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"A flower is a lovesome thing"
Zum 50. Todestag des Komponisten, Arrangeurs und Pianisten Billy Strayhorn
Aufnahmen mit Arthur Blythe, Fay Claassen, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Haden Quartet West, Fred Hersch, Rickie Lee Jones, Wanja Slavin Lotus Eaters und Billy Strayhorn
Moderation und Auswahl: Beate Sampson

Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn:„Johnny come lately“ (Billy Strayhorn)
CD "Piano duets - Great times!" (OJC 20108-2, LC 00325)

Rickie Lee Jones: „Lush Life“ (Billy Strayhorn)
LP (Warner Bros. Records, 00392)

Wanja Slavin Lotus Eaters: "Ballad for very sad and tired Lotus Eaters" (Billy Strayhorn)
CD "For very sad and very tired Lotus Eaters" (RSO12, LC 30187)

Fay Claassen: „A flower is a lovesome thing“ (Billy Strayhorn)
CD "Sing!" (A-Records CR 73301, LC 00950)

Fred Hersch: „Lament for an Orchid“ (Billy Strayhorn)
CD "Passion Flower - Fred Hersch spielt Billy Strayhorn" (Nonesuch 7559-79395-2, LC 00286)

Charlie Haden Quartet West: „Passion Flower“
CD "Charlie Haden - Quartet West" (Verve 831673-2, LC 00383)

Ella Fitzgerald: „Passion Flower“ (Billy Strayhorn)
CD "Ella Fitzgerald - The Jazz sides" (Verve 527655-2, LC 00838)

Arthur Blythe: „Blood Count“(Billy Strayhorn)
CD "Night song" (Corason CCD-1016, LC 03399)

Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Aaron Bell:„Lotus Blossom“ (Billy Strayhorn)
CD "And his mother called him Bill" (RCA 663744-2, LC 00316)

Fred Hersch: „Lotus Blossom“ (Billy Strayhorn)
CD "Passion Flower - Fred Hersch spielt Billy Strayhorn" (Nonesuch 7559-79395-2, LC 00286)