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Modern period American composer Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) began his association with Duke Ellington in 1938 with Lush Life. Their association lasted until Strayhorn's death. Alone or with Ellington, his compositions include Take the A Train, Chelsea Bridge, Passion Flower, and Johnny Come Lately.

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• Billy Strayhorn

  http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/Kennedy/Taylor/bt_stray.html
  Audio files in AU format from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts include discussion of swing and the blues and chord voicings in "Take the A Train"

• Billy Strayhorn

  http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/short-bio/1532
  Biography, selected works, links from Music Sales Classical.

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