http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6109&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rssBilly Strayhorn joined Duke Ellington’s band in 1939 as a lyricist, but his duties instantly increased to handling arrangements, songwriting and piano playing. He even composed “Take the A-Train,” which became the Duke’s theme soon after. The musical link between Strayhorn and Ellington was so strong that it's hard to tell where one contribution began and the other ended (they quickly adopted each other’s styles, and the writing credits aren’t always correct). Together, they were an unbeatable team, and though Ellington guarded Strayhorn from working outside his stable of artists on a continual basis, he did manage to break away occasionally. His song “Lush Life” was first recorded by Nat Cole, and is one of the finest torch songs ever written. - Nick DedinaPop Standardsen720Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:38:20 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6109&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Billy Strayhorn joined Duke Ellington’s band in 1939 as a lyricist, but his duties instantly increased to handling arrangements, songwriting and piano playing. He even composed “Take the A-Train,” which became the Duke’s theme soon after. The musical link between Strayhorn and Ellington was so strong that it's hard to tell where one contribution began and the other ended (they quickly adopted each other’s styles, and the writing credits aren’t always correct). Together, they were an unbeatable team, and though Ellington guarded Strayhorn from working outside his stable of artists on a continual basis, he did manage to break away occasionally. His song “Lush Life” was first recorded by Nat Cole, and is one of the finest torch songs ever written. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035532&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035532 tra.3035532 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Chelsea Bridge tra.3035532 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035532&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035532&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035528&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035528 tra.3035528 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035539&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035539 tra.3035539 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Passed Me By tra.3035539 161000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035539&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035539&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035538&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035538 tra.3035538 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing tra.3035538 155000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035538&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035538&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035529&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035529 tra.3035529 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Day Dream tra.3035529 221000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035529&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035529&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035523&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035523 tra.3035523 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Lush Life tra.3035523 215000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035523&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035523&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2302413&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sun, 1 Mar 1959 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 2302413 tra.2302413 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.99 Black Legends Of Jazz alb.301428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/1/6/1316193_170x170.jpg 1994-11-08 00:00:00.0 1959-03-01 00:00:00.0 true Blue Serge tra.2302413 173000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2302413&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2302413&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035533&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035533 tra.3035533 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Multicolored Blue tra.3035533 322000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035533&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035533&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035525&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035525 tra.3035525 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true U. M. M. G. tra.3035525 217000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035525&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035525&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035536&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035536 tra.3035536 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Your Love Has Faded tra.3035536 226000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035536&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035536&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035534&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035534 tra.3035534 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Pick Side tra.3035534 164000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035534&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035534&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035535&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035535 tra.3035535 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Oink tra.3035535 181000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035535&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035535&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035540&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035540 tra.3035540 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Something To Live For tra.3035540 125000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035540&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035540&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035537&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035537 tra.3035537 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Love Came (Sextet Version) tra.3035537 149000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035537&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035537&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035531&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035531 tra.3035531 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Raincheck tra.3035531 255000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035531&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035531&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035530&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035530 tra.3035530 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin' tra.3035530 143000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035530&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035530&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035526&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035526 tra.3035526 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Smada tra.3035526 188000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035526&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035526&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035542&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035542 tra.3035542 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Baby Clementine tra.3035542 98000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035542&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035542&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26468176&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 26468176 tra.26468176 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.99 Jazz Night alb.26461653 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/4/3/1583415_170x170.jpg 2009-03-23 00:00:00.0 2009-03-23 00:00:00.0 true A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing tra.26468176 286000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26468176&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26468176&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28606670&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Wed, 1 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 28606670 tra.28606670 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.99 Jazz & Blues Piano Classics alb.28603469 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/4/6/1696407_170x170.jpg 2009-04-01 00:00:00.0 2009-04-01 00:00:00.0 true Tonk tra.28606670 166000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28606670&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28606670&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035541&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Sat, 14 Aug 1965 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 3035541 tra.3035541 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Lush Life alb.251014 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/1/291355_170x170.jpg 1992-09-15 00:00:00.0 1965-08-14 00:00:00.0 true Love Came (Piano Solo) tra.3035541 121000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035541&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035541&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29936945&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 29936945 tra.29936945 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.99 Best Of The Piano alb.29924115 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/1/0/1790109_170x170.jpg 2009-09-21 00:00:00.0 2009-09-21 00:00:00.0 true Chelsea Bridge tra.29936945 197000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29936945&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29936945&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11158576&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:04:08 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 11158576 tra.11158576 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Passion Flower alb.11154758 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/3/6/876341_170x170.jpg 2005-10-25 00:00:00.0 null false Clementine tra.11158576 180000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11158576&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11158576&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11158591&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Standards Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:04:08 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Strayhorn on Rhapsody Online 11158591 tra.11158591 Billy Strayhorn art.6109 0.0 Passion Flower alb.11154758 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/3/6/876341_170x170.jpg 2005-10-25 00:00:00.0 null false Take The A Train tra.11158591 492000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11158591&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11158591&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-strayhorn%2Ftop-tracks.rss