Billy Strayhorn

Billy Strayhorn

William Thomas Strayhorn

On 11 records in 3 Record Tribe collections

Played on

Unforgettable With LoveNatalie Cole, 1991Words By, Music By The Jimmy Blanton Era 1939-1941Duke Ellington, 1990Piano, Written-By Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)Various, 1983Music By, Arranged By, Lyrics By The Kings Of SwingBenny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Harry James, 1982Written-By Still Life (American Concert 1981)The Rolling Stones, 1982Written-By I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 12Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges / Cootie Williams / Cat Anderson, 1980Written-By Live At MontreuxSun Ra & His Cosmo Swing Arkestra, 1976Written-By John Coltrane And Johnny HartmanJohn Coltrane And Johnny Hartman, 1963Written-By Duke Ellington & John ColtraneDuke Ellington & John Coltrane, 1963Written-By Big Band Bossa NovaEnoch Light, 1962Written-By The Nat King Cole StoryNat King Cole, 1961Written-By

About

Born November 29, 1915 in Dayton, Ohio.
Died May 31, 1967 in New York City, NY.
American composer, pianist and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer from 1939 to 1967. The compositions most closely associated with Strayhorn are “Take the ‘A’ Train”, “Chelsea Bridge” and “Lush Life”. Strayhorn was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984.