Lush life : a biography of Billy Strayhorn
Hajdu, David
Lush life : a biography of Billy Strayhorn / David Hajdu - New York : North Point Press , 1997. - xii, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279), discography (p. 281-293), and index.
Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) was one of the most accomplished composers in American music, the creator of such standards as "Take the 'A' Train", yet all his life he was overshadowed by his friend and collaborator, Duke Ellington. Through scrutiny of Strayhorn's private papers and more than five hundred interviews, Hajdu revives Strayhorn as one of the most complex and tragic figures in jazz history.
9780865475120
95044707
Strayhorn, Billy
Composers----United States----Biography
Jazz musicians---United States----Biography
ML410.S9325 / H35 1996
92 STR
Lush life : a biography of Billy Strayhorn / David Hajdu - New York : North Point Press , 1997. - xii, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279), discography (p. 281-293), and index.
Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) was one of the most accomplished composers in American music, the creator of such standards as "Take the 'A' Train", yet all his life he was overshadowed by his friend and collaborator, Duke Ellington. Through scrutiny of Strayhorn's private papers and more than five hundred interviews, Hajdu revives Strayhorn as one of the most complex and tragic figures in jazz history.
9780865475120
95044707
Strayhorn, Billy
Composers----United States----Biography
Jazz musicians---United States----Biography
ML410.S9325 / H35 1996
92 STR
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