LyricFind Logo
LyricFind Logo
Profile image icon
Dynamic cover art

+1

Images

Billy Strayhorn

Jazz
Big band
Swing
In the history of jazz, the name Billy Strayhorn will always be inextricably linked with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. The association with Ellington dated back to 1938 when Stayhorn, a 23-year-old jazz musician from Dayton, Ohio approached Ellington after a gig in Pittsburgh and suggested some improvements to Ellington's arrangements. It was the start of a professional relationship which would last for the next 25 years. Although Ellington was undoubtedly instrumental in helping Strayhorn realise his potential, as the relationship developed Strayhorn began to express some co...
Songs
Lush Life
Lush LifeBilly Strayhorn

The Peaceful Side

3:35

Something to Live For
Something to Live ForBilly Strayhorn

The Peaceful Side

2:59

Lush Life
Lush LifeBilly Strayhorn

The Peaceful Side

Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Don't Get Around Much AnymoreBilly Strayhorn and Johnny Hodges

Memories of Ellington

3:00

Why Was I Born?
Why Was I Born?Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Billy Strayhorn and Billy Taylor

3:12

Star Dust
Star DustBilly Strayhorn and Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra

4:30

Albums
Similar Artists