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Billy Strayhorn

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William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades. His compositions include "Take the 'A' Train," "Chelsea Bridge," and "Lush Life." Strayhorn was born in Dayton, Ohio. His family soon moved to the Homewood section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. However

Top songs

  1. Lush Life
  2. Chelsea Bridge
  3. Day Dream
  4. Take The "A" Train
  5. Passion Flower
  6. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing
  7. Something to Live For
  8. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
  9. Strange Feeling
  10. Multi-colored Blue
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  1. Lotus Blossom
  2. Take the A Train
  3. Lotus Blossom - Remastered 1990
  4. Take The 'a' Train
  5. Pick Side
  6. Love Came
  7. Ummg
  8. Just A Sittin' And A Rockin'
  9. Raincheck
  10. Smada
  11. My Little Brown Book
  12. Johnny Come Lately
  13. Bang-Up Blues
  14. U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
  15. Baby Clementine
  16. What is Jazz - Part One (Types of Jazz)
  17. Tonk
  18. Brown Suede
  19. Passed Me By
  20. Your Love Has FAded
  21. Drawing Room Blues
  22. C Jam Blues
  23. Hey, Buddy Bolden
  24. In A Blue Summer Garden
  25. I Didn't Know About You
  26. Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin'
  27. Isfahan
  28. Halfway to Dawn
  29. Multo Colored Bridge
  30. Satin Doll
  31. Tailspin
  32. Flamingo
  33. Gone With The Wind
  34. Cotton Tail
  35. Midriff
  36. Multicolored Blue
  37. Great Times
  38. Chelsea Bridge - 1999 Remastered
  39. Star-Crossed Lovers
  40. Watch Your Cue
  41. Clementine
  42. Cherry
  43. Don't Take Your Love From Me
  44. When I Dream Of You
  45. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
  46. Sultry Sunset
  47. Strayhorn: Take the A Train
  48. Oink
  49. Blood Count
  50. Rose Room
  51. Lotus Blossom (arr. for organ)
  52. Firestarter
  53. Pianistically Alive
  54. Drawing Room Blues - Remastered 1990
  55. Star Crossed Lovers
  56. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  57. Blue Serge
  58. Triple Play
  59. Multi-Coloured Blue
  60. After All
  61. Take The "A" Train - 1990 Remastered
  62. Rain Check
  63. Cool Your Motor
  64. Sucrier Velours
  65. Cue's Blue Noe
  66. Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
  67. Let's Fall in Love
  68. Grievin'
  69. Multi Colored Blue
  70. Cue's Blue Now
  71. Sonnet for Caesar
  72. Ruint
  73. Jeep's Blues (feat. Harold Shorty Baker, Cat Anderson, Bill Berry, Ed Mullens, Howard McGhee, Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson, Chuck Connors, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Jimmy Jones, Aaron Bell, Sam Woodyard, Paul Gonsalves & Clark Terry)
  74. Snibor
  75. Brown Betty
  76. Tonk - 1990 Remastered
  77. Strayhorn / Ellington: Isfahan
  78. Take the "A" Train (Arr. D. Ellington for orchestra)
  79. Big Shoe
  80. Duke Ellington Medley
  81. My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count) - Live
  82. Dreamy Sort of Thing
  83. A列車で行こう
  84. Kissing Bug
  85. Progressive Gavotte
  86. Passion Flower (Live)
  87. Jeep's Blues
  88. Take the A-Train
  89. Blues in Blueprint
  90. Bach & Friends Jazz Suite: Take the A Train - Arr. by Charl du Plessis

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