Billy Strayhorn  (1915-1967)
Last updated: 12.08.25
Websites:
url15.gif Billy Strayhorn Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif  DAHR: Billy Strayhorn List of 60 historic recordings from 1939 to 1958.
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Take the ''A'' Train (1941) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Day Dream (1940) B. Strayhorn Johnny Hodges Orchestra Victor: BS-053603
record15.gif Kissing Bug (1945) B. Strayhorn Joya Sherrill Victor: D5VB-0232
recordmp3.gif Lament For Javanette (1940) B. Strayhorn Barney Bigard Orchestra Victor: BS-053622
record15.gif Noir bleu (1941) B. Strayhorn Barney Bigard Orchestra Victor: PBS-061689
recordmp3.gif Take the ''A'' Train (1941) B. Strayhorn Glenn Miller Orchestra Victor: PBS-061266
recordmp3.gif Take the ''A'' Train (1950) B. Strayhorn Tito Puente Orchestra Victor: E0FB-5270
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Take the ''A'' Train (1941) B. Strayhorn (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 19 works by Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Day Dream 1940 Johnny Hodges Orchestra (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Lament For Javanette 1940 Barney Bigard (co-author)
Barney Bigard Orchestra (perf.)
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Chelsea Bridge 1941
Noir bleu 1941 Barney Bigard Orchestra (perf.)   record15.gif
Take the ''A'' Train (w&m) 1941 Glenn Miller Orchestra (perf.)
Tito Puente Orchestra (perf.)
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After All 1942  youtube15.jpg
Clementine 1942
Johnny Come Lately 1942
Raincheck 1942
Midriff (w&m) 1944
My Little Brown Book (w&m) 1944
Passion Flower 1944 Milton Raskin (words)
Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' 1945 Duke Ellington (co-author)
Lee Gaines (words)
Delta Rhythm Boys (perf.)
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Kissing Bug 1945 Rex Stewart (co-author)
Joya Sherrill (co-author)
Joya Sherrill (perf.)
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Lush Life (w&m) 1949
Rhummbop (w&m) 1952 Duke Ellington (co-author)
Flower Is a Lovesome Thing, A (w&m) 1954
Blood Count 1982
Valse (w&m) 1996
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg B. Strayhorn After All (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry