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Written By Billy Strayhorn

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91 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 17 MINUTES

1In the Mood (Live)
In the Mood (Live)
Glenn Miller
The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert (Live)
03:30
2My Little Brown Book
My Little Brown Book
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
05:20
3Take the "A" Train
Take the "A" Train
Duke Ellington
Jazz Legends (Légendes du jazz), Vol. 12/32: Duke Ellington - Piano in Background
05:33
4In the Heights
In the Heights
E
Lin-Manuel Miranda & 'In The Heights' Original Broadway Company
In the Heights (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
07:38
5Maybe
Maybe
The Ink Spots
The Ink Spots Greatest Hits
03:09
6Breakadawn
Breakadawn
E
De La Soul
Buhloone Mindstate [Explicit]
04:15
7Day Dream
Day Dream
Bill Charlap Trio
Street Of Dreams
06:14
8Night Train
Night Train
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Night Train (Expanded Edition)
04:50
9Lush Life
Lush Life
Lady Gaga
Cheek To Cheek (Deluxe)
04:14
10Satin Doll (Bossa Version)
Satin Doll (Bossa Version)
Maria Augusta
Relaxing Bossa Lounge 2
02:10
11A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
Brandy Charles
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
04:58
12The Star-Crossed Lovers
The Star-Crossed Lovers
Duke Ellington
50 Greatest Hits
03:55
13Passion Flower (Instrumental)
Passion Flower (Instrumental)
Kenny Barron, Charlie Haden & Roy Haynes
Wanton Spirit With Charlie Haden And Roy Haynes
07:39
14Remember
Remember
Billie Holiday
An Evening With Billie Holiday
02:35
15Sunset And The Mocking Bird (The Queen's Suite)
Sunset And The Mocking Bird (The Queen's Suite)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Ellington Suites
03:47
16Day Dream
Day Dream
Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn
Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra
04:00
17Raincheck
Raincheck
Tommy Flanagan
Jazz Poet
05:00
18This Can’t Be Love
This Can’t Be Love
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson Trio Play the Songbook Hits
09:55
19Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book (Expanded Edition)
03:33
20Blues In Orbit
Blues In Orbit
Duke Ellington
Blues In Orbit
02:27
21Something To Live For
Something To Live For
Carmen McRae
By Special Request
03:12
22Paradise
Paradise
Nat King Cole
The Very Thought Of You (Expanded Edition)
03:14
23Such Sweet Thunder
Such Sweet Thunder
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Such Sweet Thunder (Dedicated to the Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario) (Remastered)
03:22
24Tonk
Tonk
The Art Farmer Quartet
Perception
04:35
25Rock Skippin'
Rock Skippin'
Jim Hall
Concierto (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition)
06:10
26Hey Buddy Bolden (2004 Remaster)
Hey Buddy Bolden (2004 Remaster)
Nina Simone
Nina Simone Sings Ellington
02:27
27After All
After All
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
...And His Mother Called Him Bill
03:54
28Northern Lights (The Queen's Suite)
Northern Lights (The Queen's Suite)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Ellington Suites
03:32
29Pt. II-Blues to Be There (Live)
Pt. II-Blues to Be There (Live)
Duke Ellington
Ellington at Newport 1956 (Complete)
07:09
30Clementine [feat. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra]
Clementine [feat. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra]
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book
02:40
31You Better Know It (2004 Remaster)
You Better Know It (2004 Remaster)
Nina Simone
Dinner for One - Jazz
02:25
32Midriff
Midriff
Duke Ellington
50 Greatest Hits
03:47
33Snibor
Snibor
E
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
...And His Mother Called Him Bill
04:19
34Duke Ellington Medley (Live)
Duke Ellington Medley (Live)
Mel Tormé, Gerry Mulligan & George Shearing
The Classic Concert Live
05:24
35Imagine My Frustration
Imagine My Frustration
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
Ella At Duke's Place
04:51
36Finale (Peace on Earth) (From "Lady and the Tramp"/Soundtrack Version)
Finale (Peace on Earth) (From "Lady and the Tramp"/Soundtrack Version)
Disney Studio Chorus
Lady and the Tramp
00:31
37On the Wrong Side of the Railroad Tracks
On the Wrong Side of the Railroad Tracks
Dr John
Duke Elegant
05:42
38U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
Joe Henderson
Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn
05:00
39Multi-Colored Blue
Multi-Colored Blue
Roberta Gambarini
Easy to Love
06:29
40Sonnet for Caesar
Sonnet for Caesar
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Such Sweet Thunder (Dedicated to the Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario) (Remastered)
03:00
41Smada
Smada
Duke Ellington
Blues in Orbit
02:38
42Sonnet in Search of a Moor
Sonnet in Search of a Moor
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Such Sweet Thunder (Dedicated to the Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario) (Remastered)
02:22
43Johnny Come Lately
Johnny Come Lately
Jan Harbeck Quartet
The Sound the Rhythm
07:37
44Half the Fun
Half the Fun
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Such Sweet Thunder (Dedicated to the Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario) (Remastered)
04:19
45The Telecasters
The Telecasters
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Such Sweet Thunder (Dedicated to the Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario) (Remastered)
03:05
46Pt. I-Festival Junction
Pt. I-Festival Junction
Duke Ellington
Ellington at Newport 1956 (Complete)
08:46
47You're the One
You're the One
Joshua Redman & Lena Horne
Jazz Ballads Hits
02:59
48Sonnet for Sister Kate
Sonnet for Sister Kate
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Such Sweet Thunder (Dedicated to the Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario) (Remastered)
02:23
49Madness in Great Ones
Madness in Great Ones
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Such Sweet Thunder (Dedicated to the Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario) (Remastered)
03:26
50Take The "A" Train / Pacemaker / I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster]
Take The "A" Train / Pacemaker / I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster]
Prince
Sign O' The Times (Super Deluxe) [Explicit]
10:16
51I Don't Mind
I Don't Mind
Bob Dorough
Deluxe Series Volume 11 (Bethlehem Collection) : Devil May Care
02:55
52Strange Feeling
Strange Feeling
Billy Strayhorn
Lush Life
03:42
53Grievin'
Grievin'
Rosemary Clooney feat. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Blue Rose
04:10
54Circle of Fourths
Circle of Fourths
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Such Sweet Thunder (Dedicated to the Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario) (Remastered)
01:45
55Portrait Of Ella Fitzgerald (Medley)
Portrait Of Ella Fitzgerald (Medley)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book (Expanded Edition)
16:19
56Paris Blues
Paris Blues
Milt Jackson Quartet
Statements
02:56
57Drawing Room Blues (01-10-46)
Drawing Room Blues (01-10-46)
Duke Ellington
Complete Jazz Series 1945 - 1946
03:38
58Boo-Dah
Boo-Dah
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
...And His Mother Called Him Bill
03:30
59Girls
Girls
Duke Ellington
The Nutcracker Suite (Expanded Edition)
02:40
60Pretty Girl (aka The Star-Crossed Lovers)
Pretty Girl (aka The Star-Crossed Lovers)
Duke Ellington
Such Sweet Thunder (Expanded Edition)
08:55
61Absinthe
Absinthe
Duke Ellington Orch.
Afro Bossa
03:32
62Night Time
Night Time
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Piano Reflections
02:34
63Juanita
Juanita
Duke Ellington
The Nutcracker Suite (Expanded Edition)
03:17
64Circle (Exodus Album Version)
Circle (Exodus Album Version)
Plus One
Exodus
03:26
65Medley: Toot Suite
Medley: Toot Suite
Duke Ellington feat. Britt Woodman, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Russell Proscope, Quentin Jackson, Shorty Baker & Russell Procope
Jazz Party
21:34
66Clementine
Clementine
Duke Ellington
The Nutcracker Suite (Expanded Edition)
02:48
67Multi Colored Blue (Live)
Multi Colored Blue (Live)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis
Live In Swing City- Swingin' With Duke
06:12
68Newport Up
Newport Up
Duke Ellington
Berlin 1959
04:38
69Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' #1
Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' #1
Duke Ellington Orchestra
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 19
04:03
70All Day Long
All Day Long
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
...And His Mother Called Him Bill
02:59
71Kissing Bug
Kissing Bug
June Christy
Ballads For Night People
02:44
72Progressive Gavotte (11-11-47)
Progressive Gavotte (11-11-47)
Duke Ellington
Complete Jazz Series 1947
02:57
73Tymperturbably Blue
Tymperturbably Blue
Duke Ellington
Jazz Party
04:24
74Lament for Javanette
Lament for Javanette
Barney Bigard & Orchestra & Duke Ellington
The Great Ellington Units
02:53
75All Heart (Rehearsal)
All Heart (Rehearsal)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book (Expanded Edition)
04:02
76Chalmeau (Album Version)
Chalmeau (Album Version)
Harry Carney & Ben Webster
Music For Loving
03:40
77Killin' Myself
Killin' Myself
Ivy Anderson
Ivy Anderson Selected Favorites Volume 2
02:25
78A Drum Is a Woman, Pt. 1
A Drum Is a Woman, Pt. 1
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
A Drum Is a Woman
03:37
79Big Fat Alice's Blues
Big Fat Alice's Blues
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Concert In The Virgin Islands
03:56
80The Eighth Veil
The Eighth Veil
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1946, Vol. 1 (Digitally Remastered)
03:07
81The Flowers Die of Love
The Flowers Die of Love
Yuri Honing & Wolfert Brederode
Avalon Songs
07:39
82Rhythm Pum Te Dum, Pt. 1 (Chorus)
Rhythm Pum Te Dum, Pt. 1 (Chorus)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
A Drum Is a Woman
02:56
83What Else Can You Do With a Drum, Pt. 1 (Calypso)
What Else Can You Do With a Drum, Pt. 1 (Calypso)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
A Drum Is a Woman
01:52
84Ready, Go
Ready, Go
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra feat. Paul Gonsalves
Paris Blues
05:01
85Orson
Orson
Duke Ellington
The Everlastin' Duke Ellington
02:15
86In A Blue Summer Garden
In A Blue Summer Garden
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
Piano Duets: Great Times!
04:03
87Still in Love
Still in Love
Anaïs Reno, Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall & Kyle Poole
Lovesome Thing
02:42
88Medley: Toot Suite / Red Garter / Red Shoes / Red Carpet / Ready Go! (Remastered)
Medley: Toot Suite / Red Garter / Red Shoes / Red Carpet / Ready Go! (Remastered)
Duke Ellington
Quality Music 100 (100 Recordings Remastered)
21:37
89My Resistance Is Low (Alternate Take)
My Resistance Is Low (Alternate Take)
Bing Crosby
The Complete United Artist Sessions
02:17
90Lana Turner
Lana Turner
Terell Strafford
This Side of Strayhorn
08:20
91Carribee Joe
Carribee Joe
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
A Drum Is a Woman
02:58