Billy Strayhorn
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William Thomas Strayhorn was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include
Strayhorn c. 1947; by William P. Gottlieb
Strayhorn (seated at piano) and (from left) Duke Ellington, Leonard Feather, and Louis Armstrong in 1947
Strayhorn in 1958; by Carl Van Vechten
A sign in dedication to Strayhorn near his childhood home in Hillsborough, North Carolina (2009)
...And His Mother Called Him Bill is a studio album by Duke Ellington recorded in the wake of the death of his long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, in 1967. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large
Billy Strayhorn
…the hospital, he submitted his final composition to Ellington; "Blood Count" was used as the third track in Ellington's memorial album for Strayhorn, ...And His Mother Called Him Bill, which was recorded several months after Strayhorn's death. The last track of the album is a solo version of "Lotus Blossom" performed by Ellington…
Duke Ellington...And His Mother Called Him Bill album cover