Billy Strayhorn
Idartists:
billy-strayhorn
Name:
Billy Strayhorn
Wikipedia Summary:
Billy Strayhorn was an American jazz composer, pianist, and arranger, best known for his collaboration with Duke Ellington. While not directly associated with Middle Eastern themes, Strayhorn's sophisticated harmonies and exotic tonal colors occasionally evoked non-Western musical elements.
Born:
1915
Died:
1967