21. Billy Strayhorn - The Peaceful Side Of Billy Strayhorn . The Peaceful Side of Billy strayhorn billy Strayhorn Capitol Jazz.During his twentyfive year tenure with the Duke Ellington http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0897_01.htm

Quick Links CD Reviews News Forums Musicians ... eStore SEARCH AAJ WWW FREE NEWSLETTER Bookmark Us! Contact Us Suggestion Box Help Wanted ... The Ozell Tapes Marcus Miller Stream-Trios/Duos Stephen O'Connor Soul Pools Babatunde Lea Jazz Standard Time Dan Jacobs Chorale Simone Guiducci Welcome to AAJ! New to Jazz? Building a Jazz Library History of Jazz ... Jazz Humor Concert Posters The Peaceful Side of Billy Strayhorn During his twenty-five year tenure with the Duke Ellington Orchestra as composer, lyricist, arranger, and Duke's closest musical confidante, Billy Strayhorn rarely performed in front of a live audience and even less frequently entered a recording studio. Although his piano playing can be heard on a handful of records with the Ellington Orchestra as well as on some of its members' side projects, most notably several dates with Johnny Hodges, Strayhorn made just one album as a featured solo artist. That album, the Peaceful Side of Billy Strayhorn recorded during two overnight sessions in Paris in January 1961, has recently been reissued in the original mono version on Capitol Jazz. It offers a unique opportunity to hear this brilliant composer's own takes on some of his best-known songs, including "Lush Life," "Take the A Train," and "Chelsea Bridge." It was certainly not a lack of technique that kept Strayhorn from recording more often. A classically trained pianist, his playing here is exquisite, evoking the impressionism of Debussy almost as much as the driving jazz of Ellington. This is a quiet, spare recording featuring just Strayhorn's piano with occasional accompaniment by bass, string quartet, or vocal chorus. Strayhorn brings out all the passion and melancholy of his own compostions, which are performed in much more relaxed tempos than we are used to hearing. Even "'A' Train" is treated as a moody ballad. Other highlights include a gently swinging "Just A Sittin' and A Rockin'," and an exquisite version of the haunting "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing." It is a shame that Strayhorn did not record more, since he brought the same extraordinary musical intelligence and sophistication to his piano playing that he did to his composing.

22. "Words And Music" Radio Show: Billy Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn was truly an example of the boy genius who saw hisdreams fulfilled. While still a teenager, he wrote the entire http://www.words-music.org/strayhrn.html

Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) Billy Strayhorn was truly an example of the boy genius who saw his dreams fulfilled. While still a teenager, he wrote the entire score for a high school musical revue which created such a sensation that it was soon mounted as a professional theatrical production. A song from that original Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania high school show, written for the graduating class of 1935, "My Little Brown Book" remains a favorite standard to this day. In 1938, young Billy auditioned a few of his pieces for Duke Ellington, whose band had become enormously popular. Ellington immediately perceived the genius of the youngster, and a long and historic association of the two musical geniuses began. From then on, Strayhorn became inseparable from Duke and his fabulous musical organization. They worked closely together, each complementing the other and turned out some of the great classic jazz pieces in American musical history. To this day, musical scholars sometimes have difficulty in determining who wrote which part of what number, was it Ellington or was it Strayhorn. Included in this edition of Words and Music are the following Strayhorn compositions: Satin Doll Something to Live For My Little Brown Book Smada Lush Life Raincheck A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing Just a Sittin and a Rockin Chelsea Bridge Imagine My Frustration Lotus Blossom Take the "A" Train This page and its contents are

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25. Strayhorn, Billy strayhorn, billy,. byname of WILLIAM THOMAS strayhorn (b. Nov. BIBLIOGRAPHY.David Hajdu, Lush Life A Biography of billy strayhorn (1996). http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/micro/569/8.html

Strayhorn, Billy, byname of WILLIAM THOMAS STRAYHORN (b. Nov. 29, 1915, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.d. May 31, 1967, New York, N.Y.), American pianist and composer who spent his entire career in collaboration with and as amanuensis to the composer and bandleader Duke Ellington Educated privately, Strayhorn applied to Ellington in 1938 for work as a lyricist, using his own composition "Lush Life" as a credential. In 1939 Ellington made his first recording of a Strayhorn composition; it was the first of many, including the highly popular "Take the 'A' Train" and "Chelsea Bridge," an excellent example of the composer's refined, impressionistic style. Strayhorn was also an accomplished pianist who rarely did justice to his own talent. His work as a composer became so intertwined with Ellington's that it was said that eventually neither man was able to distinguish his own contributions to their joint work. Strayhorn worked on most of Ellington's major concert works and unquestionably exerted a great influence upon him. BIBLIOGRAPHY.

26. Artists: Billy Strayhorn Audio files in AU format from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts include discussion of swing and the blues and chord voicings in Take the A Train http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/Kennedy/Taylor/bt_stray.html

Billy Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn was arranger and occasional second pianist and lyricist with Duke Ellington beginning in 1939the collaboration continued until the 1960s. Among his hundreds of compositions best known are "Lush Life" and "Take the A Train". During the pre-bop period of the mid 1940's Strayhorn experimented with false modulations and expanded the swing vocabulary of chord voicings. How did swing progress? Is there a structural difference between blues? Billy Taylor plays "Take the A Train" demonstrating the use of tenths in chord voicings. In 1993, Billy Taylor recorded and produced "Dr. T" featuring Gerry Mulligan on GRP records (GRD-9692). Here's an exerpt from Lush Life, a Billy Strayhorn composition. Description of available audio formats. Comments or suggestions to IMS Internet Multicasting Service Home Page

27. PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Selected Artist Biography - Billy Strayhorn Audio clip of "Take the A Train" accompanies a bio and appreciation of this longtime Duke Ellington collaborator. billy strayhorn. Powered by Grove's Dictionaries, Inc. http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_strayhorn_billy.htm

Billy Strayhorn Powered by Grove's Dictionaries, Inc. William; Swee'Pea (1915- 1967) Composer, arranger, and pianist The NPR 100: "Take the 'A' Train Brooke Gladstone has the story of composer and arranger Billy Strayhorn and his enduring jazz classic, a selection from National Public Radio's list of the 100 most important American musical recordings of the 20th Century. (Courtesy NPRJazz.org Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn Image courtesy of Sony Music, Photo by Don Hunstein As a youth in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Billy Strayhorn received an extensive training in music. In December 1938, he submitted a composition to Duke Ellington , who was so impressed by the young man's talent that three months later he recorded Strayhorn's Something to Live For with the composer as pianist. Four more of Strayhorn's pieces were recorded during 1939 including I'm Checkin' Out Goo'm Bye and Grievin' by Ellington, and Barney Goin' Easy and Lost in Two Flats by Barney Bigard, as well as a work by Ellington written as a tribute, Weely (a Portrait of Billy Strayhorn) . After serving briefly as a pianist in Mercer Ellington's orchestra, Strayhorn joined Duke Ellington's band as associate arranger and second pianist, and for nearly three decades worked in close collaboration with the leader. The two men were so attuned to one another musically, and Strayhorn's work was such a perfect complement to Ellington's, that it is now impossible to establish the exact extent of the former's contribution to Ellington's oeuvre. Their relationship was described in flattering terms by Ellington in his autobiography (1973). Strayhorn collaborated on more than 200 items in Ellington's repertory, including such standards as

28. Ellington-Strayhorn Songbook Composition list and discographical data for Duke Ellington and billy strayhorn, including other musicians' recordings of these works. http://www2.biglobe.ne.jp/~songbook/ellington-strayhorn/index.html

Welcome to Ellington-Strayhorn Songbook! Here are compositions list of Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and Mercer Ellington, and discographical data of recordings by composers themselves. They are the most important composers, not only jazz but also the 20th century music.The list contains over 1000 tunes. I wish this page is useful to explore the big mountain of Ellington-Strayhorn music. If you are interested in discographical data, I'd recommend you using this compositions list as index of discography. Last Update June 10, 1999 contents What's New List of Compositions not-frame version Discographical Data ... Songbooks Top Page These pages are written by YOSHIOKA Toshiya ( ytoshiya@mtd.biglobe.ne.jp ). If you find any mistakes or misunderstandings, plese email me There are Member of Music HyperBanner

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30. The Edward Kennedy Ellington Pages A central clearinghouse for web resources relating to Duke Ellington, his music, his sidemen, his son Mercer, and his associate billy strayhorn. http://www.dnsmith.com/ellington/

Once upon a time there were a number of pages here about Duke Ellington. But they've grown old and other sites have taken up the task. While the old pages are still available, they have some broken links and are no longer maintained. The Duke Ellington Society (TDES) is the premier organization dedicated to the memory, life, and works of Edward Kennedy Ellington. Their web pages are a great place to start looking for Ellington information.

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38. Grove Music - Billy Strayhorn strayhorn, billy William; Swee’Pea (b Dayton, OH, 19 Nov 1915;d New York, 31 May 1967). Composer, arranger, and pianist. As http://www.grovereference.com/grovemusic/saarchive/sa-strayhorn.htm

The following is reproduced in its entirety from the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz Strayhorn, Billy b Dayton, OH, 19 Nov 1915; d Something to live for and by Ellington, and and Lost in Two Flats Weely (a Portrait of Billy Strayhorn) Take the "A" Train Satin Doll . His ballads, including Lush Life, Something to live for, Day Dream, After all, Passion Flower, Chelsea Bridge, Lotus Blossom, and Blood Count Billy Strayhorn Trio , 1950, Mercer 1001). RECORDED COMPOSITIONS (selective list) Recorded by D. Ellington: *(I want) Something to live for (1939, Bruns. 8365); I’m checkin’ out, goo’m bye (1939, Col. 35208); Grievin’ (1939, Col. 35310); Take the "A" Train (1941, Vic. 27380); *After all (1941, Vic, 27434); *Chelsea Bridge (1941, Vic. 27740); Raincheck (1941, Vic. 27880); *Johnny come lately (1942, Vic. 201556); Midriff (1946, Swing 230); Satin Doll (1953, Cap. 2458); Upper Manhattan Medical Center, on Historically Speaking: the Duke (1956, Beth. 60); Such Sweet Thunder (1957), on

39. Browse Junior Corps Songs By Composer strayhorn, billy, Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me, Vagabonds (NJ), 1963.strayhorn, billy, Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me, Vagabonds (NJ), 1964. http://www.corpsreps.com/browse/br1_149.htm

Browse Junior Corps Songs by Composer Composer Song Title Corps Year Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite Les Compagnons Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite Long Island Kingsmen Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite Oregon Crusaders Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite PAL/Windjammers Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite Phantom Regiment Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite Phoenix Regiment Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite Phoenix Regiment Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite St. Paul Scouts Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite St. Paul Scouts Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite St. Paul Scouts Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite Taipei Yuehfu Stravinsky, Igor Firebird Suite Velvet Knights Stravinsky, Igor Infernal Dance (from the Firebird Suite) Cavaliers Stravinsky, Igor Introduction to Rite of Spring Cavaliers Stravinsky, Igor Nightingale Selden Cadets Stravinsky, Igor Petrouchka Contemporary Youth Ensemble Stravinsky, Igor Petrouchka Phantom Regiment Stravinsky, Igor Petrouchka Phantom Regiment Stravinsky, Igor Petrouchka Spirit Stravinsky, Igor Retinue (from The Firebird Suite) Cavaliers Stravinsky, Igor Rite Of Spring Phantom Regiment Stravinsky, Igor

40. Browse Senior Corps Songs By Composer strayhorn, billy; Ellington, Duke, Take the 'A' Train, Criterions, 1962.strayhorn, billy; Ellington, Duke, Take the 'A' Train, Empire Statesmen,1989. http://www.corpsreps.com/browse/br4_68.htm

Browse Senior Corps Songs by Composer Composer Song Title Corps Year Stevens, Morton Theme (from Hawaii Five-O) Suburban Knights Stewart, Al; Lange, Arthur Round and Round Connecticut Yankees Stewart, R'; King, P.W.; Price, C. You Belong to Me Chieftains Stillman, Al The Breeze and I Cortland Matadors Stillman, Al The Breeze and I Kewanee Black Knights Stillman, Al The Breeze and I Minnesota Brass, Inc. Stillman, Al The Breeze and I Minnesota Brass, Inc. Stillman, Al The Breeze and I New Bedford Whalers Sting Englishman in New York Reading Buccaneers Stone, Billy R. Roll Tide US Naval Academy Stone, Billy R. Roll Tide US Naval Academy Strauss, Richard Also Spracht Zarathustra (from 2001: A Space Odyssey) Chops, Inc. Strauss, Richard Also Spracht Zarathustra (from 2001: A Space Odyssey) Connecticut Hurricanes Strauss, Richard Also Spracht Zarathustra (from 2001: A Space Odyssey) Connecticut Hurricanes Strauss, Richard Also Spracht Zarathustra (from 2001: A Space Odyssey) Freestatesmen Strauss, Richard Also Spracht Zarathustra (from 2001: A Space Odyssey) Matadors Strauss, Richard

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