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The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn – Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
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Tracklist:
00:00 – ‘’Lush Life’’ – Clifford Jordan
05:12 - ‘’Raincheck’’ – Duke Ellington
07:42 - ‘’Chelsea Bridge’’ - Duke Ellington
10:36 - ‘’I don't Mind’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington
13:27 - ‘’Johnny Come Lately’’ - Duke Ellington
16:07 - ‘’My Little Brown Book’’ – Herb Jeffries & Duke Ellington
19:18 - ‘’Take the A Train’’ - Duke Ellington
22:13 - ‘’Clementine’’ - Duke Ellington
25:09 - ‘’After All’’ - Duke Ellington
28:31 - ‘’Just a Settin' and a Rockin'’’ - Duke Ellington
32:06 - ‘’I'm Checkin' Out Goom' Bye’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington
33:56 - ‘’Kissing Bug’’ – Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
36:58 - ‘’Perfume Suite 1’’ - Duke Ellington
41:50 - ‘’Perfume Suite 2’’ - Duke Ellington
47:02 - ‘’I Want Something to Live for’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington
49:53 - ‘’Sweet and Pungent’’ - Duke Ellington
53:55 - ‘’Grievin'’’ - Duke Ellington
56:49 - ‘’Portrait of Billy Strayhorn’’ - Duke Ellington
59:48 - ‘’Tonk’’ – Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington
01:02:36 - ‘’Chelsea Bridge’’ – Tommy Flanagan
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IN PERSON! The one and only BILLY STRAYHORN himself sings and plays his own masterpiece "Lush Life" - live performance 1964
Enjoy this and other gems by Billy Strayhorn HERE:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/lush-life-red-baron-r148221
Lyrics:
I used to visit all the very gay places
those come what may places
where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life
to get the feel of life
from jazz and cocktails
the girls i knew had sad and sullen gray faces
with distinguée traces
that used to be there you could see where
they'd been washed away
by too many through the day
twelve o'clocktails
then you came along with your siren's song
to tempt me to madness
i thought for a while that your pointed smile
was tinged with the sadness
of a great love for me
ah yes i was wrong
again i was wrong
life is lonely again
and only last year
everything seemed so assured
now life is awful again
and the thoughtful of heart
could only be a bore
a week in paris will ease the bite of it
all i care is to smile in spite of it
i'll forget you i will
and yet you are still
burning inside my brain
romance is mush
stifling those who strive
i'll live a lush
life in some small dive
and there i'll be
while i rot with the rest
of those whose lives are lonely too
More lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/billy+strayhorn/#share
- published: 25 Jan 2011
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As Duke Ellington's long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn penned some of the world's most definitive jazz standards. Nearly half a century after his death, however, Strayhorn's musical genius remains unrecognized. Now, the mystery behind the complex life of this pioneering composer, arranger and pianist gets uncovered, bringing his rich legacy to light.
BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE premieres Tuesday, February 6 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.
Visit the Web site for more:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/billystrayhorn/
- published: 31 Jan 2007
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Ellington stepped to the microphone and announced: "Have a seat, Mr. Strayhorn. Of course you know Billy Strayhorn wrote our radio theme, 'Take the A Train.' And now the purpose, of course, of him appearing on tonight's program which is a little extra added thought?I should say?is that I'd like for him to play for Kay Davis to introduce a new tune of his called Lush Life."
As played at the 1948 concert?the first documented recording?Lush Life is a theatrical song to be sung dramatically. It seems as though Strayhorn's lyrics carry the melody. Duke must have also understood the nature of the piece as neither he nor Strayhorn ever arranged Lush Life for the Ellington orchestra. Occasionally, Duke invited Strayhorn to perform the song on stage, but it never became an official part of the working repertoire. To add further confusion as to the song's origins, Lush Life was not copyrighted until 1949 by Duke's publishing company Tempo Music.
Live in Carnegie Hall, New York City. November 13, 1948.
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"And His Mother Called Him Bill"
Billy Strayhorn (composer)
Johnny Hodges (alto sax)
Duke Ellington
- published: 17 Feb 2014
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Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Howard McGhee, Eddie Mullens - Trumpet......
Aaron Bell - Bass.....
Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson - Trombone...
Harry Carney - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone....
Chuck Connors - Bass Trombone....
Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton - Tenor Saxophone....
Johnny Hodges - Alto Saxophone.....
Jimmy Jones - Piano.....
Russell Procope - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone....
Billy Strayhorn - Arranger......
Sam Woodyard - Drums.....
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Recorded December 11–12, 1962....
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Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 -- May 31, 1967) was Duke's long-time friend and collaborator. He composed the band's theme "Take the 'A' Train" and many other pieces that many people assume were written by Ellington. An amazing fact is that Strayhorn wote "Lush Life" when he was a TEEN-AGER !
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William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American composer, pianist and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades. His compositions include "Chelsea Bridge", "Take the "A" Train" and "Lush Life".
Strayhorn was born in Dayton, Ohio. His family soon moved to the Homewood section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. However, his mother's family was from Hillsborough, North Carolina, and she sent him there to protect him from his father's drunken sprees. Strayhorn spent many months of his childhood at his grandparents' house in Hillsborough. In an interview, Strayhorn said that his grandmother was his primary influence during the first ten years of his life. He first became interested in music while living with her, playing hymns on her piano, and playing records on her Victrola record player.
Strayhorn returned to Pittsburgh, and attended Westinghouse High School, later attended by Erroll Garner and Ahmad Jamal. In Pittsburgh, he began his musical career, studying classical music for a time at the Pittsburgh Music Institute, writing a high school musical, forming a musical trio that played daily on a local radio station, and, while still in his teens, composing (with lyrics) the songs "Life Is Lonely" (later renamed "Lush Life"), "My Little Brown Book", and "Something to Live For". While still in grade school, he worked odd jobs to earn enough money to buy his first piano. While in high school, he played in the school band, and studied under the same teacher who had also instructed jazz pianists Erroll Garner and Mary Lou Williams. By age 19, he was writing for a professional musical, Fantastic Rhythm.
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and big-band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions. In the opinion of Bob Blumenthal of The Boston Globe "In the century since his birth, there has been no greater composer, American or otherwise, than Edward Kennedy Ellington." A major figure in the history of jazz, Ellington's music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, film scores, popular, and classical. His career spanned more than 50 years and included leading his orchestra, composing an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies, composing stage musicals, and world tours. Several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. Due to his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and thanks to his eloquence and extraordinary charisma, he is generally considered to have elevated the perception of jazz to an art form on a par with other traditional genres of music. His reputation increased after his death and the Pulitzer Prize Board bestowed on him a special posthumous honor in 1999.
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Katherine McDonald Wimp née Katherine McDonald stage name Kay Davis (December 5, 1920 – Apopka January 27, 2012) was an American jazz singer best known for her time with the orchestra of Duke Ellington.
Davis was born in Evanston, Illinois and attended Evanston Township High School before she studied voice and piano at Northwestern University, where she received her bachelor's degree in 1942 and her masters in 1943. Her grandfather, William H. Twiggs, was a civic leader for whom a park in Evanston is named.
In 1944 she joined Duke Ellington's orchestra, where she sang alongside Joya Sherrill and Al Hibbler. She is best known for her wordless vocals in pieces such as "Transblucency" and "On a Turquoise Cloud". She also sang many pieces with lyrics. She is the only person Ellington allowed to reprise Adelaide Hall's famous wordless vocal on "Creole Love Call". Her tenure in Ellington's band coincided with their increasing exposure on film, especially for Universal Pictures. Davis and Billy Strayhorn gave the first performance of Strayhorn's "Lush Life" on November 13, 1948 at Carnegie Hall—even though the song had been written in the 1930s.
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66:21The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn - Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn - Portrait of an Exceptional MusicianThe Songbook of Billy Strayhorn - Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn – Portrait of an Exceptional Musician Find the album here: http://amzn.to/1dF9D2e http://bit.ly/1EObL1Z http://bit.ly/1AxwFwM http://bit.ly/1EJsMJh Join us on facebook : http://on.fb.me/1yY77w3 Tracklist: 00:00 – ‘’Lush Life’’ – Clifford Jordan 05:12 - ‘’Raincheck’’ – Duke Ellington 07:42 - ‘’Chelsea Bridge’’ - Duke Ellington 10:36 - ‘’I don't Mind’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington 13:27 - ‘’Johnny Come Lately’’ - Duke Ellington 16:07 - ‘’My Little Brown Book’’ – Herb Jeffries & Duke Ellington 19:18 - ‘’Take the A Train’’ - Duke Ellington 22:13 - ‘’Clementine’’ - Duke Ellington 25:09 - ‘’After All’’ - Duke Ellington 28:31 - ‘’Just a Settin' and a Rockin'’’ - Duke Ellington 32:06 - ‘’I'm Checkin' Out Goom' Bye’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington 33:56 - ‘’Kissing Bug’’ – Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington 36:58 - ‘’Perfume Suite 1’’ - Duke Ellington 41:50 - ‘’Perfume Suite 2’’ - Duke Ellington 47:02 - ‘’I Want Something to Live for’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington 49:53 - ‘’Sweet and Pungent’’ - Duke Ellington 53:55 - ‘’Grievin'’’ - Duke Ellington 56:49 - ‘’Portrait of Billy Strayhorn’’ - Duke Ellington 59:48 - ‘’Tonk’’ – Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington 01:02:36 - ‘’Chelsea Bridge’’ – Tommy Flanagan JazzAndBluesExperience ♫ SUBSCRIBE HERE : http://bit.ly/10VoH4l (Re)Discover the Jazz and Blues greatest hits ! ♫ JazznBluesExperience is your channel for all the best jazz and blues music. Find your favorite songs and artists and experience the best of jazz music and blues music. Subscribe for free to stay connected to our channel and easily access our video updates! ♫ Facebook FanPage : http://www.facebook.com/JazznBluesExperience -
3:37BILLY STRAYHORN sings and plays LUSH LIFE!
BILLY STRAYHORN sings and plays LUSH LIFE!BILLY STRAYHORN sings and plays LUSH LIFE!
IN PERSON! The one and only BILLY STRAYHORN himself sings and plays his own masterpiece "Lush Life" - live performance 1964 Enjoy this and other gems by Billy Strayhorn HERE: http://www.allmusic.com/album/lush-life-red-baron-r148221 Lyrics: I used to visit all the very gay places those come what may places where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life to get the feel of life from jazz and cocktails the girls i knew had sad and sullen gray faces with distinguée traces that used to be there you could see where they'd been washed away by too many through the day twelve o'clocktails then you came along with your siren's song to tempt me to madness i thought for a while that your pointed smile was tinged with the sadness of a great love for me ah yes i was wrong again i was wrong life is lonely again and only last year everything seemed so assured now life is awful again and the thoughtful of heart could only be a bore a week in paris will ease the bite of it all i care is to smile in spite of it i'll forget you i will and yet you are still burning inside my brain romance is mush stifling those who strive i'll live a lush life in some small dive and there i'll be while i rot with the rest of those whose lives are lonely too More lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/billy+strayhorn/#share -
3:13Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn - Take the "A" Train
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn - Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn - Take the "A" Train
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3:19Billy Strayhorn - Chelsea Bridge
Billy Strayhorn - Chelsea BridgeBilly Strayhorn - Chelsea Bridge
Billy Strayhorn (p) -
2:06Independent Lens "BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE" | Preview| PBS
Independent Lens "BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE" | Preview| PBSIndependent Lens "BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE" | Preview| PBS
As Duke Ellington's long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn penned some of the world's most definitive jazz standards. Nearly half a century after his death, however, Strayhorn's musical genius remains unrecognized. Now, the mystery behind the complex life of this pioneering composer, arranger and pianist gets uncovered, bringing his rich legacy to light. BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE premieres Tuesday, February 6 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Visit the Web site for more: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/billystrayhorn/ -
6:33"Lush Life" performed by Kay Davis and Billy Strayhorn [First documented recording]
"Lush Life" performed by Kay Davis and Billy Strayhorn [First documented recording]"Lush Life" performed by Kay Davis and Billy Strayhorn [First documented recording]
Ellington stepped to the microphone and announced: "Have a seat, Mr. Strayhorn. Of course you know Billy Strayhorn wrote our radio theme, 'Take the A Train.' And now the purpose, of course, of him appearing on tonight's program which is a little extra added thought?I should say?is that I'd like for him to play for Kay Davis to introduce a new tune of his called Lush Life." As played at the 1948 concert?the first documented recording?Lush Life is a theatrical song to be sung dramatically. It seems as though Strayhorn's lyrics carry the melody. Duke must have also understood the nature of the piece as neither he nor Strayhorn ever arranged Lush Life for the Ellington orchestra. Occasionally, Duke invited Strayhorn to perform the song on stage, but it never became an official part of the working repertoire. To add further confusion as to the song's origins, Lush Life was not copyrighted until 1949 by Duke's publishing company Tempo Music. Live in Carnegie Hall, New York City. November 13, 1948. -
4:23BILLY STRAYHORN Blood Count JOHNNNY HODGES & DUKE ELLINGTON
BILLY STRAYHORN Blood Count JOHNNNY HODGES & DUKE ELLINGTONBILLY STRAYHORN Blood Count JOHNNNY HODGES & DUKE ELLINGTON
"And His Mother Called Him Bill" Billy Strayhorn (composer) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Duke Ellington -
2:36Billy Strayhorn - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn)
Billy Strayhorn - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn)Billy Strayhorn - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn)
Recorded 1965 Ozzie Bailey - vocals Billy Strayhorn - piano -
5:01Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Star-Crossed Lovers
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Star-Crossed LoversDuke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Star-Crossed Lovers
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4:01Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn Orchestra - 07 - Day Dream
Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn Orchestra - 07 - Day DreamJohnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn Orchestra - 07 - Day Dream
Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Howard McGhee, Eddie Mullens - Trumpet...... Aaron Bell - Bass..... Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson - Trombone... Harry Carney - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone.... Chuck Connors - Bass Trombone.... Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton - Tenor Saxophone.... Johnny Hodges - Alto Saxophone..... Jimmy Jones - Piano..... Russell Procope - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone.... Billy Strayhorn - Arranger...... Sam Woodyard - Drums..... .... .... Recorded December 11–12, 1962.... ..... ..... FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market -
8:01Lena Horne Sings Billy Strayhorn
Lena Horne Sings Billy Strayhorn -
1:58Billy Strayhorn - Duke Ellington's RIGHT HAND
Billy Strayhorn - Duke Ellington's RIGHT HANDBilly Strayhorn - Duke Ellington's RIGHT HAND
Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 -- May 31, 1967) was Duke's long-time friend and collaborator. He composed the band's theme "Take the 'A' Train" and many other pieces that many people assume were written by Ellington. An amazing fact is that Strayhorn wote "Lush Life" when he was a TEEN-AGER ! ALL of the other music clips on this channel can be easily accessed via the listing that you will find HERE: http://www.TheMotionDevotion.com/docs/ytmusic.htm STAY TUNED to TheMotionDevotion for many more jazz videos. (Why not just SUBSCRIBE and make it easy on yourself?) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DISCLAIMER: TheMotionDevotion makes no claims regarding ownership of this video clip. It is being used here on YouTube to promote historical awareness and to propagate jazz. Any formal cease-and-desist order by the copyright holder will be promptly observed. ¸.•*´¯`*•.¸.¸.•*´¯`*•.¸•*´¯`*•.¸ ¸.•*´¯`*•.¸¸.•*´¯`*•.¸.¸.•*´¯`*•.¸•*´¯`*•.¸.•*´¯`*•.¸ TheMotionDevotion MISSION STATEMENT: Educate, Entertain, Inspire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUESTIONS: info@themotiondevotion.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EACH & EVERY video clip on this channel can be easily accessed via the listing that you will find HERE: http://www.TheMotionDevotion.com/ytlink.htm -
16:11Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn: Suite Thursday
Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn: Suite ThursdayDuke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn: Suite Thursday
0:00 Misfit Blues 4:11 Schwiphti 7:19 Zweet Zurzday 11:18 Lay-By October 10, 1960. Los Angeles. Columbia recording session at Radio Recorders. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Willie Cook, Fats Ford (Andres Merenguito), Eddie Mullins, t; Ray Nance, t, vl; Lawrence Brown, Matthew Gee, Booty Wood, tb; Juan Tizol, vtb; Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Paul Horn, as, ts, cl; Russell Procope, as, cl; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Harry Carney, bs; Duke Ellington, p; Aaron Bell, b; Sam Woodyard, d. -
142:06Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration: Music on Jazz at Lincoln Center:
Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration: Music on Jazz at Lincoln Center:Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration: Music on Jazz at Lincoln Center:
On what would have been Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday, Jazz at Lincoln Center will collaborate with Music Under New York to present three unique groups. Groups will perform the legendary music of composer and performer Billy Strayhorn, perhaps best known as Duke Ellington’s longtime collaborator and as the composer of such beloved standards as “Take the A Train” and "Lush Life."
- A Drum Is a Woman
- Aaron Bell
- Aaron Bridgers
- African Americans
- Afro-Bossa
- Ahmad Jamal
- Al Hibbler
- Al Killian
- Al Sears
- Alice Babs
- All Too Soon
- Allmusic
- Alto saxophone
- Anatomy of a Murder
- Arrangement
- Arranger
- Art Baron
- Art Tatum
- Arthur Whetsol
- Assault on a Queen
- Azure (song)
- Barney Bigard
- Ben Webster
- Betty Roché
- Billy Strayhorn
- Black and Tan (film)
- Blood Count
- Blues in Orbit
- Booty Wood
- Britt Woodman
- Buster Cooper
- Butch Ballard
- C Jam Blues
- Cabin in the Sky
- Caravan (song)
- Carl Van Vechten
- Cat Anderson
- Change of Mind
- Clark Terry
- Classical music
- Composer
- Cootie Williams
- Copasetics
- Cotton Tail
- Dance to the Duke!
- Day Dream
- Dayton, Ohio
- Detroit Free Press
- Diegetic
- Duke Ellington
- Duke Ellington House
- Duke's Big 4
- Eddie Preston
- Ella at Duke's Place
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Ellington '65
- Ellington '66
- Ellington at Newport
- Ellington Indigos
- Ellington Showcase
- Ellington Uptown
- Ellington ‘55
- Ernie Royal
- Erroll Garner
- Esophageal cancer
- Everything But You
- Festival Session
- Find a Grave
- Frank Sinatra
- Fred Guy
- Freddie Jenkins
- French New Wave
- Glbtq Encyclopaedia
- Great Times!
- Happy Reunion
- Harold Ashby
- Harry Carney
- Hayes Alvis
- Herb Jeffries
- Herbie Jones
- Hilton Jefferson
- In a Mellow Tone
- Independent Lens
- Irving Mills
- Ivie Anderson
- James "Bubber" Miley
- Jazz Party
- Jimmy Blanton
- Jimmy Forrest
- Jimmy Hamilton
- Jimmy Woode
- Joe Benjamin
- Johnny Coles
- Johnny Hodges
- Joya Sherrill
- Juan Tizol
- Junior Raglin
- Kay Davis
- Latin American Suite
- Lena Horne
- Liberian Suite
- Live at the Whitney
- Lou Blackburn
- Louie Bellson
- Louis Metcalf
- Lush Life (song)
- Luther Henderson
- Mainstream jazz
- Major Holley
- Mary Lou Williams
- Mercer Ellington
- Money Johnson
- Money Jungle
- Mood Ellington
- Mood Indigo
- Murray McEachern
- Music critic
- Music genre
- Nelson Williams
- New Orleans Suite
- Newport 1958
- Norris Turney
- Orchestral Works
- Oscar Pettiford
- Otto Hardwick
- Paris Blues
- Paul Gonsalves
- Perdido (song)
- Peter Giger
- Pianist
- Portal Biography
- Queen Esther Marrow
- Quentin Jackson
- Ray Nance
- Record label
- Rex Stewart
- Rick Henderson
- Rocks in My Bed
- Rolf Ericson
- Rosemary Clooney
- Russell Procope
- Sam Woodyard
- Satin Doll
- Serenade to Sweden
- Shorty Baker
- Skippy Williams
- Sonny Greer
- Sophisticated Ladies
- Sophisticated Lady
- Soul Call
- Soundtrack
- Stereotypes
- Such Sweet Thunder
- Swing music
- Taft Jordan
- Take the "A" Train
- Teddy Wilson
- Teresa Brewer
- The Cosmic Scene
- The Ellington Suites
- The Far East Suite
- The Great Summit
- The Jaywalker
- The Pianist (album)
- Togo Brava Suite
- Tricky Sam Nanton
- Tyree Glenn
- United Artists
- United States
- Unknown Session
- Victor Gaskin
- Victrola
- Wellman Braud
- Wendell Marshall
- Wikipedia Link rot
- Wikipedia Persondata
- Wilbur De Paris
- Wild Bill Davis
- Yale Concert
- Aaron Bell
- Aaron Bridgers
- Ahmad Jamal
- Al Hibbler
- Al Killian
- Al Sears
- Alice Babs
- Art Baron
- Art Tatum
- Arthur Whetsol
- Barney Bigard
- Ben Webster
- Betty Roché
- Billy Strayhorn
- Booty Wood
- Britt Woodman
- Buster Cooper
- Butch Ballard
- Carl Van Vechten
- Cat Anderson
- Clark Terry
- Cootie Williams
- Duke Ellington
- Eddie Preston
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Ernie Royal
- Erroll Garner
- Frank Sinatra
- Fred Guy
- Freddie Jenkins
- Harold Ashby
- Harry Carney
- Hayes Alvis
- Herb Jeffries
- Herbie Jones
- Hilton Jefferson
- Irving Mills
- Ivie Anderson
- Jimmy Blanton
- Jimmy Forrest
- Jimmy Hamilton
- Jimmy Woode
- Joe Benjamin
- Johnny Coles
- Johnny Hodges
- Joya Sherrill
- Juan Tizol
- Junior Raglin
- Kay Davis
- Lena Horne
- Lou Blackburn
- Louie Bellson
- Louis Metcalf
- Luther Henderson
- Major Holley
- Mary Lou Williams
- Mercer Ellington
- Money Johnson
- Murray McEachern
- Nelson Williams
- Norris Turney
- Oscar Pettiford
- Otto Hardwick
- Paul Gonsalves
- Peter Giger
- Queen Esther Marrow
- Quentin Jackson
- Ray Nance
- Rex Stewart
- Rick Henderson
- Rolf Ericson
- Rosemary Clooney
- Russell Procope
- Sam Woodyard
- Shorty Baker
- Skippy Williams
- Sonny Greer
- Taft Jordan
- Teddy Wilson
- Teresa Brewer
- Tricky Sam Nanton
- Tyree Glenn
- Victor Gaskin
- Wellman Braud
- Wendell Marshall
- Wikipedia Persondata
- Wilbur De Paris
- Wild Bill Davis
Billy Strayhorn
ALBUMS
- A Proper Introduction to Billy Strayhorn: Passion Flower released: 2004
- Lush Life released: 1992
- Piano Duets: Great Times! released: 1991
- The Peaceful Side of Jazz released: 1963
- Cue for Saxophone released: 1959
A Proper Introduction to Billy Strayhorn: Passion Flower
Released 2004- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen (I Want) Something to Live For
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Grievin'
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Day Dream
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen After All
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Clementine
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Passion Flower
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Raincheck
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Chelsea Bridge
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Kissing Bug
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Midriff
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Flippant Flurry
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Progressive Gavotte
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lotus Blossom
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lush Life
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Snibor
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen The Eight Veil
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Brown Betty
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Johnny Come Lately
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Take the "A" Train
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Satin Doll
Lush Life
Released 1992- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lush Life
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Passion Flower
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Smada
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Passion Flower
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Take the "A" Train
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Day Dream
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Raincheck
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Chelsea Bridge
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Multicolored Blue
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Pick Side
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Oink
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Your Love Has Faded
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Love Came
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen A Flower Is a Lonesome Thing
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Passed Me By
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Something to Live For
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Love Came
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Baby Clementine
Piano Duets: Great Times!
Released 1991- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Cottontail
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen "C" Jam Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Flamingo
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Bang-Up Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Tonk
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Johnny Come Lately
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen In a Blue Summer Garden
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Great Times
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Perdido
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Take the ''A'' Train
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Oscalypso
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Blues for Blanton
The Peaceful Side of Jazz
Released 1963- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lush Life
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Passion Flower
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Take the "A" Train
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Strange Feeling
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Day Dream
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Chelsea Bridge
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Multi-Colored Blue
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Something to Live For
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
Cue for Saxophone
Released 1959- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Cue's Blue Now
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Gone With the Wind
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Cherry
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Watch Your Cue
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen When I Dream of You
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Rose Room
Born: 1915-11-29
Died: 1967-05-31
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The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn - Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn – Portrait of an Exceptional Musician Find the album here: http://amzn.to/1dF9D2e http://bit.ly/1EObL1Z http://bit.ly/1AxwFwM http://bit.ly/1EJsMJh Join us on facebook : http://on.fb.me/1yY77w3 Tracklist: 00:00 – ‘’Lush Life’’ – Clifford Jordan 05:12 - ‘’Raincheck’’ – Duke Ellington 07:42 - ‘’Chelsea Bridge’’ - Duke Ellington 10:36 - ‘’I don't Mind’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington 13:27 - ‘’Johnny Come Lately’’ - Duke Ellington 16:07 - ‘’My Little Brown Book’’ – Herb Jeffries & Duke Ellington 19:18 - ‘’Take the A Train’’ - Duke Ellington 22:13 - ‘’Clementine’’ - Duke Ellington 25:09 - ‘’After All’’ - Duke Ellington 28:31 - ‘’Just a Settin' and a Rockin'’’ - Duke Ellington 32:06 - ‘’I'm Checkin' Out Goom' Bye’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington 33:56 - ‘’Kis... -
BILLY STRAYHORN sings and plays LUSH LIFE!
IN PERSON! The one and only BILLY STRAYHORN himself sings and plays his own masterpiece "Lush Life" - live performance 1964 Enjoy this and other gems by Billy Strayhorn HERE: http://www.allmusic.com/album/lush-life-red-baron-r148221 Lyrics: I used to visit all the very gay places those come what may places where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life to get the feel of life from jazz and cocktails the girls i knew had sad and sullen gray faces with distinguée traces that used to be there you could see where they'd been washed away by too many through the day twelve o'clocktails then you came along with your siren's song to tempt me to madness i thought for a while that your pointed smile was tinged with the sadness of a great love for me ah yes i was wrong again i was wrong li... -
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn - Take the "A" Train
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Billy Strayhorn - Chelsea Bridge
Billy Strayhorn (p) -
Independent Lens "BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE" | Preview| PBS
As Duke Ellington's long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn penned some of the world's most definitive jazz standards. Nearly half a century after his death, however, Strayhorn's musical genius remains unrecognized. Now, the mystery behind the complex life of this pioneering composer, arranger and pianist gets uncovered, bringing his rich legacy to light. BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE premieres Tuesday, February 6 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Visit the Web site for more: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/billystrayhorn/ -
"Lush Life" performed by Kay Davis and Billy Strayhorn [First documented recording]
Ellington stepped to the microphone and announced: "Have a seat, Mr. Strayhorn. Of course you know Billy Strayhorn wrote our radio theme, 'Take the A Train.' And now the purpose, of course, of him appearing on tonight's program which is a little extra added thought?I should say?is that I'd like for him to play for Kay Davis to introduce a new tune of his called Lush Life." As played at the 1948 concert?the first documented recording?Lush Life is a theatrical song to be sung dramatically. It seems as though Strayhorn's lyrics carry the melody. Duke must have also understood the nature of the piece as neither he nor Strayhorn ever arranged Lush Life for the Ellington orchestra. Occasionally, Duke invited Strayhorn to perform the song on stage, but it never became an official part of the wor... -
BILLY STRAYHORN Blood Count JOHNNNY HODGES & DUKE ELLINGTON
"And His Mother Called Him Bill" Billy Strayhorn (composer) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Duke Ellington -
Billy Strayhorn - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn)
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Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Star-Crossed Lovers
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Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn Orchestra - 07 - Day Dream
Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Howard McGhee, Eddie Mullens - Trumpet...... Aaron Bell - Bass..... Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson - Trombone... Harry Carney - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone.... Chuck Connors - Bass Trombone.... Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton - Tenor Saxophone.... Johnny Hodges - Alto Saxophone..... Jimmy Jones - Piano..... Russell Procope - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone.... Billy Strayhorn - Arranger...... Sam Woodyard - Drums..... .... .... Recorded December 11–12, 1962.... ..... ..... FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment,... -
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Billy Strayhorn - Duke Ellington's RIGHT HAND
Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 -- May 31, 1967) was Duke's long-time friend and collaborator. He composed the band's theme "Take the 'A' Train" and many other pieces that many people assume were written by Ellington. An amazing fact is that Strayhorn wote "Lush Life" when he was a TEEN-AGER ! ALL of the other music clips on this channel can be easily accessed via the listing that you will find HERE: http://www.TheMotionDevotion.com/docs/ytmusic.htm STAY TUNED to TheMotionDevotion for many more jazz videos. (Why not just SUBSCRIBE and make it easy on yourself?) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DISCLAIMER: TheMotionDevotion makes no claims regarding ownership of this video clip. It is being used here on YouTube to promote historical awareness and to propagat... -
Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn: Suite Thursday
0:00 Misfit Blues 4:11 Schwiphti 7:19 Zweet Zurzday 11:18 Lay-By October 10, 1960. Los Angeles. Columbia recording session at Radio Recorders. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Willie Cook, Fats Ford (Andres Merenguito), Eddie Mullins, t; Ray Nance, t, vl; Lawrence Brown, Matthew Gee, Booty Wood, tb; Juan Tizol, vtb; Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Paul Horn, as, ts, cl; Russell Procope, as, cl; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Harry Carney, bs; Duke Ellington, p; Aaron Bell, b; Sam Woodyard, d. -
Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration: Music on Jazz at Lincoln Center:
On what would have been Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday, Jazz at Lincoln Center will collaborate with Music Under New York to present three unique groups. Groups will perform the legendary music of composer and performer Billy Strayhorn, perhaps best known as Duke Ellington’s longtime collaborator and as the composer of such beloved standards as “Take the A Train” and "Lush Life." -
I Want Something To Live For - Billy Strayhorn
Vocal version of this lovely Strayhorn/Ellington tune. Billy Strayhorn - Piano Ozzie Bailey - Vocals -
Billy Strayhorn - The Peacefull Side - 03 - Passion Flower
Piano – Billy Strayhorn..... Bass – Michel Goudret.... Strings – Paris String Quartet.... Vocals – Paris Blue Notes.... ... ... Recorded in Paris, May 1961.... .... .... FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-prof... -
Joey Alexander | Lush Life, Billy Strayhorn
"Lush Life" is a jazz standard with lyrics and music written by Billy Strayhorn from 1933 to 1938. However, the song was only performed privately by Strayhorn until he and vocalist Kay Davis performed it on November 13, 1948 with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. It is usually performed in the key of D-flat major. -
Billy Strayhorn - The Peacefull Side - 06 - Day Dream
Piano – Billy Strayhorn..... Bass – Michel Goudret.... Strings – Paris String Quartet.... Vocals – Paris Blue Notes.... ... ... Recorded in Paris, May 1961.... .... .... FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-prof... -
UMMG - Billy Strayhorn
Well-known tune played here by the composer himself. I like the way he played this. Strayhorn is known mostly as a composer, but as well as he plays, one has to wonder why he didnt play and record more. UMMG is the acronym for "Upper Manhattan Medical Group", which Duke Ellington's doctor (Arthur Logan) belonged to. Billy Strayhorn - Piano Wendell Marshall - Bass Dave Bailey - Drums Clark Terry - Trumpet Bob Wilbur - Clarinet and Soprano Sax -
Duke Ellington, Blood Count (Billy Strayhorn)
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967) Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums). I am completely captivated by the Strayhorn/Ellington narrative and by the 1967 CD *And His Mother Called Him Bill.* Every story has a beginning and a middle, and as many of us eventually figure out , there are no real endings. This CD is a living legacy of that reality. My appreciation for this body of work is insep... -
Billy Strayhorn - The Peacefull Side - 01 - Lush Life
Piano – Billy Strayhorn..... Bass – Michel Goudret.... Strings – Paris String Quartet.... Vocals – Paris Blue Notes.... ... ... Recorded in Paris, May 1961.... .... .... FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-prof... -
Duke Ellington, Lotus Blossom (Trio) (Strayhorn)
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967) Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums). I am completely captivated by the Strayhorn/Ellington narrative and by the 1967 CD And His Mother Called Him Bill. Every story has a beginning and a middle, and as many of us eventually figure out , there are no real endings. This CD is a living legacy of that reality. My appreciation for this body of work is insepar... -
Lush Life - A Lifetime Later (Celebrating Billy Strayhorn's 100th birthday)
Joey Alexander and Reservoir Media celebrate the centennial of the legendary composer and Duke Ellington collaborator Billy Strayhorn with "Lush Life... A Lifetime Later". The video showcases Joey's live-in-studio performance of "Lush Life" alongside an interview with Joey, in which he explains why "Lush Life" is one of his "favorite things"!
The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn - Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
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- Duration: 66:21
- Updated: 04 May 2015
- views: 15268
The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn – Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
Find the album here: http://amzn.to/1dF9D2e http://bit.ly/1EObL1Z http://bit.ly/1AxwFwM ht...
The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn – Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
Find the album here: http://amzn.to/1dF9D2e http://bit.ly/1EObL1Z http://bit.ly/1AxwFwM http://bit.ly/1EJsMJh Join us on facebook : http://on.fb.me/1yY77w3
Tracklist:
00:00 – ‘’Lush Life’’ – Clifford Jordan
05:12 - ‘’Raincheck’’ – Duke Ellington
07:42 - ‘’Chelsea Bridge’’ - Duke Ellington
10:36 - ‘’I don't Mind’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington
13:27 - ‘’Johnny Come Lately’’ - Duke Ellington
16:07 - ‘’My Little Brown Book’’ – Herb Jeffries & Duke Ellington
19:18 - ‘’Take the A Train’’ - Duke Ellington
22:13 - ‘’Clementine’’ - Duke Ellington
25:09 - ‘’After All’’ - Duke Ellington
28:31 - ‘’Just a Settin' and a Rockin'’’ - Duke Ellington
32:06 - ‘’I'm Checkin' Out Goom' Bye’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington
33:56 - ‘’Kissing Bug’’ – Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
36:58 - ‘’Perfume Suite 1’’ - Duke Ellington
41:50 - ‘’Perfume Suite 2’’ - Duke Ellington
47:02 - ‘’I Want Something to Live for’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington
49:53 - ‘’Sweet and Pungent’’ - Duke Ellington
53:55 - ‘’Grievin'’’ - Duke Ellington
56:49 - ‘’Portrait of Billy Strayhorn’’ - Duke Ellington
59:48 - ‘’Tonk’’ – Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington
01:02:36 - ‘’Chelsea Bridge’’ – Tommy Flanagan
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The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn – Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
Find the album here: http://amzn.to/1dF9D2e http://bit.ly/1EObL1Z http://bit.ly/1AxwFwM http://bit.ly/1EJsMJh Join us on facebook : http://on.fb.me/1yY77w3
Tracklist:
00:00 – ‘’Lush Life’’ – Clifford Jordan
05:12 - ‘’Raincheck’’ – Duke Ellington
07:42 - ‘’Chelsea Bridge’’ - Duke Ellington
10:36 - ‘’I don't Mind’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington
13:27 - ‘’Johnny Come Lately’’ - Duke Ellington
16:07 - ‘’My Little Brown Book’’ – Herb Jeffries & Duke Ellington
19:18 - ‘’Take the A Train’’ - Duke Ellington
22:13 - ‘’Clementine’’ - Duke Ellington
25:09 - ‘’After All’’ - Duke Ellington
28:31 - ‘’Just a Settin' and a Rockin'’’ - Duke Ellington
32:06 - ‘’I'm Checkin' Out Goom' Bye’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington
33:56 - ‘’Kissing Bug’’ – Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
36:58 - ‘’Perfume Suite 1’’ - Duke Ellington
41:50 - ‘’Perfume Suite 2’’ - Duke Ellington
47:02 - ‘’I Want Something to Live for’’ – Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington
49:53 - ‘’Sweet and Pungent’’ - Duke Ellington
53:55 - ‘’Grievin'’’ - Duke Ellington
56:49 - ‘’Portrait of Billy Strayhorn’’ - Duke Ellington
59:48 - ‘’Tonk’’ – Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington
01:02:36 - ‘’Chelsea Bridge’’ – Tommy Flanagan
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- published: 04 May 2015
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BILLY STRAYHORN sings and plays LUSH LIFE!
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- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 25 Jan 2011
- views: 132010
IN PERSON! The one and only BILLY STRAYHORN himself sings and plays his own masterpiece "Lush Life" - live performance 1964
Enjoy this and other gems by Billy...
IN PERSON! The one and only BILLY STRAYHORN himself sings and plays his own masterpiece "Lush Life" - live performance 1964
Enjoy this and other gems by Billy Strayhorn HERE:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/lush-life-red-baron-r148221
Lyrics:
I used to visit all the very gay places
those come what may places
where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life
to get the feel of life
from jazz and cocktails
the girls i knew had sad and sullen gray faces
with distinguée traces
that used to be there you could see where
they'd been washed away
by too many through the day
twelve o'clocktails
then you came along with your siren's song
to tempt me to madness
i thought for a while that your pointed smile
was tinged with the sadness
of a great love for me
ah yes i was wrong
again i was wrong
life is lonely again
and only last year
everything seemed so assured
now life is awful again
and the thoughtful of heart
could only be a bore
a week in paris will ease the bite of it
all i care is to smile in spite of it
i'll forget you i will
and yet you are still
burning inside my brain
romance is mush
stifling those who strive
i'll live a lush
life in some small dive
and there i'll be
while i rot with the rest
of those whose lives are lonely too
More lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/billy+strayhorn/#share
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IN PERSON! The one and only BILLY STRAYHORN himself sings and plays his own masterpiece "Lush Life" - live performance 1964
Enjoy this and other gems by Billy Strayhorn HERE:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/lush-life-red-baron-r148221
Lyrics:
I used to visit all the very gay places
those come what may places
where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life
to get the feel of life
from jazz and cocktails
the girls i knew had sad and sullen gray faces
with distinguée traces
that used to be there you could see where
they'd been washed away
by too many through the day
twelve o'clocktails
then you came along with your siren's song
to tempt me to madness
i thought for a while that your pointed smile
was tinged with the sadness
of a great love for me
ah yes i was wrong
again i was wrong
life is lonely again
and only last year
everything seemed so assured
now life is awful again
and the thoughtful of heart
could only be a bore
a week in paris will ease the bite of it
all i care is to smile in spite of it
i'll forget you i will
and yet you are still
burning inside my brain
romance is mush
stifling those who strive
i'll live a lush
life in some small dive
and there i'll be
while i rot with the rest
of those whose lives are lonely too
More lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/billy+strayhorn/#share
- published: 25 Jan 2011
- views: 132010
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn - Take the "A" Train
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- Duration: 3:13
- Updated: 25 Sep 2008
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Billy Strayhorn - Chelsea Bridge
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- Duration: 3:19
- Updated: 06 Nov 2011
- views: 54894
Billy Strayhorn (p)
Billy Strayhorn (p)
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Independent Lens "BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE" | Preview| PBS
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- Duration: 2:06
- Updated: 31 Jan 2007
- views: 55998
As Duke Ellington's long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn penned some of the world's most definitive jazz standards. Nearly half a century after his death, ho...
As Duke Ellington's long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn penned some of the world's most definitive jazz standards. Nearly half a century after his death, however, Strayhorn's musical genius remains unrecognized. Now, the mystery behind the complex life of this pioneering composer, arranger and pianist gets uncovered, bringing his rich legacy to light.
BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE premieres Tuesday, February 6 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.
Visit the Web site for more:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/billystrayhorn/
wn.com/Independent Lens Billy Strayhorn Lush Life | Preview| Pbs
As Duke Ellington's long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn penned some of the world's most definitive jazz standards. Nearly half a century after his death, however, Strayhorn's musical genius remains unrecognized. Now, the mystery behind the complex life of this pioneering composer, arranger and pianist gets uncovered, bringing his rich legacy to light.
BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE premieres Tuesday, February 6 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.
Visit the Web site for more:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/billystrayhorn/
- published: 31 Jan 2007
- views: 55998
"Lush Life" performed by Kay Davis and Billy Strayhorn [First documented recording]
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- Duration: 6:33
- Updated: 25 Jul 2014
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Ellington stepped to the microphone and announced: "Have a seat, Mr. Strayhorn. Of course you know Billy Strayhorn wrote our radio theme, 'Take the A Train.' An...
Ellington stepped to the microphone and announced: "Have a seat, Mr. Strayhorn. Of course you know Billy Strayhorn wrote our radio theme, 'Take the A Train.' And now the purpose, of course, of him appearing on tonight's program which is a little extra added thought?I should say?is that I'd like for him to play for Kay Davis to introduce a new tune of his called Lush Life."
As played at the 1948 concert?the first documented recording?Lush Life is a theatrical song to be sung dramatically. It seems as though Strayhorn's lyrics carry the melody. Duke must have also understood the nature of the piece as neither he nor Strayhorn ever arranged Lush Life for the Ellington orchestra. Occasionally, Duke invited Strayhorn to perform the song on stage, but it never became an official part of the working repertoire. To add further confusion as to the song's origins, Lush Life was not copyrighted until 1949 by Duke's publishing company Tempo Music.
Live in Carnegie Hall, New York City. November 13, 1948.
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Ellington stepped to the microphone and announced: "Have a seat, Mr. Strayhorn. Of course you know Billy Strayhorn wrote our radio theme, 'Take the A Train.' And now the purpose, of course, of him appearing on tonight's program which is a little extra added thought?I should say?is that I'd like for him to play for Kay Davis to introduce a new tune of his called Lush Life."
As played at the 1948 concert?the first documented recording?Lush Life is a theatrical song to be sung dramatically. It seems as though Strayhorn's lyrics carry the melody. Duke must have also understood the nature of the piece as neither he nor Strayhorn ever arranged Lush Life for the Ellington orchestra. Occasionally, Duke invited Strayhorn to perform the song on stage, but it never became an official part of the working repertoire. To add further confusion as to the song's origins, Lush Life was not copyrighted until 1949 by Duke's publishing company Tempo Music.
Live in Carnegie Hall, New York City. November 13, 1948.
- published: 25 Jul 2014
- views: 8076
BILLY STRAYHORN Blood Count JOHNNNY HODGES & DUKE ELLINGTON
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- Duration: 4:23
- Updated: 17 Feb 2014
- views: 11799
"And His Mother Called Him Bill"
Billy Strayhorn (composer)
Johnny Hodges (alto sax)
Duke Ellington
- published: 17 Feb 2014
- views: 11799
Billy Strayhorn - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:36
- Updated: 10 Sep 2012
- views: 13624
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Star-Crossed Lovers
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:01
- Updated: 19 Mar 2013
- views: 7815
- published: 19 Mar 2013
- views: 7815
Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn Orchestra - 07 - Day Dream
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:01
- Updated: 12 Feb 2015
- views: 1655
Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Howard McGhee, Eddie Mullens - Trumpet......
Aaron Bell - Bass.....
Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson - Trombone...
Harry...
Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Howard McGhee, Eddie Mullens - Trumpet......
Aaron Bell - Bass.....
Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson - Trombone...
Harry Carney - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone....
Chuck Connors - Bass Trombone....
Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton - Tenor Saxophone....
Johnny Hodges - Alto Saxophone.....
Jimmy Jones - Piano.....
Russell Procope - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone....
Billy Strayhorn - Arranger......
Sam Woodyard - Drums.....
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Recorded December 11–12, 1962....
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Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Howard McGhee, Eddie Mullens - Trumpet......
Aaron Bell - Bass.....
Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson - Trombone...
Harry Carney - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone....
Chuck Connors - Bass Trombone....
Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton - Tenor Saxophone....
Johnny Hodges - Alto Saxophone.....
Jimmy Jones - Piano.....
Russell Procope - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone....
Billy Strayhorn - Arranger......
Sam Woodyard - Drums.....
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Recorded December 11–12, 1962....
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- published: 12 Feb 2015
- views: 1655
Lena Horne Sings Billy Strayhorn
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- Duration: 8:01
- Updated: 11 May 2010
- views: 8394
Billy Strayhorn - Duke Ellington's RIGHT HAND
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:58
- Updated: 12 Jan 2012
- views: 1489
Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 -- May 31, 1967) was Duke's long-time friend and collaborator. He composed the band's theme "Take the 'A' Train" and many oth...
Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 -- May 31, 1967) was Duke's long-time friend and collaborator. He composed the band's theme "Take the 'A' Train" and many other pieces that many people assume were written by Ellington. An amazing fact is that Strayhorn wote "Lush Life" when he was a TEEN-AGER !
ALL of the other music clips on this channel can be easily accessed via the listing that you will find HERE: http://www.TheMotionDevotion.com/docs/ytmusic.htm
STAY TUNED to TheMotionDevotion for many more jazz videos. (Why not just SUBSCRIBE and make it easy on yourself?)
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Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 -- May 31, 1967) was Duke's long-time friend and collaborator. He composed the band's theme "Take the 'A' Train" and many other pieces that many people assume were written by Ellington. An amazing fact is that Strayhorn wote "Lush Life" when he was a TEEN-AGER !
ALL of the other music clips on this channel can be easily accessed via the listing that you will find HERE: http://www.TheMotionDevotion.com/docs/ytmusic.htm
STAY TUNED to TheMotionDevotion for many more jazz videos. (Why not just SUBSCRIBE and make it easy on yourself?)
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DISCLAIMER: TheMotionDevotion makes no claims regarding ownership of this video clip. It is being used here on YouTube to promote historical awareness and to propagate jazz. Any formal cease-and-desist order by the copyright holder will be promptly observed.
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TheMotionDevotion
MISSION STATEMENT: Educate, Entertain, Inspire
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EACH & EVERY video clip on this channel can be easily accessed via the listing that you will find HERE: http://www.TheMotionDevotion.com/ytlink.htm
- published: 12 Jan 2012
- views: 1489
Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn: Suite Thursday
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- Duration: 16:11
- Updated: 10 Nov 2012
- views: 11707
0:00 Misfit Blues
4:11 Schwiphti
7:19 Zweet Zurzday
11:18 Lay-By
October 10, 1960. Los Angeles. Columbia recording session at Radio Recorders.
Duke Ellington &...
0:00 Misfit Blues
4:11 Schwiphti
7:19 Zweet Zurzday
11:18 Lay-By
October 10, 1960. Los Angeles. Columbia recording session at Radio Recorders.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra:
Willie Cook, Fats Ford (Andres Merenguito), Eddie Mullins, t; Ray Nance, t, vl;
Lawrence Brown, Matthew Gee, Booty Wood, tb; Juan Tizol, vtb;
Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Paul Horn, as, ts, cl; Russell Procope, as, cl; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Harry Carney, bs;
Duke Ellington, p; Aaron Bell, b; Sam Woodyard, d.
wn.com/Duke Ellington Billy Strayhorn Suite Thursday
0:00 Misfit Blues
4:11 Schwiphti
7:19 Zweet Zurzday
11:18 Lay-By
October 10, 1960. Los Angeles. Columbia recording session at Radio Recorders.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra:
Willie Cook, Fats Ford (Andres Merenguito), Eddie Mullins, t; Ray Nance, t, vl;
Lawrence Brown, Matthew Gee, Booty Wood, tb; Juan Tizol, vtb;
Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Paul Horn, as, ts, cl; Russell Procope, as, cl; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Harry Carney, bs;
Duke Ellington, p; Aaron Bell, b; Sam Woodyard, d.
- published: 10 Nov 2012
- views: 11707
Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration: Music on Jazz at Lincoln Center:
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- Duration: 142:06
- Updated: 30 Nov 2015
- views: 334
On what would have been Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday, Jazz at Lincoln Center will collaborate with Music Under New York to present three unique groups. Grou...
On what would have been Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday, Jazz at Lincoln Center will collaborate with Music Under New York to present three unique groups. Groups will perform the legendary music of composer and performer Billy Strayhorn, perhaps best known as Duke Ellington’s longtime collaborator and as the composer of such beloved standards as “Take the A Train” and "Lush Life."
wn.com/Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration Music On Jazz At Lincoln Center
On what would have been Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday, Jazz at Lincoln Center will collaborate with Music Under New York to present three unique groups. Groups will perform the legendary music of composer and performer Billy Strayhorn, perhaps best known as Duke Ellington’s longtime collaborator and as the composer of such beloved standards as “Take the A Train” and "Lush Life."
- published: 30 Nov 2015
- views: 334
I Want Something To Live For - Billy Strayhorn
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- Duration: 2:08
- Updated: 06 Jan 2014
- views: 2289
Vocal version of this lovely Strayhorn/Ellington tune.
Billy Strayhorn - Piano
Ozzie Bailey - Vocals
Vocal version of this lovely Strayhorn/Ellington tune.
Billy Strayhorn - Piano
Ozzie Bailey - Vocals
wn.com/I Want Something To Live For Billy Strayhorn
Vocal version of this lovely Strayhorn/Ellington tune.
Billy Strayhorn - Piano
Ozzie Bailey - Vocals
- published: 06 Jan 2014
- views: 2289
Billy Strayhorn - The Peacefull Side - 03 - Passion Flower
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- Duration: 3:43
- Updated: 29 Nov 2014
- views: 1412
Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market
- published: 29 Nov 2014
- views: 1412
Joey Alexander | Lush Life, Billy Strayhorn
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- Duration: 9:01
- Updated: 18 Apr 2014
- views: 28595
"Lush Life" is a jazz standard with lyrics and music written by Billy Strayhorn from 1933 to 1938. However, the song was only performed privately by Strayhorn u...
"Lush Life" is a jazz standard with lyrics and music written by Billy Strayhorn from 1933 to 1938. However, the song was only performed privately by Strayhorn until he and vocalist Kay Davis performed it on November 13, 1948 with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. It is usually performed in the key of D-flat major.
wn.com/Joey Alexander | Lush Life, Billy Strayhorn
"Lush Life" is a jazz standard with lyrics and music written by Billy Strayhorn from 1933 to 1938. However, the song was only performed privately by Strayhorn until he and vocalist Kay Davis performed it on November 13, 1948 with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. It is usually performed in the key of D-flat major.
- published: 18 Apr 2014
- views: 28595
Billy Strayhorn - The Peacefull Side - 06 - Day Dream
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- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 29 Nov 2014
- views: 1942
Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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wn.com/Billy Strayhorn The Peacefull Side 06 Day Dream
Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market
- published: 29 Nov 2014
- views: 1942
UMMG - Billy Strayhorn
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- Duration: 3:38
- Updated: 21 Dec 2013
- views: 9848
Well-known tune played here by the composer himself. I like the way he played this. Strayhorn is known mostly as a composer, but as well as he plays, one has ...
Well-known tune played here by the composer himself. I like the way he played this. Strayhorn is known mostly as a composer, but as well as he plays, one has to wonder why he didnt play and record more.
UMMG is the acronym for "Upper Manhattan Medical Group", which Duke Ellington's doctor (Arthur Logan) belonged to.
Billy Strayhorn - Piano
Wendell Marshall - Bass
Dave Bailey - Drums
Clark Terry - Trumpet
Bob Wilbur - Clarinet and Soprano Sax
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Well-known tune played here by the composer himself. I like the way he played this. Strayhorn is known mostly as a composer, but as well as he plays, one has to wonder why he didnt play and record more.
UMMG is the acronym for "Upper Manhattan Medical Group", which Duke Ellington's doctor (Arthur Logan) belonged to.
Billy Strayhorn - Piano
Wendell Marshall - Bass
Dave Bailey - Drums
Clark Terry - Trumpet
Bob Wilbur - Clarinet and Soprano Sax
- published: 21 Dec 2013
- views: 9848
Duke Ellington, Blood Count (Billy Strayhorn)
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- Duration: 5:04
- Updated: 17 May 2008
- views: 71840
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxo...
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums).
I am completely captivated by the Strayhorn/Ellington narrative and by the 1967 CD *And His Mother Called Him Bill.* Every story has a beginning and a middle, and as many of us eventually figure out , there are no real endings. This CD is a living legacy of that reality. My appreciation for this body of work is inseparable from the the love story it expresses.
Can you imagine being fortunate enough to meet someone in your lifetime that you connect with on a creative and soul level so profound that it is not a threat to, nor rivalled by any other kind of intimacy? From all that I have read by historians and biographers, and all myths aside, this is the essence of the relationship Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn shared and nurtured for 30 years. A bond beyond gender or sexuality, and even deeper than friendship. Yet, most of their famous compositions were collaborated on while apart and from completely different approaches, one being self taught liking contrast and discord, the other classically trained loving harmony and melody.
Strayhorn recalled the first time he watched the Duke in action: Something inside me changed when I saw Ellington on stage, like I hadn't been living until then. And later Ellington described Strayhorn as my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine. When Billy Strayhorn died in 1967 after a two year struggle with esophagus cancer, Ellington was so devastated that he did not get out of bed for weeks, and three months later he called his band into the studio to record this tribute album.
Hence, my inspiration to share. These are my first You Tube uploads, audio only and not perfect, but just lay back, close your eyes and drift.
Blood Count is the last composition written by Billy Strayhorn in the months before he died
wn.com/Duke Ellington, Blood Count (Billy Strayhorn)
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums).
I am completely captivated by the Strayhorn/Ellington narrative and by the 1967 CD *And His Mother Called Him Bill.* Every story has a beginning and a middle, and as many of us eventually figure out , there are no real endings. This CD is a living legacy of that reality. My appreciation for this body of work is inseparable from the the love story it expresses.
Can you imagine being fortunate enough to meet someone in your lifetime that you connect with on a creative and soul level so profound that it is not a threat to, nor rivalled by any other kind of intimacy? From all that I have read by historians and biographers, and all myths aside, this is the essence of the relationship Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn shared and nurtured for 30 years. A bond beyond gender or sexuality, and even deeper than friendship. Yet, most of their famous compositions were collaborated on while apart and from completely different approaches, one being self taught liking contrast and discord, the other classically trained loving harmony and melody.
Strayhorn recalled the first time he watched the Duke in action: Something inside me changed when I saw Ellington on stage, like I hadn't been living until then. And later Ellington described Strayhorn as my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine. When Billy Strayhorn died in 1967 after a two year struggle with esophagus cancer, Ellington was so devastated that he did not get out of bed for weeks, and three months later he called his band into the studio to record this tribute album.
Hence, my inspiration to share. These are my first You Tube uploads, audio only and not perfect, but just lay back, close your eyes and drift.
Blood Count is the last composition written by Billy Strayhorn in the months before he died
- published: 17 May 2008
- views: 71840
Billy Strayhorn - The Peacefull Side - 01 - Lush Life
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- Duration: 3:28
- Updated: 29 Nov 2014
- views: 1534
Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market
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Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market
- published: 29 Nov 2014
- views: 1534
Duke Ellington, Lotus Blossom (Trio) (Strayhorn)
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- Duration: 5:06
- Updated: 17 May 2008
- views: 93767
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxo...
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums).
I am completely captivated by the Strayhorn/Ellington narrative and by the 1967 CD And His Mother Called Him Bill. Every story has a beginning and a middle, and as many of us eventually figure out , there are no real endings. This CD is a living legacy of that reality. My appreciation for this body of work is inseparable from the love story it expresses.
Can you imagine being fortunate enough to meet someone in your lifetime that you connect with on a creative and soul level so profound that it is not a threat to, nor rivalled by any other kind of intimacy? From all that I have read by historians and biographers, and all myths aside, this is the essence of the relationship Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn shared and nurtured for 30 years. A bond beyond gender or sexuality, and even deeper than friendship. Yet, most of their famous compositions were collaborated on while apart and from completely different approaches, one being self taught liking contrast and discord, the other classically trained loving harmony and melody.
Strayhorn recalled the first time he watched the Duke in action: Something inside me changed when I saw Ellington on stage, like I hadn't been living until then. And later Ellington described Strayhorn as my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine. When Billy Strayhorn died in 1967 after a two year struggle with esophagus cancer, Ellington was so devastated that he did not get out of bed for weeks, and three months later he called his band into the studio to record this tribute album.
Hence, my inspiration to share. These are my first You Tube uploads, audio only and not perfect, but just lay back, close your eyes and drift.
wn.com/Duke Ellington, Lotus Blossom (Trio) (Strayhorn)
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums).
I am completely captivated by the Strayhorn/Ellington narrative and by the 1967 CD And His Mother Called Him Bill. Every story has a beginning and a middle, and as many of us eventually figure out , there are no real endings. This CD is a living legacy of that reality. My appreciation for this body of work is inseparable from the love story it expresses.
Can you imagine being fortunate enough to meet someone in your lifetime that you connect with on a creative and soul level so profound that it is not a threat to, nor rivalled by any other kind of intimacy? From all that I have read by historians and biographers, and all myths aside, this is the essence of the relationship Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn shared and nurtured for 30 years. A bond beyond gender or sexuality, and even deeper than friendship. Yet, most of their famous compositions were collaborated on while apart and from completely different approaches, one being self taught liking contrast and discord, the other classically trained loving harmony and melody.
Strayhorn recalled the first time he watched the Duke in action: Something inside me changed when I saw Ellington on stage, like I hadn't been living until then. And later Ellington described Strayhorn as my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine. When Billy Strayhorn died in 1967 after a two year struggle with esophagus cancer, Ellington was so devastated that he did not get out of bed for weeks, and three months later he called his band into the studio to record this tribute album.
Hence, my inspiration to share. These are my first You Tube uploads, audio only and not perfect, but just lay back, close your eyes and drift.
- published: 17 May 2008
- views: 93767
Lush Life - A Lifetime Later (Celebrating Billy Strayhorn's 100th birthday)
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- Duration: 3:47
- Updated: 01 Dec 2015
- views: 6671
Joey Alexander and Reservoir Media celebrate the centennial of the legendary composer and Duke Ellington collaborator Billy Strayhorn with "Lush Life... A Lifet...
Joey Alexander and Reservoir Media celebrate the centennial of the legendary composer and Duke Ellington collaborator Billy Strayhorn with "Lush Life... A Lifetime Later".
The video showcases Joey's live-in-studio performance of "Lush Life" alongside an interview with Joey, in which he explains why "Lush Life" is one of his "favorite things"!
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Joey Alexander and Reservoir Media celebrate the centennial of the legendary composer and Duke Ellington collaborator Billy Strayhorn with "Lush Life... A Lifetime Later".
The video showcases Joey's live-in-studio performance of "Lush Life" alongside an interview with Joey, in which he explains why "Lush Life" is one of his "favorite things"!
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Billy Strayhorn - The Peacefull Side - 09 - Something To Live For
Piano – Billy Strayhorn..... Bass – Michel Goudret.... Strings – Paris String Quartet.... Vocals – Paris Blue Notes.... ... ... Recorded in Paris, May 1961.... .... .... FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-prof... -
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington - Something To Live For (Verve Records 1965)
"Something to Live For" is a 1939 jazz composition by Billy Strayhorn. It was the first collaboration between Strayhorn and Duke Ellington and became the first of many Strayhorn compositions to be recorded by Ellington's orchestra. The song was based on a poem Strayhorn had written as a teenager. According to an all-day tribute to Strayhorn on KCSM radio on November 29, 2008—Strayhorn's birthday—Strayhorn began working on this tune in 1933 when he was 18. The song has been recorded many times, by Duke Ellington, Lena Horne and many others. Ella Fitzgerald has called it her favorite song. Ella's accompanied by Duke Ellington (Conductor, composer, arranger, piano) Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Russ... -
Lady Gaga performs Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn (High Quality)
An emotional outstanding performance of one of the most beautiful songs in the American Songbook by the incredibly talented Lady Gaga. -
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Niki Vörös - Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) Live at 606 Club London
LIVE @ 606 Club London 2013.10.09. László Vörös - piano Steve Watts - double bass Dave Smith - drum -
Chelsea Bridge performed LIVE by the Badger Jazz Trio, Billy Strayhorn Free Guitar Lessons Pro
Chelsea Bridge performed LIVE by the Badger Jazz Trio, Billy Strayhorn Free Guitar Lessons Pro The Badger Jazz Trio performs live Chelse Bridge by Billy Strayhorn with Dean Macomber on drums and Jim Kalson on bass. For Private Guitar Lessons via, emai mel: FreeGuitarLessonsPro@gmail.com For free videos, tips and more, Like me on Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/freeguitarlessonspro Free Guitar Lessons Pro Guitar Lessons C Major Scale "How to" Play Learn Music Theory Beginners "Free Guitar Lessons" Pro "guitar lessons" "online guitar lessons" "Free guitar lessons pro" "how to play guitar" "how to learn guitar" "music theory" "learn scales" "learn modes" "soloing lessons" "guitar lessons for beginners" "beginners guitar" "jazz guitar" "jazz guitar lessons" "guitar chords" important ea... -
Thomas de Lates: Billy Strayhorn "Something To Live For"
Thomas de Lates (voc), Andy Lutter (p & arrangement), Thomas Hauser (b), Sunk Poeschl (dr); live recording in the Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Munich, April 16th, 2014. Strayhorn composed this song when he was 18 - for his musical, "FANTASTIC RHYTHM" which was produced for two years in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. When he joined Ellington in 1939, the song became part of the Ellington band book. (Source: Alyce Claerbaut, Billy Strayhorn Foundation). Ella Fitzgerald was particularly fond of this song. It is on my CD "The Man Behind" (TRIBUTE TO BILLY STRAYHORN), together with 10 other Songs, and 2 Songs of my own. -
Maureen McMullan sings "Something to Live For" Billy Strayhorn at a WGBH Celtic Guest Street Session
WGBH has created a series of gatherings called Guest Street Sessions. At a Celtic themed one recorded in the Spring of 2010, Maureen McMullan from Scotland, studying at Berklee College of Music, surprised the gathering by singing magnificently , a Billy Strayhorn song a capella. -
Billy Strayhorn - Raincheck (Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra)
Billy Strayhorn's "Raincheck" arranged by Miseung Kang and performed by the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra directed by Greg Hopkins. Miseung Kang won the Jazz Composition Department's Billy Strayhorn Centennial Competition with this arrangement. Performed live at The Red Room @ Cafe 939. https://www.berklee.edu/jazz-composition "Raincheck" (B. Strayhorn) Arranger, Conductor: Miseung Kang Director: Greg Hopkins Trumpet: Christian Marrero Trumpet: Noah Conrad Trumpet: James Cronin Trumpet: Cosimo Boni Trombone: Dorsey Minns Trombone: Suzoko Hori Trombone: Peter Howell Trombone: Zachary T. Lewis Flute: Anggie Obin Alto Saxophone: Nick Mosca Tenor: Tomoaki Baba Tenor: Ryan Linvill Baritone: Luis García Piano: Danae Greenfield Guitar: Mitch Selib Bass: Mauricio Morales Drums: Tiago Michelin ... -
"Something to Live For" by Billy Strayhorn
Me singing the Strayhorn tune "Something to Live For" at the Columbia University Jazz Vocal Ensemble recital in Spring 2012. -
John Hicks - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook: Something to Live for
約翰希克斯 - 匹茲堡爵士系列之一：比利史崔宏歌謠集 / John Hicks - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook: Something to Live for 約翰希克斯三重奏的鼓手與貝斯手皆來自匹茲堡，而曾經替匹茲堡爵士名人亞特布萊基伴奏的希克斯也深受其風格 影響，因此三人合作的這張專輯特地選了匹茲堡出身最重要的爵士作曲家之一：比利史崔宏。其實與艾靈頓公爵長期合作的史崔宏應該算是爵士史上最重要的作曲家 之一，只是許多作品的榮耀被大多數人歸給了公爵。希克斯認為，要舉出他最愛的史崔宏曲子實在太難，隨手拈來的曲目都有讓人難忘的和絃進行與旋律。除了史崔 宏的作品外，希克斯自己也提供了兩首向史崔宏致敬的創作。希克斯的演奏充滿了華麗的光彩，以豐富的和聲將史崔宏的音樂襯托得更為雍容華貴。聆聽他獨奏的 「Lush Life」，你定會為那驚人四射的光采感動不已。 -
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Dominic Duval & Sophie Dunér Live at WJFF "Lush Life" by Billy Strayhorn ©
Dominic Duval & Sophie Dunér performing "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn ©) live on WJFF -
Something to live for -bossa- (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
Something to live for (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn) (1939) (Key: Bb) Incredibly this classic bossa song was composed 16 years before to the bossa as music style -
Something to live for - swing- (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
Something to live for (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn) (1939) (Key: Bb) This standars is performed usually as bossa but sound also good when played as swing You can perfom it as you like
Billy Strayhorn-Duke Ellington's "Something to live for."
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- Duration: 3:30
- Updated: 08 Jun 2011
- views: 6397
From a 1984 PBS Ellington tribute special. Not sure who the vocalist is, but if anyone knows, please post.
From a 1984 PBS Ellington tribute special. Not sure who the vocalist is, but if anyone knows, please post.
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Billy Strayhorn - The Peacefull Side - 09 - Something To Live For
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- Duration: 3:03
- Updated: 29 Nov 2014
- views: 284
Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market
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Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
Bass – Michel Goudret....
Strings – Paris String Quartet....
Vocals – Paris Blue Notes....
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Recorded in Paris, May 1961....
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FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market
- published: 29 Nov 2014
- views: 284
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington - Something To Live For (Verve Records 1965)
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- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 02 Jan 2011
- views: 9462
"Something to Live For" is a 1939 jazz composition by Billy Strayhorn. It was the first collaboration between Strayhorn and Duke Ellington and became the first ...
"Something to Live For" is a 1939 jazz composition by Billy Strayhorn. It was the first collaboration between Strayhorn and Duke Ellington and became the first of many Strayhorn compositions to be recorded by Ellington's orchestra. The song was based on a poem Strayhorn had written as a teenager.
According to an all-day tribute to Strayhorn on KCSM radio on November 29, 2008—Strayhorn's birthday—Strayhorn began working on this tune in 1933 when he was 18.
The song has been recorded many times, by Duke Ellington, Lena Horne and many others. Ella Fitzgerald has called it her favorite song.
Ella's accompanied by Duke Ellington (Conductor, composer, arranger, piano) Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Russell Procope (as, cl), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl), Harry Carney (bs), Jimmy Jones (p, arr), John Lamb (b), and Sam Woodyard (d). Recorded October 18 to 20, 1965, United Records, Hollywood. (Verve Records)
I have almost ev'ry thing a human could desire,
Cars and houses, bear-skin rugs to lie before my fire
But there's something missing,
Something isn't there,
It seems I'm never kissing the one whom I care for
I want Something To Live For
Someone to make my life an adventurous dream
Oh, what wouldn't I give for
Someone who'd take my life
And make it seem gay as they say it ought to be.
Why can't I have love like that brought to me?
My eye is watching the noon crowds
Searching the promenades seeking a clue
To the one who will someday be mine
Something To Live For
I want Something To Live For
wn.com/Ella Fitzgerald Duke Ellington Something To Live For (Verve Records 1965)
"Something to Live For" is a 1939 jazz composition by Billy Strayhorn. It was the first collaboration between Strayhorn and Duke Ellington and became the first of many Strayhorn compositions to be recorded by Ellington's orchestra. The song was based on a poem Strayhorn had written as a teenager.
According to an all-day tribute to Strayhorn on KCSM radio on November 29, 2008—Strayhorn's birthday—Strayhorn began working on this tune in 1933 when he was 18.
The song has been recorded many times, by Duke Ellington, Lena Horne and many others. Ella Fitzgerald has called it her favorite song.
Ella's accompanied by Duke Ellington (Conductor, composer, arranger, piano) Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Russell Procope (as, cl), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl), Harry Carney (bs), Jimmy Jones (p, arr), John Lamb (b), and Sam Woodyard (d). Recorded October 18 to 20, 1965, United Records, Hollywood. (Verve Records)
I have almost ev'ry thing a human could desire,
Cars and houses, bear-skin rugs to lie before my fire
But there's something missing,
Something isn't there,
It seems I'm never kissing the one whom I care for
I want Something To Live For
Someone to make my life an adventurous dream
Oh, what wouldn't I give for
Someone who'd take my life
And make it seem gay as they say it ought to be.
Why can't I have love like that brought to me?
My eye is watching the noon crowds
Searching the promenades seeking a clue
To the one who will someday be mine
Something To Live For
I want Something To Live For
- published: 02 Jan 2011
- views: 9462
Lady Gaga performs Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn (High Quality)
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- Duration: 5:25
- Updated: 10 Jan 2015
- views: 10675
An emotional outstanding performance of one of the most beautiful songs in the American Songbook by the incredibly talented Lady Gaga.
An emotional outstanding performance of one of the most beautiful songs in the American Songbook by the incredibly talented Lady Gaga.
wn.com/Lady Gaga Performs Lush Life By Billy Strayhorn (High Quality)
An emotional outstanding performance of one of the most beautiful songs in the American Songbook by the incredibly talented Lady Gaga.
- published: 10 Jan 2015
- views: 10675
Something To Live For (Billy Strayhorn-Duke Ellington)
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- Duration: 4:21
- Updated: 17 Jun 2015
- views: 151
Adriano Pateri - Piano; Gianni Flores - Vocal Keyboard;
Sergio Saladino - Guitar; Marcello Rocchetti - Bass.
https://www.youtube.com/user/MarcelitoRock
Adriano Pateri - Piano; Gianni Flores - Vocal Keyboard;
Sergio Saladino - Guitar; Marcello Rocchetti - Bass.
https://www.youtube.com/user/MarcelitoRock
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Niki Vörös - Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) Live at 606 Club London
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- Duration: 4:53
- Updated: 21 Jan 2014
- views: 319
LIVE @ 606 Club London 2013.10.09.
László Vörös - piano
Steve Watts - double bass
Dave Smith - drum
- published: 21 Jan 2014
- views: 319
Chelsea Bridge performed LIVE by the Badger Jazz Trio, Billy Strayhorn Free Guitar Lessons Pro
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- Duration: 5:26
- Updated: 16 Oct 2013
- views: 204
Chelsea Bridge performed LIVE by the Badger Jazz Trio, Billy Strayhorn Free Guitar Lessons Pro
The Badger Jazz Trio performs live Chelse Bridge by Billy Stray...
Chelsea Bridge performed LIVE by the Badger Jazz Trio, Billy Strayhorn Free Guitar Lessons Pro
The Badger Jazz Trio performs live Chelse Bridge by Billy Strayhorn
with Dean Macomber on drums and Jim Kalson on bass.
For Private Guitar Lessons via, emai mel:
FreeGuitarLessonsPro@gmail.com
For free videos, tips and more, Like me on Facebook:
http://www.Facebook.com/freeguitarlessonspro
Free Guitar Lessons Pro Guitar Lessons C Major Scale "How to" Play Learn Music Theory Beginners "Free Guitar Lessons" Pro "guitar lessons" "online guitar lessons" "Free guitar lessons pro" "how to play guitar" "how to learn guitar" "music theory" "learn scales" "learn modes" "soloing lessons" "guitar lessons for beginners" "beginners guitar" "jazz guitar" "jazz guitar lessons" "guitar chords" important easy arpeggios Austin jazz guitar "Austin guitar player" "Austin jazz"
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Chelsea Bridge performed LIVE by the Badger Jazz Trio, Billy Strayhorn Free Guitar Lessons Pro
The Badger Jazz Trio performs live Chelse Bridge by Billy Strayhorn
with Dean Macomber on drums and Jim Kalson on bass.
For Private Guitar Lessons via, emai mel:
FreeGuitarLessonsPro@gmail.com
For free videos, tips and more, Like me on Facebook:
http://www.Facebook.com/freeguitarlessonspro
Free Guitar Lessons Pro Guitar Lessons C Major Scale "How to" Play Learn Music Theory Beginners "Free Guitar Lessons" Pro "guitar lessons" "online guitar lessons" "Free guitar lessons pro" "how to play guitar" "how to learn guitar" "music theory" "learn scales" "learn modes" "soloing lessons" "guitar lessons for beginners" "beginners guitar" "jazz guitar" "jazz guitar lessons" "guitar chords" important easy arpeggios Austin jazz guitar "Austin guitar player" "Austin jazz"
- published: 16 Oct 2013
- views: 204
Thomas de Lates: Billy Strayhorn "Something To Live For"
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- Duration: 9:12
- Updated: 31 Jul 2014
- views: 723
Thomas de Lates (voc), Andy Lutter (p & arrangement), Thomas Hauser (b), Sunk Poeschl (dr); live recording in the Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Munich, April 16th, 2014....
Thomas de Lates (voc), Andy Lutter (p & arrangement), Thomas Hauser (b), Sunk Poeschl (dr); live recording in the Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Munich, April 16th, 2014.
Strayhorn composed this song when he was 18 - for his musical, "FANTASTIC RHYTHM" which was produced for two years in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. When he joined Ellington in 1939, the song became part of the Ellington band book. (Source: Alyce Claerbaut, Billy Strayhorn Foundation). Ella Fitzgerald was particularly fond of this song.
It is on my CD "The Man Behind" (TRIBUTE TO BILLY STRAYHORN), together with 10 other Songs, and 2 Songs of my own.
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Thomas de Lates (voc), Andy Lutter (p & arrangement), Thomas Hauser (b), Sunk Poeschl (dr); live recording in the Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Munich, April 16th, 2014.
Strayhorn composed this song when he was 18 - for his musical, "FANTASTIC RHYTHM" which was produced for two years in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. When he joined Ellington in 1939, the song became part of the Ellington band book. (Source: Alyce Claerbaut, Billy Strayhorn Foundation). Ella Fitzgerald was particularly fond of this song.
It is on my CD "The Man Behind" (TRIBUTE TO BILLY STRAYHORN), together with 10 other Songs, and 2 Songs of my own.
- published: 31 Jul 2014
- views: 723
Maureen McMullan sings "Something to Live For" Billy Strayhorn at a WGBH Celtic Guest Street Session
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- Duration: 3:01
- Updated: 25 Nov 2010
- views: 1261
WGBH has created a series of gatherings called Guest Street Sessions. At a Celtic themed one recorded in the Spring of 2010, Maureen McMullan from Scotland, st...
WGBH has created a series of gatherings called Guest Street Sessions. At a Celtic themed one recorded in the Spring of 2010, Maureen McMullan from Scotland, studying at Berklee College of Music, surprised the gathering by singing magnificently , a Billy Strayhorn song a capella.
wn.com/Maureen Mcmullan Sings Something To Live For Billy Strayhorn At A Wgbh Celtic Guest Street Session
WGBH has created a series of gatherings called Guest Street Sessions. At a Celtic themed one recorded in the Spring of 2010, Maureen McMullan from Scotland, studying at Berklee College of Music, surprised the gathering by singing magnificently , a Billy Strayhorn song a capella.
- published: 25 Nov 2010
- views: 1261
Billy Strayhorn - Raincheck (Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra)
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- Duration: 6:16
- Updated: 29 Jul 2015
- views: 8808
Billy Strayhorn's "Raincheck" arranged by Miseung Kang and performed by the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra directed by Greg Hopkins. Miseung Kang won the Jazz C...
Billy Strayhorn's "Raincheck" arranged by Miseung Kang and performed by the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra directed by Greg Hopkins. Miseung Kang won the Jazz Composition Department's Billy Strayhorn Centennial Competition with this arrangement. Performed live at The Red Room @ Cafe 939.
https://www.berklee.edu/jazz-composition
"Raincheck" (B. Strayhorn)
Arranger, Conductor: Miseung Kang
Director: Greg Hopkins
Trumpet: Christian Marrero
Trumpet: Noah Conrad
Trumpet: James Cronin
Trumpet: Cosimo Boni
Trombone: Dorsey Minns
Trombone: Suzoko Hori
Trombone: Peter Howell
Trombone: Zachary T. Lewis
Flute: Anggie Obin
Alto Saxophone: Nick Mosca
Tenor: Tomoaki Baba
Tenor: Ryan Linvill
Baritone: Luis García
Piano: Danae Greenfield
Guitar: Mitch Selib
Bass: Mauricio Morales
Drums: Tiago Michelin
Recorded live at The Red Room @ Cafe 939
Stage Crew: Amanda Andrews
Stage Crew: Peter Geise
Stage Crew: Diego Huaman
Recorded by the Berklee Internet Radio Network (BIRN)
Recording Engineer: Thomas Lewis
Mixing Engineer, Assistant Recording Engineer: Federico Masetti
Filmed by 21Summit Productions
Videographer, editor: Joe Barnard
Mastered by M Works Studios
Engineer: Jonathan Wyner
wn.com/Billy Strayhorn Raincheck (Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra)
Billy Strayhorn's "Raincheck" arranged by Miseung Kang and performed by the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra directed by Greg Hopkins. Miseung Kang won the Jazz Composition Department's Billy Strayhorn Centennial Competition with this arrangement. Performed live at The Red Room @ Cafe 939.
https://www.berklee.edu/jazz-composition
"Raincheck" (B. Strayhorn)
Arranger, Conductor: Miseung Kang
Director: Greg Hopkins
Trumpet: Christian Marrero
Trumpet: Noah Conrad
Trumpet: James Cronin
Trumpet: Cosimo Boni
Trombone: Dorsey Minns
Trombone: Suzoko Hori
Trombone: Peter Howell
Trombone: Zachary T. Lewis
Flute: Anggie Obin
Alto Saxophone: Nick Mosca
Tenor: Tomoaki Baba
Tenor: Ryan Linvill
Baritone: Luis García
Piano: Danae Greenfield
Guitar: Mitch Selib
Bass: Mauricio Morales
Drums: Tiago Michelin
Recorded live at The Red Room @ Cafe 939
Stage Crew: Amanda Andrews
Stage Crew: Peter Geise
Stage Crew: Diego Huaman
Recorded by the Berklee Internet Radio Network (BIRN)
Recording Engineer: Thomas Lewis
Mixing Engineer, Assistant Recording Engineer: Federico Masetti
Filmed by 21Summit Productions
Videographer, editor: Joe Barnard
Mastered by M Works Studios
Engineer: Jonathan Wyner
- published: 29 Jul 2015
- views: 8808
"Something to Live For" by Billy Strayhorn
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- Duration: 7:51
- Updated: 28 Sep 2012
- views: 232
Me singing the Strayhorn tune "Something to Live For" at the Columbia University Jazz Vocal Ensemble recital in Spring 2012.
Me singing the Strayhorn tune "Something to Live For" at the Columbia University Jazz Vocal Ensemble recital in Spring 2012.
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Me singing the Strayhorn tune "Something to Live For" at the Columbia University Jazz Vocal Ensemble recital in Spring 2012.
- published: 28 Sep 2012
- views: 232
John Hicks - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook: Something to Live for
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:01
- Updated: 14 Nov 2015
- views: 27
約翰希克斯 - 匹茲堡爵士系列之一：比利史崔宏歌謠集 / John Hicks - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook: Something to Live for
約翰希克斯三重奏的鼓手與貝斯手皆來自匹茲堡，而曾經替匹茲堡爵士名人亞特布萊基伴奏的希克斯也深受其風格 影響，因此三人合作的這張專輯特地選...
約翰希克斯 - 匹茲堡爵士系列之一：比利史崔宏歌謠集 / John Hicks - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook: Something to Live for
約翰希克斯三重奏的鼓手與貝斯手皆來自匹茲堡，而曾經替匹茲堡爵士名人亞特布萊基伴奏的希克斯也深受其風格 影響，因此三人合作的這張專輯特地選了匹茲堡出身最重要的爵士作曲家之一：比利史崔宏。其實與艾靈頓公爵長期合作的史崔宏應該算是爵士史上最重要的作曲家 之一，只是許多作品的榮耀被大多數人歸給了公爵。希克斯認為，要舉出他最愛的史崔宏曲子實在太難，隨手拈來的曲目都有讓人難忘的和絃進行與旋律。除了史崔 宏的作品外，希克斯自己也提供了兩首向史崔宏致敬的創作。希克斯的演奏充滿了華麗的光彩，以豐富的和聲將史崔宏的音樂襯托得更為雍容華貴。聆聽他獨奏的 「Lush Life」，你定會為那驚人四射的光采感動不已。
wn.com/John Hicks A Billy Strayhorn Songbook Something To Live For
約翰希克斯 - 匹茲堡爵士系列之一：比利史崔宏歌謠集 / John Hicks - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook: Something to Live for
約翰希克斯三重奏的鼓手與貝斯手皆來自匹茲堡，而曾經替匹茲堡爵士名人亞特布萊基伴奏的希克斯也深受其風格 影響，因此三人合作的這張專輯特地選了匹茲堡出身最重要的爵士作曲家之一：比利史崔宏。其實與艾靈頓公爵長期合作的史崔宏應該算是爵士史上最重要的作曲家 之一，只是許多作品的榮耀被大多數人歸給了公爵。希克斯認為，要舉出他最愛的史崔宏曲子實在太難，隨手拈來的曲目都有讓人難忘的和絃進行與旋律。除了史崔 宏的作品外，希克斯自己也提供了兩首向史崔宏致敬的創作。希克斯的演奏充滿了華麗的光彩，以豐富的和聲將史崔宏的音樂襯托得更為雍容華貴。聆聽他獨奏的 「Lush Life」，你定會為那驚人四射的光采感動不已。
- published: 14 Nov 2015
- views: 27
Le Jazzman du Misanthrope (2015) Bande Originale : Billy Strayhorn - Lotus Blossom (live, 1941)
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- Duration: 3:59
- Updated: 20 Feb 2015
- views: 46
Enregistrement du concert de Billy Strayhorn au Cotton Cocktail, Jefferson, 1941.
Vous pouvez retrouver le livre ici : http://www.amazon.fr/Le-Jazzman-du-Misant...
Enregistrement du concert de Billy Strayhorn au Cotton Cocktail, Jefferson, 1941.
Vous pouvez retrouver le livre ici : http://www.amazon.fr/Le-Jazzman-du-Misanthrope-extrait-ebook/dp/B00RVNF83S
wn.com/Le Jazzman Du Misanthrope (2015) Bande Originale Billy Strayhorn Lotus Blossom (Live, 1941)
Dominic Duval & Sophie Dunér Live at WJFF "Lush Life" by Billy Strayhorn ©
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- Duration: 3:07
- Updated: 22 Jun 2013
- views: 135
Dominic Duval & Sophie Dunér performing "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn ©) live on WJFF
- published: 22 Jun 2013
- views: 135
Something to live for -bossa- (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:31
- Updated: 16 Jul 2013
- views: 59
Something to live for (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
(1939) (Key: Bb)
Incredibly this classic bossa song was composed 16 years before to the bossa as music...
Something to live for (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
(1939) (Key: Bb)
Incredibly this classic bossa song was composed 16 years before to the bossa as music style
wn.com/Something To Live For Bossa (Duke Ellington Billy Strayhorn)
Something to live for (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
(1939) (Key: Bb)
Incredibly this classic bossa song was composed 16 years before to the bossa as music style
- published: 16 Jul 2013
- views: 59
Something to live for - swing- (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:21
- Updated: 16 Jul 2013
- views: 59
Something to live for (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
(1939) (Key: Bb)
This standars is performed usually as bossa but sound also good when played as swing
...
Something to live for (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
(1939) (Key: Bb)
This standars is performed usually as bossa but sound also good when played as swing
You can perfom it as you like
wn.com/Something To Live For Swing (Duke Ellington Billy Strayhorn)
Something to live for (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
(1939) (Key: Bb)
This standars is performed usually as bossa but sound also good when played as swing
You can perfom it as you like
- published: 16 Jul 2013
- views: 59
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Bill Doggett Lecture:BILLY STRAYHORN Centennial ARSC Conf May 30 2015
Bill Doggett II, namesake/nephew of Philadelphia jazz organ/pianist icon, Bill Doggett talks about the life and legacy of Billy Strayhorn . This 36 minute version of a 2 hour multi media presentation was given on May 30th, 2015 at the 49th annual Association for Recorded Sound Collections conference in Pittsburgh, PA. *Please view my important COMMENT below that helps contextualize this important story...unedited and told with provocative truth. Billy Strayhorn's Centennial is 2015 with an interesting connection with the upcoming 2016 Bill Doggett Centennial. Bill Doggett was born 4 months after Billy Strayhorn. Both Williams ...were active jazz pianists in their high schools in Pennsylvania: Strayhorn in Pittsburgh, Doggett in Philadelphia. Both would go to Harlem in 1938 as jaz... -
NYC Subway Nostalgia HD: R1/R9 (Arnines) Billy Strayhorn Express (145th St to World Trade Center)
In celebration of what would have been the 100th birthday of Billy Strayhorn, the composer of the Duke Ellington standard “Take the A Train,” the MTA ran the Arnines on a special vintage nostalgia ride, departing from 145th Street lower level center track shortly after 5 PM and heading down to World Trade Center as an express A train. The train turned and ran in service express back to 145th Street lower level, where it terminated and then relayed to 207th Street Yard for the night. Enjoy the round trip ride and the ample Jazz music =) Each trip is approximately 40 minutes in length, so to skip ahead to the northbound trip, use the timestamp 42:00. Timelapse version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8JqWk3JWHs -
Reminiscing in Tempo: Duke Ellington Documentary
The concluding part of an excellent documentary on Duke Ellington, broadcast on 10 May 1994 at 22.55 as part of BBC One's Omnibus arts strand. Co-written (with Geoffrey C. Ward), produced and directed by Robert S. Levi, this second part of the documentary focuses on Ellington's career from the exceptional 'Blanton Webster' band of the early 1940s up to Ellington's death in 1974. The documentary addresses the highs and lows of Ellington's life and work during these years - taking in his close collaboration with Billy Strayhorn, the critical response to Black, Brown and Beige, the decline of the Ellington band's fortunes in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Ellington's legendary 'comeback' concert at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival and Ellington's relationship with the civil rights movement... -
Frost School of Music: A Tribute to Adderley/ Wilson and Billy Strayhorn
University of Miami Freshman Jazz Combo, under the direction of Chuck Bergeron- 10/6/15 Personnel Alex Brandenburg- Vocals Adam Claussen- Alto Saxophone Eli Feingold- Trombone Mackenzie Karbon- Vibraphone Jordan Rattner- Guitar Gage Winthrop- Bass Rory Green- Drums For more music, visit youtube.com/univmiamijazz facebook.com/adamclaussenmusic Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed! -
Upper Manhattan Medical Group - The Billy Strayhorn Orchestra
This concert under the direction of Michael Hashim was heard on November 21, 2013 at Miller Theater, Columbia University. -
Antonella Chionna & Andrea Musci: "Billy Strayhorn Songs" - Labfest 2015 - Monopoli
Labfest 2015 Antonella Chionna: voce Andrea Musci: chitarra elettrica "Lush life" "Lotus blossom" "UMMG" (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) "A flower is a lovesome thing" "Chelsea Bridge" Composizioni di Billy Strayhorn Chiostro del Conservatorio "Nino Rota" di Monopoli 10 Giugno 2015 -
Billy Strayhorn by Duke Ellington - Best of Jazz Story [BD Music]
The Best Of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn in a story drawn by Jean-Claude Götting. Command on our website : http://bit.ly/1Yp9Rg6 Digital on iTunes : http://apple.co/1QDuDY1 Bd Music Presents All Your Favorite Artists in Strip Cartoons. 2 CDs and the strip cartoon. Subscribe to our channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/BDMusicSubs Follow us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1EzPK8Z Click on the links below to navigate throughout the video: 00:05 - Take the A-Train 08:09 - Something to Live 10:58 - I’m Checking Out, Go’om Bye 13:28 - Your Love Has Faded 16:19 - Day Dream 19:33 - After All 22:58 - Just A-Sittin’ and A-Rockin’ 26:37 - A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing 30:12 - Flippant Flurry 33:04 - Ouverture ti a Jam Session (Part 1&2) 38:41 - Charlotte Russe (Lotus Blossom) 41:47 - Prog... -
IND 8th Avenue Special! Vintage R1/9 RFW Billy Strayhorn Express A Train Ride to 145th Street
Original Recordin' Date: 11/29/15 In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Billy Strayhorn, this vintage R1/9 A express was runnin' as special service for one round trip makin' express stops from 145th Street to Hudson Terminal, which is now present day Chambers Street. Here's my rail fan window view ride on the R1/9 A train makin' express stop from Chambers Street to 145th Street. Pardon the conversations behind me as the rail fans were a bit too excited -
Billy Strayhorn - chamber jazz mix (from solo Lps with small ensembles)
0:00 U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965] 3:36 Multi-Colored Blue [feat. Paris Blue Notes, vocals, 1961] 6:58 Multicolored Blue [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965] 12:20 Just a Sittin' and a Rockin' [feat. Michel Goudret, bass, 1961] 15:12 Chelsea Bridge [feat. Willie Ruff, French horn, 1965] 19:22 Day Dream [feat. Paris Blue Notes, vocals, 1961] 23:25 Day Dream [solo piano, 1965] 27:06 Boo-dah [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965] 30:15 Something to Live For [solo piano, 1965] 33:16 Something to Live For [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965] 35:22 Drawing Room Blues [feat. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, pianos, 1946] 39:00 Lush Life [feat. Paris Blue Notes, vocals, 1961] 42... -
A Billy Strayhorn Songbook - 2 hours of Billy's Best with Duke Ellington
Here's a couple of hours of music recorded by the either the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Johnny Hodges, or small groups taken from the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The earliest recording comes from 1939, the year Strayhorn joined the Ellington Organization, and the latest from 1967, the year Strayhorn passed away. Most of the songs are written by Strayrhorn alone, though a few a joint collaborations, and one ("Rocks in My Bed") is an example of Billy taking an existing Ellington composition, re-harmonizing and orchestrating it, and ending up with a piece that bears his his artistic stamp as much as Ellington's. Billy did hundreds of arrangements for Ellington of Ellington's music and the music of others (his arrangements on "The Nutcracker Suite" and "Mary Poppins" Lps are great places to hea... -
The FREEJazzART Revolution at LIVE365.com Gil Evans Billy Strayhorn Charlie Parker Count Basie
The FREEJazzART Revolution at LIVE365.com Gil Evans Billy Strayhorn Charlie Parker Count -
John Coltrane Lush Life (1957) [Full album]
Track listing 1 "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) 2 "I Love You" (Cole Porter) 3 "Trane's Slo Blues" (John Coltrane) 4 "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) 5 "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) Personnel Tracks 1-3 John Coltrane — tenor saxophone Earl May — bass Art Taylor — drums Tracks 4-5 John Coltrane — tenor saxophone Red Garland — piano Paul Chambers — bass Donald Byrd — trumpet (track 4) Louis Hayes — drums (track 4) Albert Heath — drums (track 5) Lush Life is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1961 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7188. It is assembled from unissued results of three separate recording sessions at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957 and 1958. As Coltrane's fame grew during th... -
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald - Cote D'Azur Concerts On Verve CD 1 [Full Album]
*No copyright infringement intended. Will remove if asked too* Duke Ellington and His Orchestra "Diminuendo in Blue" / "Blow by Blow" (Duke Ellington) – 8:06 "Caravan" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 6:06 "Rose of the Rio Grande" (Ross Gorman, Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren) – 2:51 "Tutti for Cootie" (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 6:24 "Skin Deep" (Louie Bellson) – 10:49 "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:51 "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 3:02 "Wings and Things" (Johnny Hodges) – 10:27 "The Star-Crossed Lovers" (D. Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:20 "Such Sweet Thunder" (D. Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:24 "Madness in Great Ones" (D. Ellington, Strayhorn) – 5:23 "Kinda Dukish" / "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, D. Ellington, Mills) – 5:07 "Things Ain'... -
Allan Harris: Love Came, The Songs of Strayhorn featuring the Eric Ree...
The award-winning Allan Harris is a Brooklyn-born, Harlem-raised vocalist, guitarist, and composer who has performed across the world, including at the 2012 London Olympics. He recently joined us to celebrate the release of his wildly diverse Black Bar Jukebox album, and this week he takes on the music of Billy Strayhorn, one of the greatest jazz composers of all time. His band for the series, the inimitable Eric Reed Trio, is a perfect fit for such a program; carrying on the jazz torch kindled by such geniuses as Strayhorn, Eric Reed is a leading contributor to the lineage of highly refined swinging jazz. This former member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has recorded over 20 albums as a leader, first toured and recorded with Wynton Marsalis at age 18, and continues to work with s... -
Duke Ellington piano solo [Rarest of the rare recordings!]
Duke Ellington piano solo. Live in Schmalenberg (in the vicinity of Düsseldorf), Germany. July 10, 1970 0:00 Fleurette Africaine [mistitled on the cd as La plus belle africaine] 3:26 Carolina Shout (James P. Johnson) 4:37 Take The A Train (Billy Strayhorn) 7:22 Black Beauty 9:47 Warm Valley 11:37 Things Ain't What They Use To Be (Mercer Ellington) 13:32 [first attempt to play Paris Blues] 15:26 New World A-Comin' 24:17 Improvisation on Paris Blues 24:53 Paris Blues 26:23 Come Sunday 28:23 For Billy Strayhorn (aka Lotus Blossom) (Billy Strayhorn) All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated -
Joey Alexander #1 New Legacy Concerts @ The Standard
05:10 I Mean You (Thelonious Monk) 13:45 Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) 24:36 It Might As Well Be Spring (Richard Rogers) 34:13 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Duke Ellington) Piano - Joey Alexander (Indonesia) Bass - Ira Coleman (USA) Drums - Niclas Bardeleben (Denmark) The Standard Jazz Club Copenhagen, Denmark November 9, 2014 Second performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIPkN1BQ_7k -
EOR Jazz Festival Billy Stayhorn Tribute Pt. 1
East of the River Jazz Presents Billy Stayhorn Centennial Celebration in the studios of We Act Radio The Magical Legacy of Billy Strayhorn features: Washington Renaissance Orchestra Sextet Hosted by Vernard Gray w/ libation provided by Baba Melvin Deal eastriverjazz.net http://www.billystrayhorn.com/ Supported by Anacostia Business Improvement District Anacostia Coordinating Council Anacostia Playhouse Powered by Ethical Electric Support clean energy and independent media here: https://ethicalelectric.com/Partners/WeActRadio Subscribe to We Act Radio for more: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=weactradiodc If you liked this clip from We Act Radio, please do us a big favor and share it with your friends... and hit that "like" button! -
Sonny Rollins Quartet - Worktime
Work Time is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded for the Prestige label, featuring performances by Rollins with Ray Bryant, George Morrow and Max Roach. 1 "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Berlin) 2 "Paradox" (Rollins) 3 "Raincheck" (Billy Strayhorn) 4 "There Are Such Things" (Adams, Abel Baer, Meyer) 5 "It's All Right with Me" (Porter) Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone Ray Bryant - piano George Morrow - bass Max Roach - drums The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The enjoyable outing may not be essential, but it is a strong effort." Author and musician Peter Niklas Wilson called it "one of Rollins's most brilliant sessions. In the opinion of many of the saxophone player's fans it is the equal of the epochal Saxophone Colossus recordings." -
Recording of the Livestream International Jazzday - Paul Zauner´s Blue Brass
PAUL ZAUNER´S BLUE BRASS „THE CENTENNIAL OF BILLY STRAYHORN“ APRIL/30/2015 at 8 pm (Austrian Time) Celebrating one of jazz greatest jazz composers and arrangers of the 20th century. On the International Jazz Day, the Blue Brass is celebrating in cooperation with the 504 Magazin from New Orleans and the Billy Strayhorn Foundation the music oft he genius composer and pianist Billy Strayhorn. He wrote songs for eternity like Take The A-Train or Lush Life. LINE UP: Mario Rom – tp Clemens Salesny – as,bcl,cl Klemens Pliem – ts,fl Paul Zauner – tb Oliver Kent – p Wolfram Derschmidt – b Klemens Marktl – dr feat. Allan Praskin – as & Thomas de Lates – voc -
Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington - The Best Of (By Classic Mood Experience)
Classic Mood Experience The best masterpieces ever recorded in the music history. Join our YT: http://www.youtube.com/user/classicmoodexp Join our Google +: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/113483374521317576387/113483374521317576387/posts Join our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/classicmoodexp Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/1184062239 Deezer: http://www.deezer.com/profile/305140685 Tracklist: 00:00 Duke Ellington - Take the A Train (1941) (Billy Strayhorn, Joya Sherrill) 02:50 Duke Ellington - In a Sentimental Mood (1935) (Duke Ellington) 06:05 Duke Ellington - Diga Diga Doo (1928) (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) 08:55 Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (1932) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) 12:02 Duke Ellington - Mood Indigo (1931) (Duke ... -
Jazz at the Pawnshop - vol. 3 - Good Vibes
Author: Arne Domnérus 1. Now's the Time Charlie Parker 2. Out of Nowhere Johnny Green / Edward Heyman 3. In a Mellow Tone Duke Ellington / Milt Gabler 4. Take the "A" Train Billy Strayhorn 5. Jeepers Creepers Johnny Mercer / Harry Warren 6. Struttin' With Some Barbecue Lil Hardin / Don Raye Review by Scott Yanow Taken entirely from the second of a legendary two-day engagement at Stockholm's Pawnshop club, this third of four CDs that fully document the gig puts the focus on vibraphonist Lars Erstrand who even gets top billing. Arne Domnerus on alto and clarinet co-stars and the rhythm section (pianist Bengt Hallberg, bassist Georg Riedel and drummer Egil Johansen) is also excellent. With the exception of a Charlie Parker blues ("Now's the Time"), the quintet sticks to swing and Dixi...
Bill Doggett Lecture:BILLY STRAYHORN Centennial ARSC Conf May 30 2015
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- Duration: 37:00
- Updated: 08 Jun 2015
- views: 291
Bill Doggett II, namesake/nephew of Philadelphia jazz organ/pianist icon, Bill Doggett talks about the life and legacy of Billy Strayhorn . This 36 minute ver...
Bill Doggett II, namesake/nephew of Philadelphia jazz organ/pianist icon, Bill Doggett talks about the life and legacy of Billy Strayhorn . This 36 minute version of a 2 hour multi media presentation was given on May 30th, 2015 at the 49th annual Association for Recorded Sound Collections conference in Pittsburgh, PA. *Please view my important COMMENT below that helps contextualize this important story...unedited and told with provocative truth.
Billy Strayhorn's Centennial is 2015 with an interesting connection with the upcoming 2016 Bill Doggett Centennial. Bill Doggett was born 4 months after Billy Strayhorn. Both Williams ...were active jazz pianists in their high schools in Pennsylvania: Strayhorn in Pittsburgh, Doggett in Philadelphia. Both would go to Harlem in 1938 as jazz pianists and arrangers: Stayhorn for Duke Ellington, Doggett for Lucky Millinder. Both Billy Strayhorn and Bill Doggett would have their arrangements recorded respectively in their early associations with their respective band leader Ellington and Millinder.
wn.com/Bill Doggett Lecture Billy Strayhorn Centennial Arsc Conf May 30 2015
Bill Doggett II, namesake/nephew of Philadelphia jazz organ/pianist icon, Bill Doggett talks about the life and legacy of Billy Strayhorn . This 36 minute version of a 2 hour multi media presentation was given on May 30th, 2015 at the 49th annual Association for Recorded Sound Collections conference in Pittsburgh, PA. *Please view my important COMMENT below that helps contextualize this important story...unedited and told with provocative truth.
Billy Strayhorn's Centennial is 2015 with an interesting connection with the upcoming 2016 Bill Doggett Centennial. Bill Doggett was born 4 months after Billy Strayhorn. Both Williams ...were active jazz pianists in their high schools in Pennsylvania: Strayhorn in Pittsburgh, Doggett in Philadelphia. Both would go to Harlem in 1938 as jazz pianists and arrangers: Stayhorn for Duke Ellington, Doggett for Lucky Millinder. Both Billy Strayhorn and Bill Doggett would have their arrangements recorded respectively in their early associations with their respective band leader Ellington and Millinder.
- published: 08 Jun 2015
- views: 291
NYC Subway Nostalgia HD: R1/R9 (Arnines) Billy Strayhorn Express (145th St to World Trade Center)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 79:14
- Updated: 30 Nov 2015
- views: 1219
In celebration of what would have been the 100th birthday of Billy Strayhorn, the composer of the Duke Ellington standard “Take the A Train,” the MTA ran the Ar...
In celebration of what would have been the 100th birthday of Billy Strayhorn, the composer of the Duke Ellington standard “Take the A Train,” the MTA ran the Arnines on a special vintage nostalgia ride, departing from 145th Street lower level center track shortly after 5 PM and heading down to World Trade Center as an express A train. The train turned and ran in service express back to 145th Street lower level, where it terminated and then relayed to 207th Street Yard for the night. Enjoy the round trip ride and the ample Jazz music =)
Each trip is approximately 40 minutes in length, so to skip ahead to the northbound trip, use the timestamp 42:00.
Timelapse version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8JqWk3JWHs
wn.com/NYC Subway Nostalgia Hd R1 R9 (Arnines) Billy Strayhorn Express (145Th St To World Trade Center)
In celebration of what would have been the 100th birthday of Billy Strayhorn, the composer of the Duke Ellington standard “Take the A Train,” the MTA ran the Arnines on a special vintage nostalgia ride, departing from 145th Street lower level center track shortly after 5 PM and heading down to World Trade Center as an express A train. The train turned and ran in service express back to 145th Street lower level, where it terminated and then relayed to 207th Street Yard for the night. Enjoy the round trip ride and the ample Jazz music =)
Each trip is approximately 40 minutes in length, so to skip ahead to the northbound trip, use the timestamp 42:00.
Timelapse version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8JqWk3JWHs
- published: 30 Nov 2015
- views: 1219
Reminiscing in Tempo: Duke Ellington Documentary
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 48:48
- Updated: 01 Mar 2015
- views: 5474
The concluding part of an excellent documentary on Duke Ellington, broadcast on 10 May 1994 at 22.55 as part of BBC One's Omnibus arts strand.
Co-written (with...
The concluding part of an excellent documentary on Duke Ellington, broadcast on 10 May 1994 at 22.55 as part of BBC One's Omnibus arts strand.
Co-written (with Geoffrey C. Ward), produced and directed by Robert S. Levi, this second part of the documentary focuses on Ellington's career from the exceptional 'Blanton Webster' band of the early 1940s up to Ellington's death in 1974.
The documentary addresses the highs and lows of Ellington's life and work during these years - taking in his close collaboration with Billy Strayhorn, the critical response to Black, Brown and Beige, the decline of the Ellington band's fortunes in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Ellington's legendary 'comeback' concert at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival and Ellington's relationship with the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Contributors include Louie Bellson, Mercer Ellington, Mercedes Ellington, Herb Jeffries, Sid Kuller, Marion Logan, Albert Murray, Gunther Schuller, Bob Udkoff, Barry Ulanov and George Wein.
The picture quality is variable alas due to the age of the recording.
wn.com/Reminiscing In Tempo Duke Ellington Documentary
The concluding part of an excellent documentary on Duke Ellington, broadcast on 10 May 1994 at 22.55 as part of BBC One's Omnibus arts strand.
Co-written (with Geoffrey C. Ward), produced and directed by Robert S. Levi, this second part of the documentary focuses on Ellington's career from the exceptional 'Blanton Webster' band of the early 1940s up to Ellington's death in 1974.
The documentary addresses the highs and lows of Ellington's life and work during these years - taking in his close collaboration with Billy Strayhorn, the critical response to Black, Brown and Beige, the decline of the Ellington band's fortunes in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Ellington's legendary 'comeback' concert at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival and Ellington's relationship with the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Contributors include Louie Bellson, Mercer Ellington, Mercedes Ellington, Herb Jeffries, Sid Kuller, Marion Logan, Albert Murray, Gunther Schuller, Bob Udkoff, Barry Ulanov and George Wein.
The picture quality is variable alas due to the age of the recording.
- published: 01 Mar 2015
- views: 5474
Frost School of Music: A Tribute to Adderley/ Wilson and Billy Strayhorn
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- Duration: 46:13
- Updated: 28 Oct 2015
- views: 278
University of Miami Freshman Jazz Combo, under the direction of Chuck Bergeron- 10/6/15
Personnel
Alex Brandenburg- Vocals
Adam Claussen- Alto Saxophone
Eli Fe...
University of Miami Freshman Jazz Combo, under the direction of Chuck Bergeron- 10/6/15
Personnel
Alex Brandenburg- Vocals
Adam Claussen- Alto Saxophone
Eli Feingold- Trombone
Mackenzie Karbon- Vibraphone
Jordan Rattner- Guitar
Gage Winthrop- Bass
Rory Green- Drums
For more music, visit
youtube.com/univmiamijazz
facebook.com/adamclaussenmusic
Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed!
wn.com/Frost School Of Music A Tribute To Adderley Wilson And Billy Strayhorn
University of Miami Freshman Jazz Combo, under the direction of Chuck Bergeron- 10/6/15
Personnel
Alex Brandenburg- Vocals
Adam Claussen- Alto Saxophone
Eli Feingold- Trombone
Mackenzie Karbon- Vibraphone
Jordan Rattner- Guitar
Gage Winthrop- Bass
Rory Green- Drums
For more music, visit
youtube.com/univmiamijazz
facebook.com/adamclaussenmusic
Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed!
- published: 28 Oct 2015
- views: 278
Upper Manhattan Medical Group - The Billy Strayhorn Orchestra
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 22:04
- Updated: 28 Mar 2016
- views: 1
This concert under the direction of Michael Hashim was heard on November 21, 2013 at Miller Theater, Columbia University.
This concert under the direction of Michael Hashim was heard on November 21, 2013 at Miller Theater, Columbia University.
wn.com/Upper Manhattan Medical Group The Billy Strayhorn Orchestra
This concert under the direction of Michael Hashim was heard on November 21, 2013 at Miller Theater, Columbia University.
- published: 28 Mar 2016
- views: 1
Antonella Chionna & Andrea Musci: "Billy Strayhorn Songs" - Labfest 2015 - Monopoli
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 21:53
- Updated: 21 Oct 2015
- views: 73
Labfest 2015
Antonella Chionna: voce
Andrea Musci: chitarra elettrica
"Lush life"
"Lotus blossom"
"UMMG" (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
"A flower is a loveso...
Labfest 2015
Antonella Chionna: voce
Andrea Musci: chitarra elettrica
"Lush life"
"Lotus blossom"
"UMMG" (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
"A flower is a lovesome thing"
"Chelsea Bridge"
Composizioni di Billy Strayhorn
Chiostro del Conservatorio "Nino Rota" di Monopoli
10 Giugno 2015
wn.com/Antonella Chionna Andrea Musci Billy Strayhorn Songs Labfest 2015 Monopoli
Labfest 2015
Antonella Chionna: voce
Andrea Musci: chitarra elettrica
"Lush life"
"Lotus blossom"
"UMMG" (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
"A flower is a lovesome thing"
"Chelsea Bridge"
Composizioni di Billy Strayhorn
Chiostro del Conservatorio "Nino Rota" di Monopoli
10 Giugno 2015
- published: 21 Oct 2015
- views: 73
Billy Strayhorn by Duke Ellington - Best of Jazz Story [BD Music]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 51:20
- Updated: 23 Nov 2015
- views: 140
The Best Of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn in a story drawn by Jean-Claude Götting.
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Digital on iTunes : http://...
The Best Of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn in a story drawn by Jean-Claude Götting.
Command on our website : http://bit.ly/1Yp9Rg6
Digital on iTunes : http://apple.co/1QDuDY1
Bd Music Presents All Your Favorite Artists in Strip Cartoons.
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00:05 - Take the A-Train
08:09 - Something to Live
10:58 - I’m Checking Out, Go’om Bye
13:28 - Your Love Has Faded
16:19 - Day Dream
19:33 - After All
22:58 - Just A-Sittin’ and A-Rockin’
26:37 - A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
30:12 - Flippant Flurry
33:04 - Ouverture ti a Jam Session (Part 1&2)
38:41 - Charlotte Russe (Lotus Blossom)
41:47 - Progressive Gavotte
44:45 - Violet Blue
48:03 - Once Upon a Dream
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BDMUSIC collection presents all your favorite singers drawn with the eye of draftsmen, painters or illustrators of our era. The collection represents more than 250 albums illustrated by 150 painters for more than 4 000 illustration pages about music. 2 CDs and the strip cartoon to live an amazing story with all the best musicians of the history.
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La collection BDMUSIC présente tous les musiciens et compositeurs de l'Histoire de la Musique à travers la vision de dessinateurs, peintres ou illustrateurs d'aujourd'hui. La collection comprend plus de 160 albums illustrés par 150 dessinateurs ou peintres et l’ensemble représente 4.000 planches d’illustrations autour de la musique. Les albums sont composés d’une biographie illustrée en 22 planches, une biographie textuelle approfondie, une discographie et 2 CD.
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The Best Of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn in a story drawn by Jean-Claude Götting.
Command on our website : http://bit.ly/1Yp9Rg6
Digital on iTunes : http://apple.co/1QDuDY1
Bd Music Presents All Your Favorite Artists in Strip Cartoons.
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00:05 - Take the A-Train
08:09 - Something to Live
10:58 - I’m Checking Out, Go’om Bye
13:28 - Your Love Has Faded
16:19 - Day Dream
19:33 - After All
22:58 - Just A-Sittin’ and A-Rockin’
26:37 - A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
30:12 - Flippant Flurry
33:04 - Ouverture ti a Jam Session (Part 1&2)
38:41 - Charlotte Russe (Lotus Blossom)
41:47 - Progressive Gavotte
44:45 - Violet Blue
48:03 - Once Upon a Dream
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BDMUSIC collection presents all your favorite singers drawn with the eye of draftsmen, painters or illustrators of our era. The collection represents more than 250 albums illustrated by 150 painters for more than 4 000 illustration pages about music. 2 CDs and the strip cartoon to live an amazing story with all the best musicians of the history.
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La collection BDMUSIC présente tous les musiciens et compositeurs de l'Histoire de la Musique à travers la vision de dessinateurs, peintres ou illustrateurs d'aujourd'hui. La collection comprend plus de 160 albums illustrés par 150 dessinateurs ou peintres et l’ensemble représente 4.000 planches d’illustrations autour de la musique. Les albums sont composés d’une biographie illustrée en 22 planches, une biographie textuelle approfondie, une discographie et 2 CD.
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- published: 23 Nov 2015
- views: 140
IND 8th Avenue Special! Vintage R1/9 RFW Billy Strayhorn Express A Train Ride to 145th Street
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 27:36
- Updated: 01 Dec 2015
- views: 201
Original Recordin' Date: 11/29/15
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Billy Strayhorn, this vintage R1/9 A express was runnin' as special service for o...
Original Recordin' Date: 11/29/15
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Billy Strayhorn, this vintage R1/9 A express was runnin' as special service for one round trip makin' express stops from 145th Street to Hudson Terminal, which is now present day Chambers Street. Here's my rail fan window view ride on the R1/9 A train makin' express stop from Chambers Street to 145th Street. Pardon the conversations behind me as the rail fans were a bit too excited
wn.com/Ind 8Th Avenue Special Vintage R1 9 Rfw Billy Strayhorn Express A Train Ride To 145Th Street
Original Recordin' Date: 11/29/15
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Billy Strayhorn, this vintage R1/9 A express was runnin' as special service for one round trip makin' express stops from 145th Street to Hudson Terminal, which is now present day Chambers Street. Here's my rail fan window view ride on the R1/9 A train makin' express stop from Chambers Street to 145th Street. Pardon the conversations behind me as the rail fans were a bit too excited
- published: 01 Dec 2015
- views: 201
Billy Strayhorn - chamber jazz mix (from solo Lps with small ensembles)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 101:41
- Updated: 18 Mar 2016
- views: 2
0:00 U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
3:36 Multi-Colored Blue [feat. Paris Blue Notes, vocals,...
0:00 U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
3:36 Multi-Colored Blue [feat. Paris Blue Notes, vocals, 1961]
6:58 Multicolored Blue [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
12:20 Just a Sittin' and a Rockin' [feat. Michel Goudret, bass, 1961]
15:12 Chelsea Bridge [feat. Willie Ruff, French horn, 1965]
19:22 Day Dream [feat. Paris Blue Notes, vocals, 1961]
23:25 Day Dream [solo piano, 1965]
27:06 Boo-dah [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
30:15 Something to Live For [solo piano, 1965]
33:16 Something to Live For [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
35:22 Drawing Room Blues [feat. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, pianos, 1946]
39:00 Lush Life [feat. Paris Blue Notes, vocals, 1961]
42:27 Raincheck [feat. Willie Ruff, French horn, Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
46:41 Chelsea Bridge [feat. Michel Goudret, bass, 1961]
49:59 Take the 'A' Train [feat. Paris String Quartet, 1961]
53:15 Take the 'A' Train [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
57:11 Passion Flower [feat. Michel Goudret, bass, 1961]
1:00:54 Passion Flower [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
1:08:18 Love Has Passed Me By Again [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
Strange Feeling [solo piano, 1961]
Just a Settin' and a Rockin' [(probably) Duke Ellington, piano, Wendell Marshall, bass, Dave Bailey, drums, 1965]
Love Came [piano solo, 1965]
Love Came [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
Clementine [piano solo, 1965]
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing [feat. Paris String Quartet, 1961]
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
Your Love Has Faded [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
Passion Flower [Duke Ellington trio, 1953]
Lotus Blossom [Duke Ellington solo, 1967]
wn.com/Billy Strayhorn Chamber Jazz Mix (From Solo Lps With Small Ensembles)
0:00 U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
3:36 Multi-Colored Blue [feat. Paris Blue Notes, vocals, 1961]
6:58 Multicolored Blue [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
12:20 Just a Sittin' and a Rockin' [feat. Michel Goudret, bass, 1961]
15:12 Chelsea Bridge [feat. Willie Ruff, French horn, 1965]
19:22 Day Dream [feat. Paris Blue Notes, vocals, 1961]
23:25 Day Dream [solo piano, 1965]
27:06 Boo-dah [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
30:15 Something to Live For [solo piano, 1965]
33:16 Something to Live For [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
35:22 Drawing Room Blues [feat. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, pianos, 1946]
39:00 Lush Life [feat. Paris Blue Notes, vocals, 1961]
42:27 Raincheck [feat. Willie Ruff, French horn, Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
46:41 Chelsea Bridge [feat. Michel Goudret, bass, 1961]
49:59 Take the 'A' Train [feat. Paris String Quartet, 1961]
53:15 Take the 'A' Train [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
57:11 Passion Flower [feat. Michel Goudret, bass, 1961]
1:00:54 Passion Flower [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber, reeds, 1965]
1:08:18 Love Has Passed Me By Again [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
Strange Feeling [solo piano, 1961]
Just a Settin' and a Rockin' [(probably) Duke Ellington, piano, Wendell Marshall, bass, Dave Bailey, drums, 1965]
Love Came [piano solo, 1965]
Love Came [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
Clementine [piano solo, 1965]
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing [feat. Paris String Quartet, 1961]
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
Your Love Has Faded [Ozzie Bailey, vocal, 1965]
Passion Flower [Duke Ellington trio, 1953]
Lotus Blossom [Duke Ellington solo, 1967]
- published: 18 Mar 2016
- views: 2
A Billy Strayhorn Songbook - 2 hours of Billy's Best with Duke Ellington
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 133:21
- Updated: 19 Mar 2016
- views: 0
Here's a couple of hours of music recorded by the either the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Johnny Hodges, or small groups taken from the Duke Ellington Orchestra. T...
Here's a couple of hours of music recorded by the either the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Johnny Hodges, or small groups taken from the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The earliest recording comes from 1939, the year Strayhorn joined the Ellington Organization, and the latest from 1967, the year Strayhorn passed away. Most of the songs are written by Strayrhorn alone, though a few a joint collaborations, and one ("Rocks in My Bed") is an example of Billy taking an existing Ellington composition, re-harmonizing and orchestrating it, and ending up with a piece that bears his his artistic stamp as much as Ellington's.
Billy did hundreds of arrangements for Ellington of Ellington's music and the music of others (his arrangements on "The Nutcracker Suite" and "Mary Poppins" Lps are great places to hear just what he could do to bring non-jazz material firmly into the realm of jazz), and as an arranger, he was up there with Nelson Riddle and best of them. A whole program could be assembled just of his most innovative arrangements, but here, I'm focusing mainly on his compositions.
For those interested in learning in-depth about his composing and arranging for Ellington (which wasn't always credited accurately on Lp sleeves or in copyright registrations), the place to go is the book "Something to Live For" by Walter van de Leur (2002, Oxford University Press).
Most of Strayhorn's best-known works are here. While he wrote up-tempo swingers (including his most famous song, "Take the A Train"), and there are several here, he probably wrote 2 or 3 great ballads for every great up-tempo piece. That makes pacing a program of his music a little tricky, but I've done my best to vary the mood and keep things interesting.
Many of Strayhorn's ballads were written with alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges in mind, who Charlie Parker once called "Johnny 'Lily Pons' Hodges" in an interview with Leonard Feather because Hodges' gift with ballads was comparable to the great opera singer Lily Pons' singing. There are 7-8 examples of those here, and Hodges' playing on them can send shivers up your spine.
Here's the start times of each track. I'll let you figure out which tune is which--the person who figures out the title and original Lp or 78 issue of the most tunes wins...my immense respect!
If you have favorite Strayhorn songs or arrangements that are not here, post a comment with what they are and a good CD source to hear them.
0:00
2:31
5:54
8:27
11:09
14:09
18:23
25:40
29:15
32:13
35:09
39:29
42:17
44:55
47:45
50:15
53:37
56:19
1:00:26
1:02:43
1:05:59
1:09:06
1:12:15
1:15:16
1:20:46
1:23:37
1:28:08
1:33:21
1:36:10
1:38:58
1:41:53
1:45:01
1:47:55
1:51:30
1:54:02
1:56:53
1:59:55
2:02:54
2:05:59
2:08:32
wn.com/A Billy Strayhorn Songbook 2 Hours Of Billy's Best With Duke Ellington
Here's a couple of hours of music recorded by the either the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Johnny Hodges, or small groups taken from the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The earliest recording comes from 1939, the year Strayhorn joined the Ellington Organization, and the latest from 1967, the year Strayhorn passed away. Most of the songs are written by Strayrhorn alone, though a few a joint collaborations, and one ("Rocks in My Bed") is an example of Billy taking an existing Ellington composition, re-harmonizing and orchestrating it, and ending up with a piece that bears his his artistic stamp as much as Ellington's.
Billy did hundreds of arrangements for Ellington of Ellington's music and the music of others (his arrangements on "The Nutcracker Suite" and "Mary Poppins" Lps are great places to hear just what he could do to bring non-jazz material firmly into the realm of jazz), and as an arranger, he was up there with Nelson Riddle and best of them. A whole program could be assembled just of his most innovative arrangements, but here, I'm focusing mainly on his compositions.
For those interested in learning in-depth about his composing and arranging for Ellington (which wasn't always credited accurately on Lp sleeves or in copyright registrations), the place to go is the book "Something to Live For" by Walter van de Leur (2002, Oxford University Press).
Most of Strayhorn's best-known works are here. While he wrote up-tempo swingers (including his most famous song, "Take the A Train"), and there are several here, he probably wrote 2 or 3 great ballads for every great up-tempo piece. That makes pacing a program of his music a little tricky, but I've done my best to vary the mood and keep things interesting.
Many of Strayhorn's ballads were written with alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges in mind, who Charlie Parker once called "Johnny 'Lily Pons' Hodges" in an interview with Leonard Feather because Hodges' gift with ballads was comparable to the great opera singer Lily Pons' singing. There are 7-8 examples of those here, and Hodges' playing on them can send shivers up your spine.
Here's the start times of each track. I'll let you figure out which tune is which--the person who figures out the title and original Lp or 78 issue of the most tunes wins...my immense respect!
If you have favorite Strayhorn songs or arrangements that are not here, post a comment with what they are and a good CD source to hear them.
0:00
2:31
5:54
8:27
11:09
14:09
18:23
25:40
29:15
32:13
35:09
39:29
42:17
44:55
47:45
50:15
53:37
56:19
1:00:26
1:02:43
1:05:59
1:09:06
1:12:15
1:15:16
1:20:46
1:23:37
1:28:08
1:33:21
1:36:10
1:38:58
1:41:53
1:45:01
1:47:55
1:51:30
1:54:02
1:56:53
1:59:55
2:02:54
2:05:59
2:08:32
- published: 19 Mar 2016
- views: 0
The FREEJazzART Revolution at LIVE365.com Gil Evans Billy Strayhorn Charlie Parker Count Basie
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 32:34
- Updated: 29 May 2012
- views: 99
The FREEJazzART Revolution at LIVE365.com Gil Evans Billy Strayhorn Charlie Parker Count
- published: 29 May 2012
- views: 99
John Coltrane Lush Life (1957) [Full album]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 36:31
- Updated: 24 Sep 2013
- views: 89041
Track listing
1 "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
2 "I Love You" (Cole Porter)
3 "Trane's Slo Blues" (John Coltrane)
4 "Lush Life" (Bi...
Track listing
1 "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
2 "I Love You" (Cole Porter)
3 "Trane's Slo Blues" (John Coltrane)
4 "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn)
5 "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre)
Personnel
Tracks 1-3
John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Earl May — bass
Art Taylor — drums
Tracks 4-5
John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Red Garland — piano
Paul Chambers — bass
Donald Byrd — trumpet (track 4)
Louis Hayes — drums (track 4)
Albert Heath — drums (track 5)
Lush Life is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1961 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7188. It is assembled from unissued results of three separate recording sessions at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957 and 1958. As Coltrane's fame grew during the 1960s long after he had stopped recording for the label, Prestige used unissued recordings to create new marketable albums without Coltrane's input or approval.
wn.com/John Coltrane Lush Life (1957) Full Album
Track listing
1 "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
2 "I Love You" (Cole Porter)
3 "Trane's Slo Blues" (John Coltrane)
4 "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn)
5 "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre)
Personnel
Tracks 1-3
John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Earl May — bass
Art Taylor — drums
Tracks 4-5
John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Red Garland — piano
Paul Chambers — bass
Donald Byrd — trumpet (track 4)
Louis Hayes — drums (track 4)
Albert Heath — drums (track 5)
Lush Life is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1961 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7188. It is assembled from unissued results of three separate recording sessions at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957 and 1958. As Coltrane's fame grew during the 1960s long after he had stopped recording for the label, Prestige used unissued recordings to create new marketable albums without Coltrane's input or approval.
- published: 24 Sep 2013
- views: 89041
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald - Cote D'Azur Concerts On Verve CD 1 [Full Album]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 77:09
- Updated: 22 Mar 2015
- views: 1977
*No copyright infringement intended. Will remove if asked too*
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
"Diminuendo in Blue" / "Blow by Blow" (Duke Ellington) – 8:06
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*No copyright infringement intended. Will remove if asked too*
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
"Diminuendo in Blue" / "Blow by Blow" (Duke Ellington) – 8:06
"Caravan" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 6:06
"Rose of the Rio Grande" (Ross Gorman, Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren) – 2:51
"Tutti for Cootie" (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 6:24
"Skin Deep" (Louie Bellson) – 10:49
"Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:51
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 3:02
"Wings and Things" (Johnny Hodges) – 10:27
"The Star-Crossed Lovers" (D. Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:20
"Such Sweet Thunder" (D. Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:24
"Madness in Great Ones" (D. Ellington, Strayhorn) – 5:23
"Kinda Dukish" / "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, D. Ellington, Mills) – 5:07
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be" – 2:35
wn.com/Duke Ellington Ella Fitzgerald Cote D'Azur Concerts On Verve Cd 1 Full Album
*No copyright infringement intended. Will remove if asked too*
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
"Diminuendo in Blue" / "Blow by Blow" (Duke Ellington) – 8:06
"Caravan" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 6:06
"Rose of the Rio Grande" (Ross Gorman, Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren) – 2:51
"Tutti for Cootie" (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 6:24
"Skin Deep" (Louie Bellson) – 10:49
"Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:51
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 3:02
"Wings and Things" (Johnny Hodges) – 10:27
"The Star-Crossed Lovers" (D. Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:20
"Such Sweet Thunder" (D. Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:24
"Madness in Great Ones" (D. Ellington, Strayhorn) – 5:23
"Kinda Dukish" / "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, D. Ellington, Mills) – 5:07
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be" – 2:35
- published: 22 Mar 2015
- views: 1977
Allan Harris: Love Came, The Songs of Strayhorn featuring the Eric Ree...
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 104:40
- Updated: 05 Dec 2015
- views: 399
The award-winning Allan Harris is a Brooklyn-born, Harlem-raised vocalist, guitarist, and composer who has performed across the world, including at the 2012 Lon...
The award-winning Allan Harris is a Brooklyn-born, Harlem-raised vocalist, guitarist, and composer who has performed across the world, including at the 2012 London Olympics. He recently joined us to celebrate the release of his wildly diverse Black Bar Jukebox album, and this week he takes on the music of Billy Strayhorn, one of the greatest jazz composers of all time. His band for the series, the inimitable Eric Reed Trio, is a perfect fit for such a program; carrying on the jazz torch kindled by such geniuses as Strayhorn, Eric Reed is a leading contributor to the lineage of highly refined swinging jazz. This former member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has recorded over 20 albums as a leader, first toured and recorded with Wynton Marsalis at age 18, and continues to work with some of the world’s top jazz luminaries. Much like the late, great Billy Strayhorn, Harris and the Eric Reed Trio are class acts who–with cunning and integrity–balance the importance of both individuality and tradition.
wn.com/Allan Harris Love Came, The Songs Of Strayhorn Featuring The Eric Ree...
The award-winning Allan Harris is a Brooklyn-born, Harlem-raised vocalist, guitarist, and composer who has performed across the world, including at the 2012 London Olympics. He recently joined us to celebrate the release of his wildly diverse Black Bar Jukebox album, and this week he takes on the music of Billy Strayhorn, one of the greatest jazz composers of all time. His band for the series, the inimitable Eric Reed Trio, is a perfect fit for such a program; carrying on the jazz torch kindled by such geniuses as Strayhorn, Eric Reed is a leading contributor to the lineage of highly refined swinging jazz. This former member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has recorded over 20 albums as a leader, first toured and recorded with Wynton Marsalis at age 18, and continues to work with some of the world’s top jazz luminaries. Much like the late, great Billy Strayhorn, Harris and the Eric Reed Trio are class acts who–with cunning and integrity–balance the importance of both individuality and tradition.
- published: 05 Dec 2015
- views: 399
Duke Ellington piano solo [Rarest of the rare recordings!]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 30:52
- Updated: 30 Sep 2014
- views: 27019
Duke Ellington piano solo. Live in Schmalenberg (in the vicinity of Düsseldorf), Germany. July 10, 1970
0:00 Fleurette Africaine [mistitled on the cd as La plu...
Duke Ellington piano solo. Live in Schmalenberg (in the vicinity of Düsseldorf), Germany. July 10, 1970
0:00 Fleurette Africaine [mistitled on the cd as La plus belle africaine]
3:26 Carolina Shout (James P. Johnson)
4:37 Take The A Train (Billy Strayhorn)
7:22 Black Beauty
9:47 Warm Valley
11:37 Things Ain't What They Use To Be (Mercer Ellington)
13:32 [first attempt to play Paris Blues]
15:26 New World A-Comin'
24:17 Improvisation on Paris Blues
24:53 Paris Blues
26:23 Come Sunday
28:23 For Billy Strayhorn (aka Lotus Blossom) (Billy Strayhorn)
All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
wn.com/Duke Ellington Piano Solo Rarest Of The Rare Recordings
Duke Ellington piano solo. Live in Schmalenberg (in the vicinity of Düsseldorf), Germany. July 10, 1970
0:00 Fleurette Africaine [mistitled on the cd as La plus belle africaine]
3:26 Carolina Shout (James P. Johnson)
4:37 Take The A Train (Billy Strayhorn)
7:22 Black Beauty
9:47 Warm Valley
11:37 Things Ain't What They Use To Be (Mercer Ellington)
13:32 [first attempt to play Paris Blues]
15:26 New World A-Comin'
24:17 Improvisation on Paris Blues
24:53 Paris Blues
26:23 Come Sunday
28:23 For Billy Strayhorn (aka Lotus Blossom) (Billy Strayhorn)
All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- published: 30 Sep 2014
- views: 27019
Joey Alexander #1 New Legacy Concerts @ The Standard
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 43:41
- Updated: 28 Jun 2015
- views: 57499
05:10 I Mean You (Thelonious Monk)
13:45 Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn)
24:36 It Might As Well Be Spring (Richard Rogers)
34:13 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't ...
05:10 I Mean You (Thelonious Monk)
13:45 Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn)
24:36 It Might As Well Be Spring (Richard Rogers)
34:13 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Duke Ellington)
Piano - Joey Alexander (Indonesia)
Bass - Ira Coleman (USA)
Drums - Niclas Bardeleben (Denmark)
The Standard Jazz Club
Copenhagen, Denmark
November 9, 2014
Second performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIPkN1BQ_7k
wn.com/Joey Alexander 1 New Legacy Concerts The Standard
05:10 I Mean You (Thelonious Monk)
13:45 Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn)
24:36 It Might As Well Be Spring (Richard Rogers)
34:13 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Duke Ellington)
Piano - Joey Alexander (Indonesia)
Bass - Ira Coleman (USA)
Drums - Niclas Bardeleben (Denmark)
The Standard Jazz Club
Copenhagen, Denmark
November 9, 2014
Second performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIPkN1BQ_7k
- published: 28 Jun 2015
- views: 57499
EOR Jazz Festival Billy Stayhorn Tribute Pt. 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 79:54
- Updated: 12 Dec 2015
- views: 86
East of the River Jazz Presents
Billy Stayhorn Centennial Celebration in the studios of We Act Radio
The Magical Legacy of Billy Strayhorn features:
Washingto...
East of the River Jazz Presents
Billy Stayhorn Centennial Celebration in the studios of We Act Radio
The Magical Legacy of Billy Strayhorn features:
Washington Renaissance Orchestra Sextet
Hosted by Vernard Gray w/ libation provided by Baba Melvin Deal
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East of the River Jazz Presents
Billy Stayhorn Centennial Celebration in the studios of We Act Radio
The Magical Legacy of Billy Strayhorn features:
Washington Renaissance Orchestra Sextet
Hosted by Vernard Gray w/ libation provided by Baba Melvin Deal
eastriverjazz.net
http://www.billystrayhorn.com/
Supported by
Anacostia Business Improvement District
Anacostia Coordinating Council
Anacostia Playhouse
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- published: 12 Dec 2015
- views: 86
Sonny Rollins Quartet - Worktime
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- Duration: 33:12
- Updated: 01 Apr 2015
- views: 12636
Work Time is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded for the Prestige label, featuring performances by Rollins with Ray Bryant, George Morrow and M...
Work Time is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded for the Prestige label, featuring performances by Rollins with Ray Bryant, George Morrow and Max Roach.
1 "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Berlin)
2 "Paradox" (Rollins)
3 "Raincheck" (Billy Strayhorn)
4 "There Are Such Things" (Adams, Abel Baer, Meyer)
5 "It's All Right with Me" (Porter)
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Ray Bryant - piano
George Morrow - bass
Max Roach - drums
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The enjoyable outing may not be essential, but it is a strong effort." Author and musician Peter Niklas Wilson called it "one of Rollins's most brilliant sessions. In the opinion of many of the saxophone player's fans it is the equal of the epochal Saxophone Colossus recordings."
wn.com/Sonny Rollins Quartet Worktime
Work Time is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded for the Prestige label, featuring performances by Rollins with Ray Bryant, George Morrow and Max Roach.
1 "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Berlin)
2 "Paradox" (Rollins)
3 "Raincheck" (Billy Strayhorn)
4 "There Are Such Things" (Adams, Abel Baer, Meyer)
5 "It's All Right with Me" (Porter)
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Ray Bryant - piano
George Morrow - bass
Max Roach - drums
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The enjoyable outing may not be essential, but it is a strong effort." Author and musician Peter Niklas Wilson called it "one of Rollins's most brilliant sessions. In the opinion of many of the saxophone player's fans it is the equal of the epochal Saxophone Colossus recordings."
- published: 01 Apr 2015
- views: 12636
Recording of the Livestream International Jazzday - Paul Zauner´s Blue Brass
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- Duration: 74:39
- Updated: 20 May 2015
- views: 489
PAUL ZAUNER´S BLUE BRASS
„THE CENTENNIAL OF BILLY STRAYHORN“
APRIL/30/2015 at 8 pm (Austrian Time)
Celebrating one of jazz greatest jazz composers and arranger...
PAUL ZAUNER´S BLUE BRASS
„THE CENTENNIAL OF BILLY STRAYHORN“
APRIL/30/2015 at 8 pm (Austrian Time)
Celebrating one of jazz greatest jazz composers and arrangers of the 20th century.
On the International Jazz Day, the Blue Brass is celebrating in cooperation with the 504 Magazin from New Orleans and the Billy Strayhorn Foundation the music oft he genius composer and pianist Billy Strayhorn. He wrote songs for eternity like Take
The A-Train or Lush Life.
LINE UP:
Mario Rom – tp
Clemens Salesny – as,bcl,cl
Klemens Pliem – ts,fl
Paul Zauner – tb
Oliver Kent – p
Wolfram Derschmidt – b
Klemens Marktl – dr
feat. Allan Praskin – as
& Thomas de Lates – voc
wn.com/Recording Of The Livestream International Jazzday Paul Zauner´S Blue Brass
PAUL ZAUNER´S BLUE BRASS
„THE CENTENNIAL OF BILLY STRAYHORN“
APRIL/30/2015 at 8 pm (Austrian Time)
Celebrating one of jazz greatest jazz composers and arrangers of the 20th century.
On the International Jazz Day, the Blue Brass is celebrating in cooperation with the 504 Magazin from New Orleans and the Billy Strayhorn Foundation the music oft he genius composer and pianist Billy Strayhorn. He wrote songs for eternity like Take
The A-Train or Lush Life.
LINE UP:
Mario Rom – tp
Clemens Salesny – as,bcl,cl
Klemens Pliem – ts,fl
Paul Zauner – tb
Oliver Kent – p
Wolfram Derschmidt – b
Klemens Marktl – dr
feat. Allan Praskin – as
& Thomas de Lates – voc
- published: 20 May 2015
- views: 489
Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington - The Best Of (By Classic Mood Experience)
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- Duration: 67:34
- Updated: 29 Aug 2014
- views: 150979
Classic Mood Experience The best masterpieces ever recorded in the music history.
Join our YT: http://www.youtube.com/user/classicmoodexp
Join our Google +: h...
Classic Mood Experience The best masterpieces ever recorded in the music history.
Join our YT: http://www.youtube.com/user/classicmoodexp
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Tracklist:
00:00 Duke Ellington - Take the A Train (1941) (Billy Strayhorn, Joya Sherrill)
02:50 Duke Ellington - In a Sentimental Mood (1935) (Duke Ellington)
06:05 Duke Ellington - Diga Diga Doo (1928) (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)
08:55 Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (1932) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
12:02 Duke Ellington - Mood Indigo (1931) (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills)
14:56 Duke Ellington - Black and Tan Fantasy (1928) (Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley)
18:17 Duke Ellington - Prelude To a Kiss (1938) (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon)
21:11 Duke Ellington - Creole Love Call (1928) (Duke Ellington)
25:17 Duke Ellington - East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (1927) (Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley)
28:18 Duke Ellington - Creole Rhapsody Parts 1 & 2 (1931) (Duke Ellington)
34:33 Duke Ellington - Limehouse Blues (1931) (Douglas Furber, Philip Braham)
37:40 Duke Ellington - Sophisticated Lady (1933) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
40:51 Duke Ellington - Rose Room (In Sunny Roseland) (1932) (Art Hickman, Harry Williams)
43:49 Duke Ellington - Stormy Weather (1933) (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
46:48 Duke Ellington - Caravan (1937) (Juan Tizol)
49:24 Duke Ellington - I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (1938) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond)
52:25 Duke Ellington - Ko Ko (1940) (Duke Ellington)
55:05 Duke Ellington - Perdido (1943) (Juan Tizol)
58:13 Duke Ellington - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (1943) (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell)
01:01:27 Duke Ellington - I'm Beginning To See the Light (1945) (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James)
01:04:39 Duke Ellington - Satin Doll (1953) (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
wn.com/Duke Ellington Duke Ellington The Best Of (By Classic Mood Experience)
Classic Mood Experience The best masterpieces ever recorded in the music history.
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Tracklist:
00:00 Duke Ellington - Take the A Train (1941) (Billy Strayhorn, Joya Sherrill)
02:50 Duke Ellington - In a Sentimental Mood (1935) (Duke Ellington)
06:05 Duke Ellington - Diga Diga Doo (1928) (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)
08:55 Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (1932) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
12:02 Duke Ellington - Mood Indigo (1931) (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills)
14:56 Duke Ellington - Black and Tan Fantasy (1928) (Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley)
18:17 Duke Ellington - Prelude To a Kiss (1938) (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon)
21:11 Duke Ellington - Creole Love Call (1928) (Duke Ellington)
25:17 Duke Ellington - East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (1927) (Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley)
28:18 Duke Ellington - Creole Rhapsody Parts 1 & 2 (1931) (Duke Ellington)
34:33 Duke Ellington - Limehouse Blues (1931) (Douglas Furber, Philip Braham)
37:40 Duke Ellington - Sophisticated Lady (1933) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
40:51 Duke Ellington - Rose Room (In Sunny Roseland) (1932) (Art Hickman, Harry Williams)
43:49 Duke Ellington - Stormy Weather (1933) (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
46:48 Duke Ellington - Caravan (1937) (Juan Tizol)
49:24 Duke Ellington - I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (1938) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond)
52:25 Duke Ellington - Ko Ko (1940) (Duke Ellington)
55:05 Duke Ellington - Perdido (1943) (Juan Tizol)
58:13 Duke Ellington - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (1943) (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell)
01:01:27 Duke Ellington - I'm Beginning To See the Light (1945) (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James)
01:04:39 Duke Ellington - Satin Doll (1953) (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
- published: 29 Aug 2014
- views: 150979
Jazz at the Pawnshop - vol. 3 - Good Vibes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 55:14
- Updated: 02 Mar 2014
- views: 11326
Author: Arne Domnérus
1. Now's the Time
Charlie Parker
2. Out of Nowhere
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman
3. In a Mellow Tone
Duke Ellington / Milt Gabler
4. Ta...
Author: Arne Domnérus
1. Now's the Time
Charlie Parker
2. Out of Nowhere
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman
3. In a Mellow Tone
Duke Ellington / Milt Gabler
4. Take the "A" Train
Billy Strayhorn
5. Jeepers Creepers
Johnny Mercer / Harry Warren
6. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
Lil Hardin / Don Raye
Review by Scott Yanow
Taken entirely from the second of a legendary two-day engagement at Stockholm's Pawnshop club, this third of four CDs that fully document the gig puts the focus on vibraphonist Lars Erstrand who even gets top billing. Arne Domnerus on alto and clarinet co-stars and the rhythm section (pianist Bengt Hallberg, bassist Georg Riedel and drummer Egil Johansen) is also excellent. With the exception of a Charlie Parker blues ("Now's the Time"), the quintet sticks to swing and Dixieland standards and there are many swinging moments on such tunes as "In a Mellow Tone," "Take the 'A' Train" and "Struttin' with Some Barbeque." All of the volumes in this enjoyable series are worth picking up by straightahead jazz fans.
wn.com/Jazz At The Pawnshop Vol. 3 Good Vibes
Author: Arne Domnérus
1. Now's the Time
Charlie Parker
2. Out of Nowhere
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman
3. In a Mellow Tone
Duke Ellington / Milt Gabler
4. Take the "A" Train
Billy Strayhorn
5. Jeepers Creepers
Johnny Mercer / Harry Warren
6. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
Lil Hardin / Don Raye
Review by Scott Yanow
Taken entirely from the second of a legendary two-day engagement at Stockholm's Pawnshop club, this third of four CDs that fully document the gig puts the focus on vibraphonist Lars Erstrand who even gets top billing. Arne Domnerus on alto and clarinet co-stars and the rhythm section (pianist Bengt Hallberg, bassist Georg Riedel and drummer Egil Johansen) is also excellent. With the exception of a Charlie Parker blues ("Now's the Time"), the quintet sticks to swing and Dixieland standards and there are many swinging moments on such tunes as "In a Mellow Tone," "Take the 'A' Train" and "Struttin' with Some Barbeque." All of the volumes in this enjoyable series are worth picking up by straightahead jazz fans.
- published: 02 Mar 2014
- views: 11326
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1963-02-03.Duke Ellington Interview.Part2/2.
Interview done by Sven Lindahl for Swedish tv channel SVT. -
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Great Times
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A Conversation with Joe Henderson (Jazz Report Magazine 1993)
Verve Records arranged a lunch with Joe at the Top of The Senator in Toronto this coming on the release of 'Lush Life' the music of Billy Strayhorn. The interview was conducted by Bill King for the Jazz Report Magazine. -
Celenza - Interview Excerpt 1
Interview Excerpt 1 from Anna Celenza, "Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and the Adventures of Peer Gynt in America," Music & Politics V, no. 2 (Summer 2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/mp.9460447.0005.205 -
Robert Levi - Independent Lens: Billy Strayhorn - Lush Life - 2007 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech
Winner 2007 | Robert Levi Films, Independent Television Service, Washington Square Films Billy Strayhorn is one of America’s least-known musical geniuses, a jazz composer, arranger and pianist who worked in the shadow of the renowned Duke Ellington, contributing such signature classics as “Take the ‘A’ Train’ and “Lush Life” to the Ellington oeuvre. The Independent Lens biography elevates Strayhorn and explores the primary reason he isn’t better known. Strayhorn was openly gay in an era when even free-spirited jazz musicians tended to be staunchly homophobic. Ellington, who instantly recognized Strayhorn’s precocity, gave him an outlet for his music, albeit at a price. Strayhorn didn’t share equally in the credit or the profits of his musical contributions. The filmmakers use reenactment... -
Duke Ellington, After All (Billy Strayhorn)
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967) Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums). I am completely captivated by the Strayhorn/Ellington narrative and by the 1967 CD And His Mother Called Him Bill. Every story has a beginning and a middle, and as many of us eventually figure out , there are no real endings. This CD is a living legacy of that reality. My appreciation for this body of work is insepar... -
Alice Babs 1993
A charming interview with Alice Babs who recorded the beautiful musci Leigh used as one of his themes for all those years. Although Leigh had seen her perform at Freddies in 1960, this may be the only interview he conducted with her. She describes the recording experience with Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn as well as how she fell in love with jazz music as a young girl. The tape/interview is cut short for some reason but perhaps we will find a final segment for a part 2 -
Mike Moreno for Marchione Guitars (Isfahan by Billy Strayhorn)
We were happy to have Mike Moreno playing in our studio at Marchione Guitars http://marchione.com/ -
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Billy Strayhorn Jazz Centennial Celebration with Evan Sherman Band
Jazz at Lincoln Center sponsored music on the A Train in honor of the Jazz legend. Then a random subway performer shuffled through and added to the music! Also, help me name that tune! -
1963-02-03.Duke Ellington Interview.Part2/2.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:50
- Updated: 05 Aug 2010
- views: 12536
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Great Times
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:13
- Updated: 10 Feb 2012
- views: 4723
- published: 10 Feb 2012
- views: 4723
A Conversation with Joe Henderson (Jazz Report Magazine 1993)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:16
- Updated: 17 Jan 2013
- views: 2094
Verve Records arranged a lunch with Joe at the Top of The Senator in Toronto this coming on the release of 'Lush Life' the music of Billy Strayhorn.
The intervi...
Verve Records arranged a lunch with Joe at the Top of The Senator in Toronto this coming on the release of 'Lush Life' the music of Billy Strayhorn.
The interview was conducted by Bill King for the Jazz Report Magazine.
wn.com/A Conversation With Joe Henderson (Jazz Report Magazine 1993)
Verve Records arranged a lunch with Joe at the Top of The Senator in Toronto this coming on the release of 'Lush Life' the music of Billy Strayhorn.
The interview was conducted by Bill King for the Jazz Report Magazine.
- published: 17 Jan 2013
- views: 2094
Celenza - Interview Excerpt 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:19
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
- views: 55
Interview Excerpt 1 from Anna Celenza, "Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn,
and the Adventures of Peer Gynt in America," Music & Politics V, no. 2 (Summer 2011). h...
Interview Excerpt 1 from Anna Celenza, "Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn,
and the Adventures of Peer Gynt in America," Music & Politics V, no. 2 (Summer 2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/mp.9460447.0005.205
wn.com/Celenza Interview Excerpt 1
Interview Excerpt 1 from Anna Celenza, "Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn,
and the Adventures of Peer Gynt in America," Music & Politics V, no. 2 (Summer 2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/mp.9460447.0005.205
- published: 25 Jun 2012
- views: 55
Robert Levi - Independent Lens: Billy Strayhorn - Lush Life - 2007 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech
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- Duration: 3:29
- Updated: 21 Sep 2015
- views: 39
Winner 2007 | Robert Levi Films, Independent Television Service, Washington Square Films
Billy Strayhorn is one of America’s least-known musical geniuses, a j...
Winner 2007 | Robert Levi Films, Independent Television Service, Washington Square Films
Billy Strayhorn is one of America’s least-known musical geniuses, a jazz composer, arranger and pianist who worked in the shadow of the renowned Duke Ellington, contributing such signature classics as “Take the ‘A’ Train’ and “Lush Life” to the Ellington oeuvre. The Independent Lens biography elevates Strayhorn and explores the primary reason he isn’t better known. Strayhorn was openly gay in an era when even free-spirited jazz musicians tended to be staunchly homophobic. Ellington, who instantly recognized Strayhorn’s precocity, gave him an outlet for his music, albeit at a price. Strayhorn didn’t share equally in the credit or the profits of his musical contributions. The filmmakers use reenactments, sparingly, along with archival photos and film, interviews with musicians who knew him and Ellington, and performances of Strayhorn songs. The result—a fascinating, poignant narrative about the relationship between these two complex, musical giants—achieves a musicality of its own. This biography has rhythm. It swings. For its lyrical revaluation of a great American musical artist, Independent Lens: Billy Strayhorn—Lush Life receives a Peabody Award.
Link: http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/independent-lens-billy-strayhorn-lush-life
wn.com/Robert Levi Independent Lens Billy Strayhorn Lush Life 2007 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech
Winner 2007 | Robert Levi Films, Independent Television Service, Washington Square Films
Billy Strayhorn is one of America’s least-known musical geniuses, a jazz composer, arranger and pianist who worked in the shadow of the renowned Duke Ellington, contributing such signature classics as “Take the ‘A’ Train’ and “Lush Life” to the Ellington oeuvre. The Independent Lens biography elevates Strayhorn and explores the primary reason he isn’t better known. Strayhorn was openly gay in an era when even free-spirited jazz musicians tended to be staunchly homophobic. Ellington, who instantly recognized Strayhorn’s precocity, gave him an outlet for his music, albeit at a price. Strayhorn didn’t share equally in the credit or the profits of his musical contributions. The filmmakers use reenactments, sparingly, along with archival photos and film, interviews with musicians who knew him and Ellington, and performances of Strayhorn songs. The result—a fascinating, poignant narrative about the relationship between these two complex, musical giants—achieves a musicality of its own. This biography has rhythm. It swings. For its lyrical revaluation of a great American musical artist, Independent Lens: Billy Strayhorn—Lush Life receives a Peabody Award.
Link: http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/independent-lens-billy-strayhorn-lush-life
- published: 21 Sep 2015
- views: 39
Duke Ellington, After All (Billy Strayhorn)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:53
- Updated: 17 May 2008
- views: 29184
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxo...
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums).
I am completely captivated by the Strayhorn/Ellington narrative and by the 1967 CD And His Mother Called Him Bill. Every story has a beginning and a middle, and as many of us eventually figure out , there are no real endings. This CD is a living legacy of that reality. My appreciation for this body of work is inseparable from the love story it expresses.
Can you imagine being fortunate enough to meet someone in your lifetime that you connect with on a creative and soul level so profound that it is not a threat to, nor rivalled by any other kind of intimacy? From all that I have read by historians and biographers, and all myths aside, this is the essence of the relationship Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn shared and nurtured for 30 years. A bond beyond gender or sexuality, and even deeper than friendship. Yet, most of their famous compositions were collaborated on while apart and from completely different approaches, one being self taught liking contrast and discord, the other classically trained loving harmony and melody.
Strayhorn recalled the first time he watched the Duke in action: Something inside me changed when I saw Ellington on stage, like I hadn't been living until then. And later Ellington described Strayhorn as my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine. When Billy Strayhorn died in 1967 after a two year struggle with esophagus cancer, Ellington was so devastated that he did not get out of bed for weeks, and three months later he called his band into the studio to record this tribute album.
Hence, my inspiration to share. These are my first You Tube uploads, audio only and not perfect, but just lay back, close your eyes and drift.
wn.com/Duke Ellington, After All (Billy Strayhorn)
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums).
I am completely captivated by the Strayhorn/Ellington narrative and by the 1967 CD And His Mother Called Him Bill. Every story has a beginning and a middle, and as many of us eventually figure out , there are no real endings. This CD is a living legacy of that reality. My appreciation for this body of work is inseparable from the love story it expresses.
Can you imagine being fortunate enough to meet someone in your lifetime that you connect with on a creative and soul level so profound that it is not a threat to, nor rivalled by any other kind of intimacy? From all that I have read by historians and biographers, and all myths aside, this is the essence of the relationship Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn shared and nurtured for 30 years. A bond beyond gender or sexuality, and even deeper than friendship. Yet, most of their famous compositions were collaborated on while apart and from completely different approaches, one being self taught liking contrast and discord, the other classically trained loving harmony and melody.
Strayhorn recalled the first time he watched the Duke in action: Something inside me changed when I saw Ellington on stage, like I hadn't been living until then. And later Ellington described Strayhorn as my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine. When Billy Strayhorn died in 1967 after a two year struggle with esophagus cancer, Ellington was so devastated that he did not get out of bed for weeks, and three months later he called his band into the studio to record this tribute album.
Hence, my inspiration to share. These are my first You Tube uploads, audio only and not perfect, but just lay back, close your eyes and drift.
- published: 17 May 2008
- views: 29184
Alice Babs 1993
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:57
- Updated: 27 Nov 2015
- views: 44
A charming interview with Alice Babs who recorded the beautiful musci Leigh used as one of his themes for all those years. Although Leigh had seen her perform ...
A charming interview with Alice Babs who recorded the beautiful musci Leigh used as one of his themes for all those years. Although Leigh had seen her perform at Freddies in 1960, this may be the only interview he conducted with her. She describes the recording experience with Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn as well as how she fell in love with jazz music as a young girl. The tape/interview is cut short for some reason but perhaps we will find a final segment for a part 2
wn.com/Alice Babs 1993
A charming interview with Alice Babs who recorded the beautiful musci Leigh used as one of his themes for all those years. Although Leigh had seen her perform at Freddies in 1960, this may be the only interview he conducted with her. She describes the recording experience with Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn as well as how she fell in love with jazz music as a young girl. The tape/interview is cut short for some reason but perhaps we will find a final segment for a part 2
- published: 27 Nov 2015
- views: 44
Mike Moreno for Marchione Guitars (Isfahan by Billy Strayhorn)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:02
- Updated: 11 Mar 2015
- views: 9184
We were happy to have Mike Moreno playing in our studio at Marchione Guitars
http://marchione.com/
- published: 11 Mar 2015
- views: 9184
Take the 'A' Train by Billy Strayhorn, arranged by Alan Baylock 4/28/13
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:30
- Updated: 29 Apr 2013
- views: 1099
Billy Strayhorn Jazz Centennial Celebration with Evan Sherman Band
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:42
- Updated: 29 Nov 2015
- views: 143
Jazz at Lincoln Center sponsored music on the A Train in honor of the Jazz legend. Then a random subway performer shuffled through and added to the music! Also,...
Jazz at Lincoln Center sponsored music on the A Train in honor of the Jazz legend. Then a random subway performer shuffled through and added to the music! Also, help me name that tune!
wn.com/Billy Strayhorn Jazz Centennial Celebration With Evan Sherman Band
Jazz at Lincoln Center sponsored music on the A Train in honor of the Jazz legend. Then a random subway performer shuffled through and added to the music! Also, help me name that tune!
- published: 29 Nov 2015
- views: 143
Isfahan (Billy Strayhorn)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:31
- Updated: 30 Mar 2015
- views: 382
en vivo en Centro Cultural El Mondongo
Gustavo García-guitarra
Andrés Martínez-piano
Jorge Oss-bajo
Sebastián Lafarga-batería
en vivo en Centro Cultural El Mondongo
Gustavo García-guitarra
Andrés Martínez-piano
Jorge Oss-bajo
Sebastián Lafarga-batería
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The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn - Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn – Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
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published: 04 May 2015
The Songbook of Billy Strayhorn - Portrait of an Exceptional Musician
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BILLY STRAYHORN sings and plays LUSH LIFE!
IN PERSON! The one and only BILLY STRAYHORN himself sings and plays his own masterpiece "L...
published: 25 Jan 2011
BILLY STRAYHORN sings and plays LUSH LIFE!
BILLY STRAYHORN sings and plays LUSH LIFE!
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Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn - Take the "A" Train
Take the "A" Train.
published: 25 Sep 2008
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn - Take the "A" Train
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Billy Strayhorn - Chelsea Bridge
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published: 06 Nov 2011
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Independent Lens "BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE" | Preview| PBS
As Duke Ellington's long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn penned some of the world's mos...
published: 31 Jan 2007
Independent Lens "BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE" | Preview| PBS
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"Lush Life" performed by Kay Davis and Billy Strayhorn [First documented recording]
Ellington stepped to the microphone and announced: "Have a seat, Mr. Strayhorn. Of course ...
published: 25 Jul 2014
"Lush Life" performed by Kay Davis and Billy Strayhorn [First documented recording]
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BILLY STRAYHORN Blood Count JOHNNNY HODGES & DUKE ELLINGTON
"And His Mother Called Him Bill"
Billy Strayhorn (composer)
Johnny Hodges (alto sax)
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published: 17 Feb 2014
BILLY STRAYHORN Blood Count JOHNNNY HODGES & DUKE ELLINGTON
BILLY STRAYHORN Blood Count JOHNNNY HODGES & DUKE ELLINGTON
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Billy Strayhorn - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn)
Recorded 1965
Ozzie Bailey - vocals
Billy Strayhorn - piano
published: 10 Sep 2012
Billy Strayhorn - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn)
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Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Star-Crossed Lovers
published: 19 Mar 2013
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Star-Crossed Lovers
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Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn Orchestra - 07 - Day Dream
Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Howard McGhee, Eddie Mullens - Trumpet......
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published: 12 Feb 2015
Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn Orchestra - 07 - Day Dream
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Lena Horne Sings Billy Strayhorn
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing 1976 and Something To Live For 1994
published: 11 May 2010
Lena Horne Sings Billy Strayhorn
Lena Horne Sings Billy Strayhorn
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Billy Strayhorn - Duke Ellington's RIGHT HAND
Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 -- May 31, 1967) was Duke's long-time friend and collab...
published: 12 Jan 2012
Billy Strayhorn - Duke Ellington's RIGHT HAND
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Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn: Suite Thursday
0:00 Misfit Blues
4:11 Schwiphti
7:19 Zweet Zurzday
11:18 Lay-By
October 10, 1960. Los An...
published: 10 Nov 2012
Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn: Suite Thursday
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Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration: Music on Jazz at Lincoln Center:
On what would have been Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday, Jazz at Lincoln Center will coll...
published: 30 Nov 2015
Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration: Music on Jazz at Lincoln Center:
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Billy Strayhorn-Duke Ellington's "Something to live for."
From a 1984 PBS Ellington tribute special. Not sure who the vocalist is, but if anyone kn...
published: 08 Jun 2011
Billy Strayhorn-Duke Ellington's "Something to live for."
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Billy Strayhorn - The Peacefull Side - 09 - Something To Live For
Piano – Billy Strayhorn.....
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published: 29 Nov 2014
Billy Strayhorn - The Peacefull Side - 09 - Something To Live For
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Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington - Something To Live For (Verve Records 1965)
"Something to Live For" is a 1939 jazz composition by Billy Strayhorn. It was the first co...
published: 02 Jan 2011
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington - Something To Live For (Verve Records 1965)
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Lady Gaga performs Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn (High Quality)
An emotional outstanding performance of one of the most beautiful songs in the American So...
published: 10 Jan 2015
Lady Gaga performs Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn (High Quality)
Lady Gaga performs Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn (High Quality)
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Something To Live For (Billy Strayhorn-Duke Ellington)
Adriano Pateri - Piano; Gianni Flores - Vocal Keyboard;
Sergio Saladino - Guitar; Marcell...
published: 17 Jun 2015
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Niki Vörös - Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) Live at 606 Club London
LIVE @ 606 Club London 2013.10.09.
László Vörös - piano
Steve Watts - double bass
Dave Smi...
published: 21 Jan 2014
Niki Vörös - Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) Live at 606 Club London
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Chelsea Bridge performed LIVE by the Badger Jazz Trio, Billy Strayhorn Free Guitar Lessons Pro
Chelsea Bridge performed LIVE by the Badger Jazz Trio, Billy Strayhorn Free Guitar Lessons...
published: 16 Oct 2013
Chelsea Bridge performed LIVE by the Badger Jazz Trio, Billy Strayhorn Free Guitar Lessons Pro
Chelsea Bridge performed LIVE by the Badger Jazz Trio, Billy Strayhorn Free Guitar Lessons Pro
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Thomas de Lates: Billy Strayhorn "Something To Live For"
Thomas de Lates (voc), Andy Lutter (p & arrangement), Thomas Hauser (b), Sunk Poeschl (dr)...
published: 31 Jul 2014
Thomas de Lates: Billy Strayhorn "Something To Live For"
Thomas de Lates: Billy Strayhorn "Something To Live For"
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Maureen McMullan sings "Something to Live For" Billy Strayhorn at a WGBH Celtic Guest Street Session
WGBH has created a series of gatherings called Guest Street Sessions. At a Celtic themed ...
published: 25 Nov 2010
Maureen McMullan sings "Something to Live For" Billy Strayhorn at a WGBH Celtic Guest Street Session
Maureen McMullan sings "Something to Live For" Billy Strayhorn at a WGBH Celtic Guest Street Session
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Billy Strayhorn - Raincheck (Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra)
Billy Strayhorn's "Raincheck" arranged by Miseung Kang and performed by the Berklee Concer...
published: 29 Jul 2015
Billy Strayhorn - Raincheck (Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra)
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"Something to Live For" by Billy Strayhorn
Me singing the Strayhorn tune "Something to Live For" at the Columbia University Jazz Voca...
published: 28 Sep 2012
"Something to Live For" by Billy Strayhorn
"Something to Live For" by Billy Strayhorn
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John Hicks - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook: Something to Live for
約翰希克斯 - 匹茲堡爵士系列之一：比利史崔宏歌謠集 / John Hicks - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook: Something to Live fo...
published: 14 Nov 2015
John Hicks - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook: Something to Live for
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Le Jazzman du Misanthrope (2015) Bande Originale : Billy Strayhorn - Lotus Blossom (live, 1941)
Enregistrement du concert de Billy Strayhorn au Cotton Cocktail, Jefferson, 1941.
Vous pou...
published: 20 Feb 2015
Le Jazzman du Misanthrope (2015) Bande Originale : Billy Strayhorn - Lotus Blossom (live, 1941)
Le Jazzman du Misanthrope (2015) Bande Originale : Billy Strayhorn - Lotus Blossom (live, 1941)
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Dominic Duval & Sophie Dunér Live at WJFF "Lush Life" by Billy Strayhorn ©
Dominic Duval & Sophie Dunér performing "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn ©) live on WJFF
published: 22 Jun 2013
Dominic Duval & Sophie Dunér Live at WJFF "Lush Life" by Billy Strayhorn ©
Dominic Duval & Sophie Dunér Live at WJFF "Lush Life" by Billy Strayhorn ©
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Bill Doggett Lecture:BILLY STRAYHORN Centennial ARSC Conf May 30 2015
Bill Doggett II, namesake/nephew of Philadelphia jazz organ/pianist icon, Bill Doggett tal...
published: 08 Jun 2015
Bill Doggett Lecture:BILLY STRAYHORN Centennial ARSC Conf May 30 2015
Bill Doggett Lecture:BILLY STRAYHORN Centennial ARSC Conf May 30 2015
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NYC Subway Nostalgia HD: R1/R9 (Arnines) Billy Strayhorn Express (145th St to World Trade Center)
In celebration of what would have been the 100th birthday of Billy Strayhorn, the composer...
published: 30 Nov 2015
NYC Subway Nostalgia HD: R1/R9 (Arnines) Billy Strayhorn Express (145th St to World Trade Center)
NYC Subway Nostalgia HD: R1/R9 (Arnines) Billy Strayhorn Express (145th St to World Trade Center)
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Reminiscing in Tempo: Duke Ellington Documentary
The concluding part of an excellent documentary on Duke Ellington, broadcast on 10 May 199...
published: 01 Mar 2015
Reminiscing in Tempo: Duke Ellington Documentary
Reminiscing in Tempo: Duke Ellington Documentary
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Frost School of Music: A Tribute to Adderley/ Wilson and Billy Strayhorn
University of Miami Freshman Jazz Combo, under the direction of Chuck Bergeron- 10/6/15
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published: 28 Oct 2015
Frost School of Music: A Tribute to Adderley/ Wilson and Billy Strayhorn
Frost School of Music: A Tribute to Adderley/ Wilson and Billy Strayhorn
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Upper Manhattan Medical Group - The Billy Strayhorn Orchestra
This concert under the direction of Michael Hashim was heard on November 21, 2013 at Mille...
published: 28 Mar 2016
Upper Manhattan Medical Group - The Billy Strayhorn Orchestra
Upper Manhattan Medical Group - The Billy Strayhorn Orchestra
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Antonella Chionna & Andrea Musci: "Billy Strayhorn Songs" - Labfest 2015 - Monopoli
Labfest 2015
Antonella Chionna: voce
Andrea Musci: chitarra elettrica
"Lush life"
"Lotus...
published: 21 Oct 2015
Antonella Chionna & Andrea Musci: "Billy Strayhorn Songs" - Labfest 2015 - Monopoli
Antonella Chionna & Andrea Musci: "Billy Strayhorn Songs" - Labfest 2015 - Monopoli
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Billy Strayhorn by Duke Ellington - Best of Jazz Story [BD Music]
The Best Of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn in a story drawn by Jean-Claude Götting.
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published: 23 Nov 2015
Billy Strayhorn by Duke Ellington - Best of Jazz Story [BD Music]
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IND 8th Avenue Special! Vintage R1/9 RFW Billy Strayhorn Express A Train Ride to 145th Street
Original Recordin' Date: 11/29/15
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Billy Stray...
published: 01 Dec 2015
IND 8th Avenue Special! Vintage R1/9 RFW Billy Strayhorn Express A Train Ride to 145th Street
IND 8th Avenue Special! Vintage R1/9 RFW Billy Strayhorn Express A Train Ride to 145th Street
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Billy Strayhorn - chamber jazz mix (from solo Lps with small ensembles)
0:00 U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) [feat. Clark Terry, trumpet, and Bob Wilber,...
published: 18 Mar 2016
Billy Strayhorn - chamber jazz mix (from solo Lps with small ensembles)
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A Billy Strayhorn Songbook - 2 hours of Billy's Best with Duke Ellington
Here's a couple of hours of music recorded by the either the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Joh...
published: 19 Mar 2016
A Billy Strayhorn Songbook - 2 hours of Billy's Best with Duke Ellington
A Billy Strayhorn Songbook - 2 hours of Billy's Best with Duke Ellington
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The FREEJazzART Revolution at LIVE365.com Gil Evans Billy Strayhorn Charlie Parker Count Basie
The FREEJazzART Revolution at LIVE365.com Gil Evans Billy Strayhorn Charlie Parker Count
published: 29 May 2012
The FREEJazzART Revolution at LIVE365.com Gil Evans Billy Strayhorn Charlie Parker Count Basie
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John Coltrane Lush Life (1957) [Full album]
Track listing
1 "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
2 "I Love You" (...
published: 24 Sep 2013
John Coltrane Lush Life (1957) [Full album]
John Coltrane Lush Life (1957) [Full album]
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Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald - Cote D'Azur Concerts On Verve CD 1 [Full Album]
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published: 22 Mar 2015
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald - Cote D'Azur Concerts On Verve CD 1 [Full Album]
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald - Cote D'Azur Concerts On Verve CD 1 [Full Album]
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Allan Harris: Love Came, The Songs of Strayhorn featuring the Eric Ree...
The award-winning Allan Harris is a Brooklyn-born, Harlem-raised vocalist, guitarist, and ...
published: 05 Dec 2015
Allan Harris: Love Came, The Songs of Strayhorn featuring the Eric Ree...
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1963-02-03.Duke Ellington Interview.Part2/2.
Interview done by Sven Lindahl for Swedish tv channel SVT.
published: 05 Aug 2010
1963-02-03.Duke Ellington Interview.Part2/2.
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Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Great Times
published: 10 Feb 2012
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Great Times
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A Conversation with Joe Henderson (Jazz Report Magazine 1993)
Verve Records arranged a lunch with Joe at the Top of The Senator in Toronto this coming o...
published: 17 Jan 2013
A Conversation with Joe Henderson (Jazz Report Magazine 1993)
A Conversation with Joe Henderson (Jazz Report Magazine 1993)
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Celenza - Interview Excerpt 1
Interview Excerpt 1 from Anna Celenza, "Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn,
and the Adventure...
published: 25 Jun 2012
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Robert Levi - Independent Lens: Billy Strayhorn - Lush Life - 2007 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech
Winner 2007 | Robert Levi Films, Independent Television Service, Washington Square Films
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published: 21 Sep 2015
Robert Levi - Independent Lens: Billy Strayhorn - Lush Life - 2007 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech
Robert Levi - Independent Lens: Billy Strayhorn - Lush Life - 2007 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech
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Duke Ellington, After All (Billy Strayhorn)
And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procop...
published: 17 May 2008
Duke Ellington, After All (Billy Strayhorn)
Duke Ellington, After All (Billy Strayhorn)
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Alice Babs 1993
A charming interview with Alice Babs who recorded the beautiful musci Leigh used as one of...
published: 27 Nov 2015
Alice Babs 1993
Alice Babs 1993
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Mike Moreno for Marchione Guitars (Isfahan by Billy Strayhorn)
We were happy to have Mike Moreno playing in our studio at Marchione Guitars
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published: 11 Mar 2015
Mike Moreno for Marchione Guitars (Isfahan by Billy Strayhorn)
Mike Moreno for Marchione Guitars (Isfahan by Billy Strayhorn)
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Take the 'A' Train by Billy Strayhorn, arranged by Alan Baylock 4/28/13
Leon Jazz I April 28, 2013 fundraiser
published: 29 Apr 2013
Take the 'A' Train by Billy Strayhorn, arranged by Alan Baylock 4/28/13
Take the 'A' Train by Billy Strayhorn, arranged by Alan Baylock 4/28/13
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Billy Strayhorn Jazz Centennial Celebration with Evan Sherman Band
Jazz at Lincoln Center sponsored music on the A Train in honor of the Jazz legend. Then a ...
published: 29 Nov 2015
Billy Strayhorn Jazz Centennial Celebration with Evan Sherman Band
Billy Strayhorn Jazz Centennial Celebration with Evan Sherman Band
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Isfahan (Billy Strayhorn)
en vivo en Centro Cultural El Mondongo
Gustavo García-guitarra
Andrés Martínez-piano
Jorg...
published: 30 Mar 2015
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1963-02-03.Duke Ellington Interview.Part2/2....
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Great Times...
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Google's April Fools' joke went so wrong that it might have cost someone their job
Edit TechRadar 01 Apr 2016
We try to avoid as much of April Fools' day as possible on techradar. In fact, as a rule, we'd advise sleeping in until midday, that way you'll avoid all the terrible "jokes" entirely. We can imagine there are a few people at Google who would like to go to bed and start the day again though after its latest feature went south very quickly ... Not so funny ... Meanwhile, Abdus Salam wrote ... ....
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WN.com Week In Review For March 27-April 2, 2016
Edit WorldNews.com 01 Apr 2016
The end of the week comes with the start of a new month and a look back at the Top 5 most viewed stories on WN.com.Maybe you saw these stories when they first appeared on our pages – maybe you didn’t. Either way, let’s take a look back at the past week.. + A report claims Indian priest Thomas Uzhunnalil was crucified by ISIS on Good Friday ... The animal was discovered by a biker ... – WN.com. ....
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Inequality Even Before Birth And After Death: How The Koch Empire Impacted Me
Edit WorldNews.com 01 Apr 2016
Article by WN.com correspondent Dallas Darling After all of these years I have had to come to a dystopian realization that even before my birth and long after my death, the powerful and domineering Koch Empire has – and will continue – to impact me.Indeed, my grandfather was killed while working for Koch Industries ... Nor did my grandmother like to discuss his death ... Consequently, he fell 30 feet from a Koch Industries oil platform....
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Knife found on O.J. Simpson property not used in killings, LAPD says
Edit CNN 02 Apr 2016
(CNN)A knife found on the property formerly owned by O.J. Simpson has no connection to the killings of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman, according to a tweet posted Friday afternoon on the Los Angeles Police Department online news account. The message may quell -- at least for the moment -- a resurgence of interest in the double-murder case that gripped the United States in the 1990s ... The tweet said ... Read More ... ....
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South Korea says North fired missile, as US hosts nuclear summit
Edit The Times of India 01 Apr 2016
WASHINGTON ... Barack Obama confers with PM Narendra Modi during a working dinner with World leaders in White House on March 31 ... ....
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Turning the spotlight on Billy Strayhorn, 'Duke Ellington's secret weapon'
Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 16 Mar 2016
In many ways, Billy Strayhorn was the man behind the man. Jazz great Duke Ellington called the composer-lyricist-arranger “my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brain waves in his head, and his in mine.” And over nearly three decades of working together, Strayhorn and Ellington collaborated on some of the Duke Ellington ......
Kennedy Center announces its 2016-2017 Fortas season (John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts)
Edit Public Technologies 11 Mar 2016
(Source. John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts) 4eee6c7f-d318-4760-8d18-6d1efe754e96.pdf. Press Release. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.. March 8, 2016. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces the. 2016-2017 SEASON FOR. Highlights Include.. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the Brentano Quartet. One family, two countries, and an on-stage reunion. Harlem Quartet and Aldo López Gavilán ... -more- ... R ... Billy Strayhorn Take the A Train....
The Kennedy Center announces its 2016-2017 Jazz Season (John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts)
Edit Public Technologies 11 Mar 2016
(Source ... Press Release. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. ... Billy Taylor (Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz, 1994-2010), showcasing new and emerging jazz talent; as well as the Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead career development program for aspiring jazz musicians, culminating with three performances on the Millennium Stage ... The performance features works by Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Abelardito Valdes, Billy Strayhorn, and Aldo López-Gavilán....
What to do in Atlanta | March 9-16
Edit Atlanta Journal 07 Mar 2016
FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC. Atlanta Fair. Through April 2. $3 (Mondays-Thursdays); $5 (Fridays, Saturday afternoons and Sundays); $8 (Saturday evenings), and children under 2 are free; $1 for children shorter than 36”. Ride tickets $1.25 each or unlimited ride armbands $25. Grey lot at Turner Field, 755 Hank Aaron Drive S.W., Atlanta. www.atlantafair.com. 5th Annual Daffodil Festival ... March 25 ... 9 a.m.-5 p.m ... “The Music of Billy Strayhorn.” 8 p.m ... ....
ASCAP Legends Elvis Costello, Marvin Gaye, Tom Petty, Chic's Bernard Edwards to Be Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame (ASCAP - American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers)
Edit Public Technologies 03 Mar 2016
(Source. ASCAP - American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers) ... Said SHOF Co-Chairs Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff ... Working purely as a lyricist, Costello most famously wrote the words for Clive Langer's enduring ballad 'Shipbuilding.' He has also written a lyric for Billy Strayhorn's Blood Count, entitled 'My Flame Burns Blue' and words for the music of Diana Krall, Steve Nieve, Roy Nathanson and eight Charles Mingus compositions....
John Pizzarelli and Ramsey Lewis bring their Nat 'King' Cole tribute to the Merriam on Friday
Edit Philadelphia Daily News 25 Feb 2016
Today, John Pizzarelli is well-known as a sophisticated singer and guitarist, able to bridge the worlds of jazz and pop in elegant and witty ways. But in 1980, he was still a relatively shallow 20-year-old struggling to connect with the richness of experience represented by many classic jazz lyrics ... And the songs weren't deep, like [Billy Strayhorn's] 'Lush Life.' If you were singing 'Route 66,' you were singing about a highway ... Mr ... ....
John Pizzarelli and Ramsey Lewis bring their Nat "King" Cole tribute to the Merriam on Friday
Edit Philadelphia Daily News 25 Feb 2016
Today, John Pizzarelli is well-known as a sophisticated singer and guitarist, able to bridge the worlds of jazz and pop in elegant and witty ways. But in 1980, he was still a relatively shallow 20-year-old struggling to connect with the richness of experience represented by many classic jazz lyrics ... And the songs weren't deep, like [Billy Strayhorn's] 'Lush Life.' If you were singing 'Route 66,' you were singing about a highway ... Mr ... ....
Philly rapper/producer Lushlife on his lush new disc, "Ritualize"
Edit Philadelphia Daily News 21 Feb 2016
Lushlife is on top of the world ... Born on the day MTV was launched - Aug ... "So, yeah, it was a great time ... The sounds ... The Lushlife moniker - he jokes that it's locked in an epic search-engine-optimization battle with Richard Price, the New York author of the 2008 novel Lush Life - was inspired by the Billy Strayhorn-penned jazz standard and dates back to that high school band whose name he is embarrassed to divulge. Groove Prophecy ... ....
University Chorus and Jazz Combos Join Tuesday in Celebrating Black History Month (DePauw University)
Edit Public Technologies 20 Feb 2016
(Source. DePauw University). February 17, 2016 ... The event takes place on Tuesday, February 23, at 7.30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium, located within DePauw's Green Center for the Performing Arts ... John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan, Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington -- some of the biggest names in jazz -- performed by soloists of the DePauw Jazz Ensemble ... 'When I happened to mention it to Dr ... Back ... Original Document ... (noodl. 32213569) ....
Weekend music: Cyrus Chestnut, Eleanor Friedberger, John Zorn's Masada
Edit Philadelphia Daily News 19 Feb 2016
Cyrus Chestnut. Pianist Cyrus Chestnut is a Baltimore-born jazz man with gospel roots. The son of a church organist has an undeniable pedigree ... Last year's A Million Colors in Your Mind made the most of tunes by Billy Strayhorn and Johnny Mandel and added Lionel Richie's "Hello" to his repertoire of reworked easy-listening songs. He'll play here with his African Reflections quartet. - Dan DeLuca. Cyrus Chestnut, 8 p.m ... $10-$30 ... 12....
Music options for lovers (and lovers of music)
Edit Ohio 11 Feb 2016
We live in a society that constantly applies pressure on us ... Oh, yeah. Happy Valentine’s Day, everybody! ... and Zachariah Durr. Doors open at 7 p.m ... If you love to love to the sounds of classic jazz, on Friday night, Nighttown is welcoming pianist John DiMartino and his trio plus sultry singer Vanessa Rubin who will be paying tribute to Billy Strayhorn, famed Take The A Train composer and Duke Ellington’s right-hand man ... ....
Music alumni spotlighted at Rowan Jazz Festival (Rowan University)
Edit Public Technologies 09 Feb 2016
(Source. Rowan University) ... in Pfleeger Concert Hall ... The evening also showcases Rowan's Lab Band and Jazz Band, led by DiBlasio and George Rabbai, respectively ... The evening's program includes works by John Coltrane, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sonny Rollins, Billy Strayhorn, and McCoy Tyner; with many compositions featured in arrangements by DiBlasio, as well as Rowan alumni Tim Aucello and Nick Fernandez ... The daytime schedule - from 9.00 a.m....
“Of Ebony Embers” Celebrates Harlem Renaissance at West Virginia State University (West Virginia State University) ...
Edit Public Technologies 09 Feb 2016
(Source. West Virginia State University) Contact. Kimberly Osborne(304) 766-3363kosborne@wvstateu.edu. Feb. 9, 2016. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. 'Of Ebony Embers' Celebrates Harlem Renaissance at West Virginia State University INSTITUTE, W.Va ... The show features the music of jazz legends Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Billy Strayhorn, Thelonius Monk and Charles Mingus, as well as concert music by Jeffrey Mumford and George Walker ... - WVSU -....
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