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Billy Strayhorn

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Aliases
Billy Strayhorn and Orchestra
Billy Strayhorn's Septet
Real name
William Thomas Strayhorn
Born
November 29, 1915
Died
May 31, 1967
Country
United States
IPI
00029756257 46 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Composer, pianist and arranger known for his long collaboration with Duke Ellington. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984.
Member of
The Ellingtonians
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Originals

Covers by Billy Strayhorn

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i   February 1963 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra REL, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC
1959 Ray Bryant
Covered by (7 artists)
i 1965 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Mildred Bailey
i 1960 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
i Azure Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and His Orchestra (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) 1962 Unverified
i   February 1963 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL
i 1959 McKinney's Cotton Pickers
i 1960 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
i Cotton Tail Billy Strayhorn Unverified
i 1960 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
i February 1963 Johnny Hodges and Orchestra
i Day Dream Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and His Orchestra (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) 1962 Unverified
i Don't Get Around Much Any More Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and His Orchestra (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) 1962 Unverified
i 1959 (unknown)
i I'm Just a Lucky So and So Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and His Orchestra (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) 1962 Unverified
i 1965 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and His Orchestra (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) 1962 Unverified
i 1965 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
i Jeep's Blues Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and His Orchestra (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) 1962 Unverified
i 1947 Anita O'Day with Benny Carter and His Orchestra
i   February 1963 King Cole and His Trio - Orch. cond. by Pete Rugolo REL, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC
April 1947 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i   1965 Harry Richman PRF, Ted Lewis and His Band REC
i 1960 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
i February 1963 Johnny Hodges and Orchestra (An Ellington Unit)
i 1960 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
i 1959 Prince's Band
listen on Internet Archive 1947 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i February 1963 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1965 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i Stardust Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and His Orchestra (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) 1962 Unverified
i   February 1963 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL, The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concert - Dec. 19, 1944 REC
i 1960 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
i February 1963 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i The Gal from Joe's Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and His Orchestra (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) 1962 Unverified
  March 1951 Marion Harris REC, Adele Astaire PRF
i 1960 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
i 1965 Johnny Hodges and Orchestra
i 1960 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
i When I Dream of You Billy Strayhorn's Septet 1959 Unverified
i   1959 Maurice Chevalier BRD, Ed. Loyd and His Orchestra (Ed Kirkeby) REC

Songs written by Billy Strayhorn

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC, Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra REL June 1, 1946 Covered by (196 artists)
After All Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra February 15, 1941 Covered by (9 artists)
Agra Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington December 1966 Covered by (4 artists)
All Day Long Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra April 26, 1954 Covered by (7 artists)
Amad Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington December 1966 Covered by (9 artists)
Ballad for Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters Billy Strayhorn Johnny Hodges and The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke September 1, 1956 Covered by (15 artists)
Blood Count Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Orchestra August 30, 1967 Covered by (91 artists)
Bluebird of Delhi Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington December 1966 Covered by (5 artists)
Blue Pepper Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington December 21, 1966 Covered by (21 artists)
Charlotte Russe Billy Strayhorn Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1947 Covered by (151 artists)
Chelsea Bridge Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL September 17, 1941 Covered by (283 artists)
Clementine Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra July 2, 1941 Covered by (4 artists)
Day Dream Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John La Touche Johnny Hodges and Orchestra November 2, 1940 Covered by (298 artists)
Depk Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington December 1966 Covered by (5 artists)
Half the Fun Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington and His Orchestra September 1957 Covered by (11 artists)
Hey Buddy Bolden Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn Nina Simone 1962 Unverified
I Don't Mind Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson February 26, 1942 Covered by (8 artists)
Imagine My Frustration Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Gerald Wilson Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington October 1965 Covered by (12 artists)
I'm Checking Out - Goombye Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Covered by (16 artists)
Intimacy of the Blues Billy Strayhorn The Duke Ellington Small Bands March 15, 1967 Covered by (35 artists)
Isfahan Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington December 20, 1966 Covered by (170 artists)
Island Virgin Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1965 Unverified
Johnny Come Lately Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra February 1944 Covered by (85 artists)
Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines Covered by (64 artists)
Kissing Bug Billy Strayhorn, Rex Stewart, Joya Sherrill Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Joya Sherrill April 26, 1945 Covered by (17 artists)
Love Came Billy Strayhorn Francesco Forges Missing information
Lush Life Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC, King Cole and His Trio - Orch. cond. by Pete Rugolo REL November 13, 1948 Covered by (554 artists)
Madness in Great Ones Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington and His Orchestra September 1957 Covered by Laurent Mignard Duke Orchestra
Midriff Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & Son Fameux Orchestre (Duke Ellington) 1947 Unverified
Mount Harissa Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington December 1966 Covered by (15 artists)
Multi Colored Blue Billy Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn May 1961 Covered by (5 artists)
My Little Brown Book Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra June 26, 1942 Covered by (47 artists)
Passion Flower Billy Strayhorn Johnny Hodges and Orchestra (An Ellington Unit) July 3, 1941 Covered by (84 artists)
Raincheck Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra December 2, 1941 Covered by (64 artists)
Satin Doll Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra April 6, 1953 Covered by (544 artists)
Self Portrait Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington meets Coleman Hawkins August 18, 1962 Covered by (5 artists)
Smada Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & His Orch. September 1952 Unverified
Snibor Billy Strayhorn Johnny Hodges 1956 Covered by (10 artists)
Something to Live For Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra March 21, 1939 Covered by (108 artists)
Strange Feeling Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concert - Dec. 19, 1944 REC, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL December 19, 1944 Covered by (5 artists)
Such Sweet Thunder Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington and His Orchestra September 1957 Covered by (6 artists)
Sweet and Pungent Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and His Award Winners (Duke Ellington) 1960 Unverified
Take the "A" Train Billy Strayhorn, Lee Gaines Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra February 15, 1941 Covered by (685 artists)
The Eighth Veil Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal by Kay Davis BRD, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REL 1951
The Star-Crossed Lovers Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington REC, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REL December 6, 1956 Covered by (75 artists)
Tourist Point of View Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Duke Ellington December 1966 Covered by (7 artists)
U.M.M.G. Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington 1959 Covered by (108 artists)
You're the One Billy Strayhorn Lena Horne with Lennie Hayton's Orch. 1955 Covered by Sandy Dennison

Releases

Performances also appear on

Tributes

Title Performer Release date Label
After All - The Music of Billy Strayhorn Lucio Terzano Quartet 2007 Music Center
Alessio Menconi Trio ‎Plays Ellington and Strayhorn Alessio Menconi Trio ‎ 2016 Abeat Records
...and His Mother Called Him Bill Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1968 RCA Victor
A Salute to Strayhorn Planet D Nonet 2017 Detroit Music Factory
A Tribute to Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Lush Life The George Golla Orchestra 1986 ABC Music
Chelsea Bridge Kjell Jansson / Jan Zirk Quartet 1999 Dragon [SE]
Compositions Dorothy Doring and Phil Mattson January 18, 2013 (self-released)
Day Dream - Variations on Strayhorn Darius de Haas June 4, 2002 PS Classics
Dompan! Arne Domnérus 2001 Fresh Sound Records
Duke and Billy's New Colors Julie Saury - Bruno Rousselet - Frédéric Couderc - Sébastien Giniaux Guest: Claude Egéa May 5, 2023 Juste une Trace
Duke Dreams - The Legacy of Strayhorn-Ellington Ran Blake 1981 Soul Note
Duke, Monk & Viceversa Bepi D'Amato - Tony Pancella 2018 Suonare Records
Gene DiNovi Plays Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn Live Gene DiNovi with Dave Young July 29, 2003 Baldwin Street Music
Grant Stewart Plays the Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn Grant Stewart June 16, 2009 Sharp Nine Records
Harlem Airshaft - The Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn Alan Barnes Octet July 28, 2008 Woodville Records
In a Sentimental Mood - The Ian McDougall Quintet Plays Ellington and Strayhorn The Ian McDougall Quintet 2005 Barbarian
I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn Ahmad Jamal 1995 Telarc
It Took Some Time Kjell Jansson / Jan Zirk Quartet 2011 Imogena Records
Jimmy Rowles Plays Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn Jimmy Rowles 1981 Columbia [US]
La Rumba Is a Lovesome Thing Paul Carlon August 12, 2013 Zoho Music
Live at Moods - Zu Ellington & Strayhorn Nat Su Trio ‎ 1998 Jecklin Red Note
Lotus Blossom - The Billy Strayhorn Project Michael Hashim Quartet 1990 Stash Records
Love Came - The Songs of Strayhorn Allan Harris 2001 Love Productions Records
Lush Life - The Cedar Walton Trio Plays the Music of Billy Strayhorn The Cedar Walton Trio 1989 Discovery Records [US1]
Lush Life - The Music of Billy Strayhorn Joe Henderson [US1] 1992 Verve Records
Lush Life Tribute to Billy Strayhorn Gianni Basso Quartet 2004 Philology
Lush Music New Project Stray Horns 2018 Velut Luna
Marian McPartland Plays the Music of Billy Strayhorn Marian McPartland 1987 Concord Jazz
Me Darby Williams 2015 Roc Cartel
Multi-Coloured Blue Michael Hashim featuring Joe Temperley 1999 Hep Jazz
My Little Brown Book - A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn's Music, Volume One The Harry Allen-Keith Ingham Quintet 1994 Progressive Records
Passion Flower John DiMartino April 2020 Sunnyside Records
Passion Flower - Fred Hersch Plays Billy Strayhorn Fred Hersch January 23, 1996 Nonesuch
Raincheck Rebirth::Collective 2015 SoulFactory Records
Remembering Billy Strayhorn Jacob Roved Quintet September 14, 2015 Gateway Music
Repertory Quartet Plays Ellington / Strayhorn Repertory Quartet 1997 Music Mecca
Satin Doll - A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn Peter Madsen 2017 Playscape Recordings
Something to Live For - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook John Hicks 1998 HighNote
Something to Live For - The Music of Billy Strayhorn Art Farmer 1987 Contemporary
Something to Live For - The Music of Billy Strayhorn The Dutch Jazz Orchestra May 2002 Challenge Records
Sound of Love - The Ballads of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn Tommy Smith, featuring Kenny Barron 1999 Linn
Strayhorn Malte Dürrschnabel Quartet September 2014 Laika Records
Strayhorn - A Mitchell-Ruff Interpretation Dwike Mitchell, Willie Ruff 1971 Mainstream Records
Strictly Strayhorn Villeger - Milanta - Bramerie September 29, 2017 Camille Productions
Swing Up!! Blue Coats Plays Billy Strayhorn Toshio Mori & Blue Coats 1976 Denon
Take the A Train Lars Sundberg trio 2014 Imogena Records
The African Flower - The Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn James Newton 1986 Blue Note
The Intimacy of the Blues - A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn's Music, Volume Two The Harry Allen-Keith Ingham Quintet August 26, 1994 Progressive Records
The Music of Billy Strayhorn Stefano Bagnoli We Kids Trio July 2015 Jazzit Records
The Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn NUE Quartet June 26, 2019 Mochermusic
This Side of Strayhorn Terell Stafford 2011 Maxjazz
Tokiyoshi Plays Billy Strayhorn Toshiko Akiyoshi 1978 Discomate
Tourist Point of View Claudio Angeleri - Charlie Mariano 1998 CDpM LION
Upper Manhattan Medical Group - Remembering Billy Strayhorn Ken Peplowski, Phil Lee, John Horler, Alec Dankworth 2007 Mainstem

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