Through the standards
Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn, piano and arranger, is on 12 recordings across 8 tunes on this site, from 1940 to 1961. Most often alongside Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington and Ray Nance.
1940s
- FlamingoDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, vocal by Herb Jeffries · 1940 · piano · Victor
- Chelsea BridgeDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1941 · piano · Victor
1950s
- FlamingoDuke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn · 1950 · piano · Original Jazz Classics
- Mood IndigoDuke Ellington · 1950 · piano · Columbia Masterworks
- Sophisticated LadyDuke Ellington · 1950 · piano · Columbia Masterworks
- I Let a Song Go Out of My HeartRosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington · 1956 · arranger · Columbia
- Day DreamElla Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington · 1957 · arranger · Verve
1960s
- Chelsea BridgeBilly Strayhorn · 1961 · piano · United Artists
- Day DreamBilly Strayhorn · 1961 · piano · United Artists Jazz
- Lush LifeBilly Strayhorn · 1961 · piano · United Artists Jazz
- Day DreamJohnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra · 1961 · arranger · Verve
- Don't Get Around Much AnymoreJohnny Hodges · 1961 · arranger · Verve