Strayhorn, Billy.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or records:
Collection
Found in:
Music Division
Jerry Valburn Collection on Duke Ellington
Identifier: ML31.E45
Abstract
Jerry Valburn was an avid collector of sound recordings and other materials related to Duke Ellington. The Jerry Valburn Collection on Duke Ellington consists of printed music, photographs, programs, promotional material, articles, clippings, and other items. These materials trace Duke Ellington's professional career as a bandleader and his rise as a prominent figure in the development of jazz and its history.
Dates
1924-1989; Majority of material found within 1935-1971
Collection
Found in:
Music Division
Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers
Identifier: ML31.S76
Abstract
Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and lyricist. He is prominently known as the leading arranger for the Duke Ellington Orchestra, a position that he held for nearly three decades. The collection chiefly contains scores, sketches, lead sheets, and parts for original compositions and arrangements by Strayhorn and Ellington, as well as business papers, photographs, scripts, and other materials pertaining to Strayhorn's life and the posthumous...
Dates
1918-2015; Majority of material found within ( 1930s-2012)