It’s the 50-year anniversary of Billy Strayhorn’s death. Instead of sending a card, I played some favorites from the music he wrote and wrote in collaboration with Ellington.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- TAKE THE A TRAIN / Duke Ellington Orchestra / “The Most Essential Jazz Standards Ever”
- I GOT IT BAD / Frank Sinatra / “A Swingin’ Affair”
- I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT / Nancy Harms / “Ellington At Night”
- IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD / Sinne Eeg / “Remembering You”
- LOVE SCENE / Tony Bennett / “Jazz”
- I’M JUST A LUCKY SO-AND-SO / Nicole Herzog & Don Menza / “That’s Life”
- IN A MELLOW TONE / Delicatessen / “Jazz + Bossa”
- IT DON’T MEAN A THING / Rosemary Clooney / “Rosemary Clooney: Jazz Singer”
- A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING / Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington / “Ella At Dukes’ Place”
- UPPER MANHATTAN MEDICAL GROUP / Dizzy Gillespie / “A Portrait Of Duke Ellington”
- MOOD INDIGO / (Mystery Vocalist) / Teresa Brewer & Duke Ellington / “It Don’t Mean A Thing”
- YOU BETTER KNOW IT / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone Sings Duke Ellington”
- DAY DREAM / Mark Jennett / “The Way I Am”
- MAYBE / Lena Horne / “An Evening With Lena Horne”
- PRELUDE TO A KISS / Keith Jarrett / “Whisper Not”
- DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE / Janet Planet / “The Consequence of Two”
- I’M CHECKING OUT, GOOM BYE / Catherine Russell / “Strictly Romancing”
- SOPHISTICATED LADY / Al Jarreau / “Unforgettable”
- I LIKE THE SUNRISE / Jody Sandhaus / “A Fine Spring Morning”
- BLOOD COUNT / Stan Getz / “Anniversary”
- LUSH LIFE / Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane / “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman:
- COME SUNDAY / The Real Group / “Live in Stockholm”
- THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING / Nancy Valentine / “Lovesome”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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