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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn is an album by Art Farmer recorded in New York in 1987 and originally released on the Contemporary...

composition by Billy Strayhorn. It was the first collaboration between Strayhorn and Duke Ellington and became the first of many Strayhorn compositions...

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...

featuring duet performances with his arranger and musical partner Billy Strayhorn originally recorded for the Mercer Records label in 1950, and later...

"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...

the Mocking Bird" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:50 "The Queen's Suite: Lightning Bugs and Frogs" (Strayhorn) - 2:52 "The Queen's Suite: Le Sucrier...

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

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

a nearly thirty-year collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn. Ellington's career, ultimately, is commonly cited as the culmination...

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...

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

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

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...

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"...

Count'' is a 1967 jazz composition by Billy Strayhorn. It was originally meant for a three-piece work Strayhorn was writing for Duke Ellington and initially...

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

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...

Bride". These tendencies were shared by his collaborator, composer Billy Strayhorn. Nikolai Kapustin writes fully notated music in a jazz idiom that fuses...

Paul Bley: Ballads Sascha Ley (September 13-), Luxembourgian singer Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967), composer and pianist John Coltrane...

performers included: Von Freeman, Art Hodes, Benny Carter, McCoy Tyner, Billy Taylor, Mel Torme, and Benny Goodman; and the festival drew 125,000 festival-goers...

by Duke Jordan. 1953 – "Satin Doll". Composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. 1954 – "Airegin". Composed by Sonny Rollins...