Storyville Records Out Of The Shadows

A fascinating adventure into the musical mind of the genius behind the genius Duke Ellington Orchestra member Billy Strayhorn as he finally steps out of the shadows! A fantastic Billy Strayhorn box set with seven CDs plus a DVD featuring Duke Ellington playing Strayhorn s Take the A Train with his orchestra! This superb set celebrating Strayhorn s work echoes the basic paradox of the extraordinary musician s career: the richness and diversity will delight even the most obsessive Strayhorn aficionado, while at the same time the set offers a thrilling introduction to the man many know only as someone who once played in Ellington s band. DISC ONE: Lush Life Just-A-Sittin And-A-Rockin Passion Flower Take the A Train Strange Feeling Day Dream Chelsea Bridge Multi Colored Blue (also known as Violet Blue) Something To Live For A Flower is a Lovesome Thing Tonk Johnny Come Lately In a Blue Summer Garden Tonk Drawing Room Blues Tonk DISC TWO: Something To Live For Grievin Johnny Come Lately Take The A Train Mid-Riff My Little Brown Book Day Dream Bugle Breaks Metronome All Out I Don t Mind After All Kissin Bug Just A-Sittin And A-Rockin Clementine Paradise Passion Flower Satin Doll Newport Up What Else Can one Do With A Drum Blood Count DISC THREE: Take The A Train Chelsea Bridge Just A-Sittin And A-Rockin Lush Life Isfahan Just A-Sittin And A-Rockin Satin Doll Take The A Train Blood Count Take The A Train Johnny Come Lately Satin Doll Chelsea Bridge Take The A Train DISC FOUR: Everything Is Copasetic Hip Blue House Hipper- Bug Pretty Girl Anatomy Of A Murder Swing Dance Feet On The Beat Matinee Jo Flame Indigo Fol-De-Rol-Rol Tiffany Orson Lozit Pomegranate DISC FIVE: The Intimacy Of The Blues Paris Blues The Star-Crossed Lovers Chelsea Bridge Portrait Of A Silk Thread Day Dream Lotus Blossom Blood Count Upper Manhattan Medical Group Chelsea Bridge/Star-Crossed Lovers/Day Dream Passion Flower Three And Six DISC SIX: No One Knows Lotus Blossum Ballad For Very Tired And Very Sad Lotus Eaters Rain Check Snibor Noir Bleu The Star-Crossed Lovers Something To Live For After All Multicolored Blue Mid-Riff A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing DISC SEVEN: Smada Depk Jazz Festival Jazz Intimacy Of The Blues All Day Long Balcony Serenade Snibor Strange Feeling The Kissing Bug Newport Up My Little Brown Book Mid-Riff I m Checking Out, Goom Bye Rain Check DVD: Take The A Train Mid-Riff Chelsea Bridge Passion Flower Satin Doll Medley: Lush Life/Solitude Take The A Train Satin Doll Take The A Train.