, all songs composed by Gerry Mulligan. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:22 "The Cat Walk" (Mulligan, Ben Webster) – 5:47 "Sunday" (Chester...
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The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (category Duke Ellington live albums)
Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:14 "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:31 "Day Dream" (Ellington, John La Touche, Strayhorn) – 4:49...
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Bobby Durham (jazz musician) (category Duke Ellington Orchestra members)
Flanagan, Jimmy Rowles, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, in which he played for five months. While working with Basie, he met Al Grey, and was a member...
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Ella Fitzgerald (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
Outside her solo career, she created music with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and The Ink Spots. These partnerships produced songs such as "Dream a...
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Bill Berry (trumpeter) (category Duke Ellington Orchestra members)
an American jazz trumpeter, best known for playing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the early-1960s, and for leading his own big band. Born in Benton...
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Rosnes (born 1962) Florian Ross (born 1972) Scott Routenberg (born 1978) Jimmy Rowles (1918–1996) Gonzalo Rubalcaba (born 1963) Hilton Ruiz (1952–2006) Otmaro...
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Billy Hart (born November 29, 1940) is an American jazz drummer and educator. He is known internationally for his work with Herbie Hancock's "Mwandishi"...
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Gordon, McConnell) – 2:48 "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:42 → "Good Times Bad Times" (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Robert Plant)...
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Composed by Gigi Gryce. 1953 – "Satin Doll". Composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. 1954 – "Airegin". Composed by...
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Murray, J. William (March 2011). "Billy's Touch: An Analysis of the Compositions of Bill Evans, Billy Strayhorn, and Bill Murray" (PDF). Retrieved May...
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except where noted. "Inanout" – 5:47 "The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:54 "Cindy's Tune" – 5:58 "Serenity" (Joe Henderson) –...
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number A-2206, with the flip side "My Rosary for You") Al Hibbler with Billy Strayhorn's Orchestra (released in 1949 by Sunrise Records as catalog number 503...
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Collection", and assigns it a four-star rating (of a possible four), noting that " 'Ev'ry Time', 'It's All Right With Me', 'I Wonder What Became Of Me', and several...
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migrant saw". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 April 2017. "Homepage – National Film and Television School". Nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017. "Kevin Carey...
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