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Written By Billy Strayhorn

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88 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
Piano In The Background (Expanded Edition)
05:32
4In the Heights
In the Heights
Lin-Manuel Miranda & 'In The Heights' Original Broadway Company
In the Heights (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
07:38
5Maybe
Maybe
The Inkspots
The Essential Collection (Digitally Remaster Special Edition)
03:04
6Breakadawn
Breakadawn
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)
04:15
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 (aka Pretty Girl)
The Star-Crossed Lovers (aka Pretty Girl)
Duke Ellington
Such Sweet Thunder (Expanded Edition)
04:00
13Passion Flower (Instrumental)
Passion Flower (Instrumental)
Kenny Barron, Charlie Haden & Roy Haynes
Wanton Spirit With Charlie Haden And Roy Haynes
07:40
14Nutcracker Suite (Arr. Ellington & Strayhorn): Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Nutcracker Suite (Arr. Ellington & Strayhorn): Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Harmonie Ensemble New York & Steven Richman
Tchaikovsky & Ellington: The Nutcracker Suites, Classical & Jazz
03:06
15Remember (2003 Remastered Version)
Remember (2003 Remastered Version)
Billie Holiday
You Go to My Head / Blue Moon / Tenderly
02:35
16Sunset 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
17Day Dream
Day Dream
Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn
Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra
04:00
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 and His Adward Winnes
Memorable Jazz & Blues Recordings, Vol. 1
02:29
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 (Cleo)
Such Sweet Thunder (Cleo)
Duke Ellington
Such Sweet Thunder (Expanded Edition)
03:19
24Tonk
Tonk
The Art Farmer Quartet
Perception
04:35
25Rock Skippin'
Rock Skippin'
Jim Hall
Concierto (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition)
06:11
26Hey, Buddy Bolden
Hey, Buddy Bolden
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 (2014 Remastered Version)
Midriff (2014 Remastered Version)
Duke Ellington
Historically Speaking - The Duke (Remastered 2014)
03:51
33Snibor
Snibor
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
39Sonnet for Caesar
Sonnet for Caesar
Duke Ellington
Such Sweet Thunder (Expanded Edition)
02:56
40I'm Checkin' Out, Goom'bye
I'm Checkin' Out, Goom'bye
Catherine Russell
Strictly Romancin'
02:24
41Smada
Smada
Duke Ellington
Blues In Orbit
02:36
42Sonnet In Search of a Moor
Sonnet In Search of a Moor
Duke Ellington
Such Sweet Thunder (Expanded Edition)
02:19
43Johnny Come Lately
Johnny Come Lately
Jan Harbeck Quartet
The Sound the Rhythm
07:37
44Half the Fun (aka Lately)
Half the Fun (aka Lately)
Duke Ellington
Such Sweet Thunder (Expanded Edition)
04:16
45The Telecasters
The Telecasters
Duke Ellington
Such Sweet Thunder (Expanded Edition)
03:01
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
Lena Horne, Joshua Redman, Sir Simon Rattle & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
American Music
02:59
48Sonnet for Sister Kate
Sonnet for Sister Kate
Duke Ellington
Such Sweet Thunder (Expanded Edition)
02:19
49Madness In Great Ones (Hamlet)
Madness In Great Ones (Hamlet)
Duke Ellington
Such Sweet Thunder (Expanded Edition)
03:20
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 (2012 Remastered Version)
I Don't Mind (2012 Remastered Version)
Bob Dorough
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
Such Sweet Thunder (Expanded Edition)
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 (Remastered 1990)
Drawing Room Blues (Remastered 1990)
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
Solos, Duets, & Trios
03:39
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
62Juanita
Juanita
Duke Ellington
The Nutcracker Suite (Expanded Edition)
03:17
63Circle (Exodus Album Version)
Circle (Exodus Album Version)
Plus One
Exodus
03:26
64Medley: 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
65Clementine
Clementine
Duke Ellington
The Nutcracker Suite (Expanded Edition)
02:48
66Multi Colored Blue (Live)
Multi Colored Blue (Live)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis
Live In Swing City- Swingin' With Duke
06:12
67Newport Up
Newport Up
Duke Ellington
Berlin 1959
04:38
68All Day Long
All Day Long
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
...And His Mother Called Him Bill
02:59
69Kissing Bug
Kissing Bug
June Christy
Ballads For Night People
02:44
70Progressive Gavotte (Album Version)
Progressive Gavotte (Album Version)
Duke Ellington
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
02:56
71Tymperturbably Blue
Tymperturbably Blue
Duke Ellington
Jazz Party
04:24
72Lament for Javanette
Lament for Javanette
Barney Bigard & Orchestra & Duke Ellington
The Great Ellington Units
02:53
73All Heart (Rehearsal)
All Heart (Rehearsal)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book (Expanded Edition)
04:02
74Chalmeau (Album Version)
Chalmeau (Album Version)
Harry Carney & Ben Webster
Music For Loving
03:41
75Killin' Myself
Killin' Myself
Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington
Ivie And Duke Vol 2
02:27
76A Drum Is a Woman, Pt. 1
A Drum Is a Woman, Pt. 1
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
A Drum Is a Woman
03:38
77Big Fat Alice's Blues
Big Fat Alice's Blues
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Concert In The Virgin Islands
03:56
78The Eighth Veil
The Eighth Veil
Cat Anderson, Duke Ellington Orchestra & Duke Ellington
Ellington, Duke: Blue Abandon (1946)
03:09
79The Flowers Die of Love
The Flowers Die of Love
Yuri Honing & Wolfert Brederode
Avalon Songs
07:39
80Rhythm Pum Te Dum, Pt. 1 (Chorus)
Rhythm Pum Te Dum, Pt. 1 (Chorus)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
A Drum Is a Woman
02:57
81What 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
82Ready, Go (Album Version) [feat. Paul Gonsalves]
Ready, Go (Album Version) [feat. Paul Gonsalves]
Duke Ellington feat. Paul Gonsalves
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Paul Gonsalves
05:02
83In A Blue Summer Garden
In A Blue Summer Garden
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
Piano Duets: Great Times!
04:03
84Still in Love
Still in Love
Anaïs Reno, Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall & Kyle Poole
Lovesome Thing
02:42
85Toot Suite / Red Garter/ Red Shoes/ Red Carpet/ Ready, Go!
Toot Suite / Red Garter/ Red Shoes/ Red Carpet/ Ready, Go!
Duke Ellington
In Love with Duke Ellington, Vol. 1
21:37
86My Resistance Is Low (Alternate Take)
My Resistance Is Low (Alternate Take)
Bing Crosby
The Complete United Artist Sessions
02:17
87Lana Turner
Lana Turner
Terell Strafford
This Side of Strayhorn
08:20
88Carribee Joe
Carribee Joe
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
A Drum Is a Woman
02:59