Person · Active since 1915
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Strayhorn, Billy
Songwriter · Performer
Member of Billy Strayhorn Trio, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans, Rex Stewart and the Ellington Alumni All Stars, The Oscar Pettiford Quartet
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"""TAKE THE """"A"""" TRAIN"""
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"C" Jam Blues
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
"TAKE THE ""A"" TRAIN"
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A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
Billy Strayhorn
All Too Soon
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraAristocracy à la Jean LaFitte
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraAt a Dixie Roadhouse Diner
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraBang-Up Blues
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
BLOOD COUNT
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BLOOD COUNT
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Blue Goose
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraBlues for Blanton
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
Blues in Orbit (alternate take)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraCaravan
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraCaravan
Beat-A-Max
Chelsea Bridge
Billy Strayhorn
CHELSEA BRIDGE
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Concerto for Cootie
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraConga Brava
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraCottontail
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
CUE'S BLUE NOW
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Day Dream
Billy Strayhorn
DAY DREAM
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Duke Announces Nance & Procope, Introduces Part III (production)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraDusk
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraFlamingo
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
Great Times
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
HAPPY GO LUCKY LOCAL
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HAPPY GO LUCKY LOCAL
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HAPPY GO LUCKY LOCAL
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Hayfoot, Strawfoot
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraI Don’t Know What Kind of Blues I Got
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraI Don’t Mind
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraI Never Felt This Way Before
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraIn a Blue Summer Garden
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
Johnny Come Lately
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
JOHNNY COME LATELY
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JOHNNY COME LATELY
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JOHNNY COME LATELY
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Jump for Joy (alternate take)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraJumpin’ Punkins
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraJust A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
Billy Strayhorn
Lush Life
Billy Strayhorn
Main Stem
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraMoon Mist
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraMoon Over Cuba
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraMulti‐Colored Blue
Billy Strayhorn
My Greatest Mistake
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraMy Little Brown Book
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraOscalypso
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
Passion Flower
Billy Strayhorn
Perdido
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
Pitter Panther Patter
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraRumpus in Richmond
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraSATIN DOLL
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SATIN DOLL
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SATIN DOLL
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SATIN DOLL
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SATIN DOLL (THE POLL WINNERS)
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Sentimental Lady
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraSentimental Lady
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraSepia Panorama
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraSherman Shuffle
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraSolitude
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraSomething to Live For
Billy Strayhorn
SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR
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SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR
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SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR - MIKE HARRINGTON REMIX
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SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR - MONOLYTHE REMIX
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SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR (THE ELEVENTH HOUR)
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SONNET FOR CAESAR
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SONNET FOR CAESAR
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Strange Feeling
Billy Strayhorn
TAKE A HIKE
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TAKE IT BACK
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Take the ''A'' Train
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
TAKE THE 'A' TRAIN
Unknown Artist
Take the "A" Train
Billy Strayhorn
Take the “A” Train
Billy Strayhorn
TAKE THE A TRAIN
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The Flaming Sword
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Goutelas Suite: Fanfare
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Goutelas Suite: Fanfare
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Queen's Suite: Apes and Peacocks
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Queen's Suite: Sunset and the Mocking Bird
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Queen's Suite: The Single Petal of a Rose
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Star Crossed Lovers
Tim Allhoff
The UWIS Suite: UWIS
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThere Shall Be No Night
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraTonk
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
What Am I Here For?
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
via Duke Ellington and His OrchestraBilly and Friends
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
In My Solitude: Solo Piano and Small Group Performances
2021 · Jazz Heritage Society
Jazz Selection No. 2
2017 · Disques Vogue
Juice A-Plenty
2013 · Fresh Sound Records
Lush Life
2020 · Editions Audiovisuel Beulah
Lush Life
1992
Piano Duets - Great Times!
2006 · Original Jazz Classics
Piano Duets: Great Times!
1989 · Original Jazz Classics
Reflections of Billy Strayhorn
The Peaceful Side of Jazz
1996 · Capitol Jazz
The Peaceful Side of Jazz
2019
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Attila Zoller
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Britt Woodman
Bubber Miley
Buster Cooper
Charles Mingus
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Smith
Chubby Jackson
Chuck Connors
Clark Terry
Cootie Williams
Dave Taylor
Don Byas
Duke Ellington
Ed Mullens
Eddie Preston
Fred Avendorf
Fred Guy
Fred Stone
Freddy Jenkins
Gerd Dudek
Hans Koller
Harold "Geezil" Minerve
Harold “Shorty” Baker
Harold Ashby
Harry Carney
Hayes Alvis
Herbie Jones
Hilton Jefferson
Ivie Anderson
Jeff Castleman
Jimmy Blanton
Jimmy Grissom
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Pratt
Jimmy Woode
Jo Jones
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
Joe Benjamin
John Sanders
Johnny Hodges
Juan Tizol
Julian Priester
Kenny Clarke
Lawrence Brown
Lloyd Trotman
Louis Armstrong
Malcolm Taylor
Matthew Gee
Mercer Ellington
Money Johnson
Norris Turney
Oscar Pettiford
Otto Hardwick
Paul Gonsalves
Paul Horn
Pete Clark
Quentin Jackson
Quinten “Rocky” White
Ray Nance
Remo Palmier
Rex Stewart
Rufus Jones
Russ Andrews
Russell Procope
Sam Woodyard
Sonny Greer
Steve Little
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Vince Prudente
Wallace Jones
Wellman Braud
Wendell Marshall
Willi Sanner
William “Cat” Anderson
Willie Cook
Billy Strayhorn is a songwriter and performer, active since 1915. Billy Strayhorn is a member of Billy Strayhorn Trio, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans, Rex Stewart and the Ellington Alumni All Stars and The Oscar Pettiford Quartet, and credits from those groups are included in this catalog.
Our database contains 91 recordings, 68 musical works, and 12 releases credited to Billy Strayhorn. Credits data is sourced from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.
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