New York based pianist and producer John DiMartino remembers Duke Ellington's long-time collaborator Billy Strayhorn! The music of Billy Strayhorn, long thought of as a chapter within the Duke Ellington songbook, has become recognised as one of the most important bodies of work in 20th century American music. In Strayhorn's short lifetime the greater part of recorded examples of his masterworks were by the Ellington Orchestra or groups led by players from that revered organisation.
1) Johnny Come Lately ()
2) Lush Life ()
3) Rain Check ()
4) Star-crossed Lovers (Pretty Girl) ()
5) Isfahan (Elf) ()
6) Chelsea Bridge ()
7) Daydream ()
8) Passion Flower ()
9) U.M.M.G ()
10) Blood Count ()
11) Take the 'A' Train ()
12) A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing ()
13) Absinthe (Lament for an Orchid) ()
14) Lotus Blossom ()