Federico Campoli 🎸 · @thedoctor
13 followers · 17 posts · Server musicians.todayIn 1967, 56 years ago passed away the great #billystrayhorn author of #taketheatrain commissioned by #dukeellington. The song's title comes from Ellington directions for Strayhorn to get to his house by subway. The directions began with the words "Take the A Train", referring to the then-new A subway service that runs through New York City.
I hope you like my version using the #steinberger #spiritguitar .
#billystrayhorn #taketheatrain #dukeellington #steinberger #spiritguitar
BBC Radio 3 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot · @BBC3MusicBot
328 followers · 22715 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk🔊 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalMixtape
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington:
🎵 Danse of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
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Billy Strayhorn:
🎵 Lush Life
https://open.spotify.com/track/3z3Hdm7XddLzAbLyotNpBw
#Spotify
#nowplaying #composed #billystrayhorn #spotify
BBC Radio 3 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot · @BBC3MusicBot
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Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington Orchestra:
🎵 Take the "A" Train
#nowplaying #breakfast #billystrayhorn #DukeEllingtonOrchestra
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra:
🎵 Peanut Brittle Brigade (The Nutcracker Suite)
#PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #DukeEllington #BillyStrayhorn #DukeEllingtonandHisOrchestra
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Billy Strayhorn, Ray Nance, Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington Orchestra:
🎵 Take the 'A' Train
#BillyStrayhorn #RayNance #DukeEllington #DukeEllingtonOrchestra
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Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington:
🎵 Lotus Blossom
#BillyStrayhorn #DukeEllington
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Kcc96BDEsVEkUTIeKvSa2
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ricksaunders · @ricksaunders
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If you like #DukeEllington and haven't already read the #BillyStrayhorn bio #LushLife by #DavidHajdu I can't recommend it highly enough. Beautiful book. If you need some peace in your day Billy will provide:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m22eHtS_EWraBmSwuWgCGYnXy6JJrkQoE
#dukeellington #billystrayhorn #lushlife #davidhajdu
The Virtual Memories Show · @vms
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Quick sketch of #BillyStrayhorn on his birthday. Remind me to tell you the story of the painting I have of him sometime
#billystrayhorn #art #amateurartist
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Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington Orchestra:
🎵 Take the "A" Train
#nowplaying #breakfast #billystrayhorn #DukeEllingtonOrchestra
ricksaunders · @ricksaunders
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Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington Orchestra:
🎵 Take the "A" Train
#nowplaying #EssentialClassics #billystrayhorn #DukeEllingtonOrchestra
Pascal Savelon 🎷 · @PSavelon
126 followers · 2159 posts · Server mamot.frEver Up and Onward: A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn
https://www.colburnschool.edu/community-initiatives/billy-strayhorn/
#billystrayhorn #dukeellington #jazz
Pascal Savelon 🎷 · @PSavelon
126 followers · 2159 posts · Server mamot.fr
Plaque et peinture murale à Hillsborough (Caroline du Nord)
Pascal Savelon 🎷 · @PSavelon
126 followers · 2159 posts · Server mamot.fr
Downbeat du 14 janvier 1946 - Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
#billystrayhorn #dukeellington #jazz
Pascal Savelon 🎷 · @PSavelon
126 followers · 2159 posts · Server mamot.frDuke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and the Adventures of Peer Gynt in America
#billystrayhorn #dukeellington #jazz
Pascal Savelon 🎷 · @PSavelon
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Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra (1951)
#bigband #johnnyhodges #billystrayhorn #jazz
Pascal Savelon 🎷 · @PSavelon
126 followers · 2159 posts · Server mamot.frThe Lush Life Of #BillyStrayhorn
interviews + Strayhorn's music performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
#bigband #npr #podcast #jazz #billystrayhorn
Pascal Savelon 🎷 · @PSavelon
126 followers · 2159 posts · Server mamot.fr
Stan Getz Quintet - Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) - North Sea Jazz 1980
https://youtu.be/3L2ZSkcS2mI
#jazz #StanGetz #BillyStrayhorn
#billystrayhorn #stangetz #jazz
Pascal Savelon 🎷 · @PSavelon
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Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 - May 31, 1967)
#billystrayhorn #dukeellington #jazz