Composer:  Billy Strayhorn    (click to list other tunes) Submitted by:  David Luebbert Posted:  5/10/00; 1:12:19 PM Msg#:  293 (top msg in thread) Prev/Next:  292/294 Reads:  8293

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Changes for Billy Strayhorn's Chelsea Bridge, a mainstay of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. One of the best renditions is on Ellington's "And His Mother Called Him Bill" on RCA, a memorial to Strayhorn recorded by the Orchestra shortly after Strayhorn passed away.

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