Billy Strayhorn Catalog

1950 (age 35)

Duke Ellington Billy Strayhorn Piano Duets - Great Times!   Riverside RM 475

Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass.

NYC, October 3, 1950

5710Cotton Tail
5711C Jam Blues
5712Flamingo
5713Bang-Up Blues

Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, piano; Joe Shulman, bass.

NYC, November, 1950

M2479Tonk
M2480Johnny Come Lately
M2481In A Blue Summer Garden
M2482Great Times

** also released on Riverside RS 9475; Original Jazz Classics OJC-108, OJCCD-108-2.

1959 (age 44)

Billy Strayhorn's Septet - Cue For Saxophone   Felsted (E) FAJ 7008

Harold "Shorty" Baker, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, trombone; Russell Procope, clarinet; Johnny Hodges as Cue Porter, alto sax; Billy Strayhorn, piano; Al Hall, bass; Oliver Jackson, drums.

NYC, April 14, 1959

Cue's Blue Now
Gone With The Wind
Cherry
Watch Your Cue
You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
When I Dream Of You
Rose Room

** also released on Felsted (E) SJA 2008; Affinity (E) AFF 166 in 1986. and on Billy Strayhorn And His Orchestra - Cue For Saxophone, Master Jazz Recordings MJR 8116.

1961

Billy Strayhorn - The Peaceful Side   United Artists UAJ 14010   1963

Billy Strayhorn, piano; Michel Goudret, bass; with Paris String Quartet, strings; Paris Blue Notes, vocal choir.

Paris, France, May, 1961

Lush Life
Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
Passion Flower
Take The "A" Train
Strange Feeling
Day Dream
Chelsea Bridge
Multi-Colored Blue
Something To Live For
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing

** also released on United Artists UAJS 15010 in 1963; Solid State SS 18031 in 1968.