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Musiker: Strayhorn, Billy
Nationalität: US
Geburtsjahr: 1915
Todesjahr: 1967
Instrumente: cel p voc comp arr
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Mainstream Jazz

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Billy Strayhorn — 1950
Ellington Ochestra
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 Album-Bezeichnung: Interpret  —  Titel		LabelLabel-NummerAufnahme-Jahr 
 Alice Babs acc. by Duke Ellington and Orchestra  —  SERENADE TO SWEDENReprise RecordsRS 50241963LP
 Alice Babs acc. by Duke Ellington and Orchestra  —  SERENADE TO SWEDENReprise RecordsRS 5024*1963LP
 Barney Bigard  —  An Introduction To Barney Bigard - His Best Recordings 1928-1941Best Of Jazz40281928-41CD
 Barney Bigard  —  BARNEY BIGARD AN HIS ORCHESTRAOkeh56631939SH
 Barney Bigard  —  BARNEY BIGARD AN HIS ORCHESTRAParlophoneR.30391939SH
 Barney Bigard  —  BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS ORCHESTRAParlophoneR.31991936+39SH
 Barney Bigard  —  Jazz Archives No. 12EPM1585021929-45CD
 Barney Bigard and his Jazzopaters (Side 1) - Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra (Side 2)  —  JAZZ POUR TOUS 10PhilipsP 07.876 R1936-40LP
 Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators  —  Barney goin' easyTaxm-80231937-40LP
 Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators  —  Barney goin' easyTaxTAX M-80231937-40LP
 Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators  —  Barney goin' easyTAXm-8023*1937-40LP
 Ben Webster  —  Ben WebsterPlanet Jazz74321 65368 21932-58CD
 Ben Webster  —  Cadillac SlimHistory20.1964-HI1934-49CD
 Ben Webster  —  CottontailBMG Records07863-66790-21934-44CD
 Ben Webster  —  He played it that WayIAJRCiajrc 201943-1969LP
 Ben Webster  —  Music For LovingNorgran RecordsMGN-10181954LP
 Ben Webster  —  Sophisticated LadyVerve23MJ 31531954LP
 Ben Webster and Orchestras  —  BALLADS BY BEN WEBSTERVerve2683-0491953-59LP
 Ben Webster and Orchestras  —  BALLADS BY BEN WEBSTERVerveVerve 2683-0491953-59LP
 Ben Webster with Ralph Burn's Orchestra  —  BALLADSVerveVE-2-25301954-55LP
 Bigard Barney  —  BARNEY BIGARD AND ORCHESTRAHMVJK 22581940SH
 Billy Strayhorn  —  The Peaceful SideSolid State RecordsSS 180311963LP
 Billy Strayhorn  —  The Peaceful SideSolid State RecordsSS 18031*1963LP
 Billy Strayhorn / Duke Ellington ans his Orchestra  —  BILLY STRAYHORNMusica Jazz2 MJP 10551945-64LP
 Billy Strayhorn and Big Band  —  BILLY STRAYHORNI grandi del JazzGdj 231958LP
 Billy Strayhorn and his Orchestra  —  Billy Strayhorn LiveRoulette RecordsSRCP30011958LP
 Billy Strayhorn And His Orchestra  —  Lush LifeRed Baron472206 21958CD
 Billy Strayhorn and his Orchestra  —  Lush Life: The Billy Strayhorn SongbookVerve314 529 908-21958CD
 Billy Strayhorn Septet  —  CUE FOR SAXOPHONEMaster Jazz RecordsMJR 81161959LP
 Billy Strayhorn Septet  —  Cue For Saxophone / Billy Strayhorn's SeptetAffinityAFF 1661958LP
 Billy Strayhorn Septet  —  Cue For Saxophone / Billy Strayhorn's SeptetFelsted RecordsFAJ 70081958LP
 Billy Strayhorn's Septet  —  Cue for SaxophoneFelstedSJA 20081959LP
 Billy Strayhorn's Septet  —  Cue for SaxophoneVocalionLAE 5861959LP
 Carney - Hawkins - Rosenkrantz  —  rare dates without the DukeRaretone5011FC1944-49LP
 Clark Terry  —  CruisingMilestone Records68.1821957 - 1959LP
 Clark Terry  —  CruisingMilestone RecordsM-470321957-59LP
 Clark Terry  —  DUKE WITH A DIFFERENCERiversideOJC-229 / RLP-11081957LP
 Clark Terry  —  Duke with a differenceRiversideRLP 12-2461957LP
 Claude Jordan And His Orchestra  —  Back To AvalonKlavierKEI AHNIG 550041996CD
 Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters  —  Cootie And His Rug Cutters 1937/40TAXm-8011*1937-40LP
 Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters  —  COOTIE WILLIAMSAABB1939-40LP
XCootie Williams and his Rug Cutters / The Gotham Stompers  —  COOTIE 1937/40Taxm-80111937-40LP
 Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters / The Gotham Stompers  —  COOTIE 1937/40TaxTax m-80111937-40LP
 Cootie Williams Orch.  —  Classic Capitol Jazz SessionsMosaic RecordsMD121 701944-52CD
 Count Basie - Duke Ellington  —  INCONTROCBSRB 141961LP
XDuke Ellington  —  "duke 56/62" vol. 2CBSCBS 886541959-62LP
 Duke Ellington  —  "duke 56/62" vol. 2CBSCBS 88654*1959-62LP
 Duke Ellington  —  "duke 56/62" vol. 3CBSCBS 263061956-62LP
 Duke Ellington  —  "duke 56/62" vol. 3CBSCBS 26306*1956-62LP
 Duke Ellington  —  1947-1952 Recorded Works In Chronological OrderCBSCBS 66607 Side I/J1951LP
 Duke Ellington  —  1947-1952 Recorded Works In Chronological OrderCBSCBS 66607 Seite A+B1947LP
 Duke Ellington  —  1947-1952 Recorded Works In Chronological OrderCBSCBS 66607 Side E/F1947+49LP
 Duke Ellington  —  1947-1952 Recorded Works In Chronological OrderCBSCBS 66607 Side C/D1947LP
 Duke Ellington  —  A Duke Ellington AnthologyCBSCBS 66601 für Box; Label Nr.der LP: CBS 626131937-39LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Blues In OrbitColumbiaCOL 472350 21958/59CD
 Duke Ellington  —  Blues In OrbitColumbia512915 21958CD
 Duke Ellington  —  Carnegie Hall Concerts, December 1944PrestigeP-24073*1944LP
 Duke Ellington  —  DUKE ELLINGTON 1939RaretoneRTE 230041939LP
 Duke Ellington  —  DUKE ELLINGTON October 20, 1945Queen DiscQ-0061945LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Duke Ellington 1939RaretoneRTE 23004*1939LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Duke Ellington 1946-1947Queen DiscQ-036*1946+47LP
 Duke Ellington  —  DUKE ELLINGTON and the ELLINGTONIANSVogueDP. 19*1950-51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Duke Ellington and the EllingtoniansVogueDP. 191950-51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Duke Ellington October 20, 1945Queen DiscQ-006*1945LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Duke Ellington Recollections Of The Big Band EraAtlanticATL50110-B1962-1963LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Duke Ellington's Greatest HitsColumbiaCK 654191963CD
 Duke Ellington  —  DUKE ELLINGTON'S GREATEST HITS !Reprise RecordsRS 6234 (Stereo)1963LP
 Duke Ellington  —  DUKE ELLINGTON'S JAZZ VIOLIN SESSIONAtlanticSD 16881963LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Duke on the roadKay Productions017KJ1967VHS
 Duke Ellington  —  Ellington showcaseCapitol RecordsT6791953-55LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Fargo Concert #1 North Dakota, November 7, 1940Milan Jazz873 0001940CD
 Duke Ellington  —  Fargo Concert #2 North Dakota, November 7, 1940Milan Jazz873 0011940CD
 Duke Ellington  —  HI-FI ELLINGTON UPTOWNCBS32DP 5971952CD
 Duke Ellington  —  HI-FI ELLINGTON UPTOWNColumbiaCCL 8301952LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Immortal Sessions DUKE ELLINGTON Volume 2Saga RecordsSAGA 69261941-48LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Immortal Sessions Volume 2Saga RecordsSAGA 6926*1941-48LP
 Duke Ellington  —  JAZZ tracksBellaphonBJSS 401711950-61LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Jumpin'EliteElite014CD1947/1950CD
 Duke Ellington  —  Live At The Blue NoteBlue NoteCDP 7243 8 28637 2 41959CD
 Duke Ellington  —  Live At The Blue NoteRoulette Records7243 8286 37241959CD
 Duke Ellington  —  Live In Italy 1967 - Vol. IJazz UpJU-3051967CD
 Duke Ellington  —  RECOLLECTIONS OF THE BIG BAND ERAAtlantic90043-11962+63LP
 Duke Ellington  —  RECOLLECTIONS OF THE BIG BAND ERAAtlanticSD 1665 oder ATL 50 1101962+63LP
XDuke Ellington  —  ShowcaseCapitol Records15518931953-55LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Solos, Duets And TriosBluebird2178-2-RB1945-1946CD
 Duke Ellington  —  STANDARD EllingtonCapitol RecordsECJ-400111953+54LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Stereo ReflectionsNatasha ImportsNI-40161932-42CD
 Duke Ellington  —  Stereo Reflections In EllingtonNatasha ImportsNI 40161932-42CD
 Duke Ellington  —  Take the "A" TrainQuintessenceQJ-253311940-42LP
 Duke Ellington  —  TAKE THE A TRAINAstan200241943LP
 Duke Ellington  —  The Best Of duke ellington Jazz of World War 2ndDeccaPD 12 0071943-45LP
 Duke Ellington  —  The Best Of Duke Ellington Jazz of World War 2ndDeccaPD 12 007*1943-45LP
 Duke Ellington  —  The complete duke ellington Vol.15 1939 -1940CBSCBS 885221940LP
 Duke Ellington  —  The complete duke ellington Vol.15 1939 -1940CBSCBS 88522*1939LP
 Duke Ellington  —  The complete Duke Ellington Vol.14 1939CBSCBS 885211939LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE DUKEIAJRCIAJRC-111930-39LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE DUKE EDWARD KENNEDY ELLINGTON 1899-1974CBS880771947LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE DUKE - BIG BAND AND SMALLIAJRCIAJRC 111930-39LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE DUKE AND HIS MENRCA Victor430 2271940-42LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE DUKE AT CORNELL Volume OneDesor DiscDesor 448-11948LP
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"C" blues Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The Works Of Duke - Vol. 17RCALP
"C" blues Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  the works of duke INTEGRALE VOLUME 17RCALP
"C" blues Duke Ellington  —  THE INDISPENSABLE DUKE ELLINGTON and the SMALL GROUPS, Vol.9/10 (1940-1946)RCA VictorLP
"C" jam Blues Duke Ellington And His Ellingtonians  —  Duke EllingtonVogueLP
"C" jam Blues Duke Ellington and his Ellingtonians  —  Duke EllingtonVogueLP
"G" for groove Duke Ellington  —  THE PRIVATE COLLECTION VOLUME THREEWEA MusicLP
(All of a sudden) My heart sings Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  Ellington FantasiesHarmonyLP
(I want) Something to live for Duke Ellington and his Orchestra with Alice Babs  —  SERENADE TO SWEDENTELESTARLP
(I want) Something to live for Alice Babs acc. by Duke Ellington and Orchestra  —  SERENADE TO SWEDENReprise RecordsLP
(I want) Something to live for Alice Babs acc. by Duke Ellington and Orchestra  —  SERENADE TO SWEDENReprise RecordsLP
9:20 special Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  Treasury Show # 44D.E.T.S.LP
A flower is a lonesome thing Johnny Hodges  —  jumpin' with JOHNNY HODGESVogueLP
A Flower is a lonesome Thing Johnny Hodges  —  Jumpin'VogueLP
A flower is a lovely thing Johnny Hodges  —  Johnny HodgesBellaphonLP
A flower is a lovesome thing Billy Strayhorn  —  The Peaceful SideSolid State RecordsLP
A flower is a lovesome thing Billy Strayhorn  —  The Peaceful SideSolid State RecordsLP
A flower is a lovesome thing Billy Strayhorn / Duke Ellington ans his Orchestra  —  BILLY STRAYHORNMusica JazzLP
A flower is a lovesome thing Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  Treasury Show # 43D.E.T.S.LP
A flower is a lovesome thing Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  The Uncollected Volume 3DeccaLP
A Flower is a lovesome Thing Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  The Radio Transcriptions Vol. 3London RecordsLP
A flower is a lovesome thing Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The Uncollected Volume 3Hindsight RecordsLP
A flower is a lovesome thing Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  Treasury Show # 38D.E.T.S.LP
A flower is a lovesome thing Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The Uncollected Volume 3DeccaLP
A flower is a lovesome thing Johnny Hodges  —  JOHNNY HODGES VOLUME 4Ajax RecordsLP
A flower is a lovesome thing Johnny Hodges / Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn & All Stars  —  CARAVANPrestigeLP
A gathering in a clearing Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  Treasury Show # 42D.E.T.S.LP
A Gentle Breeze Johnny Hodges  —  Castle Rock and DukeVerveLP
A ghost of a chance Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  Treasury Show # 38D.E.T.S.LP
A group of tree Bill strayhorn compositions: Chelsea Bridge - Something to live for (Marie Ellington) - Clementine (Into station break) Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  Treasury Show # 22D.E.T.S.LP
A little taste Duke Ellington And His Ellingtonians  —  Duke EllingtonVogueLP
A little taste Duke Ellington and his Ellingtonians  —  Duke EllingtonVogueLP
A little taste Johnny Hodges  —  jumpin' with JOHNNY HODGESVogueLP
A little taste Johnny Hodges  —  Johnny HodgesBellaphonLP
A little taste Johnny Hodges / Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn & All Stars  —  CARAVANPrestigeLP
A little taste Johnny Hodges  —  Jumpin'VogueLP
A little taste Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra  —  Johnny HODGESVogueLP
A midnight in Paris Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  Ellington FantasiesHarmonyLP
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square Sathima Bea Benjamin  —  A Morning In ParisEkapaCD
A Pound of Blues Johnny Hodges  —  Castle Rock and DukeVerveLP
A Single Petal Of A Rose Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  At Basin Street EastMusic & ArtsCD
A Slip Of The Lip (Can Sink A Ship) Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
A slip of the lip (Can sink a ship) Duke Ellington & His Orchestra ‎  —  The Indispensable Jazz Tribune #55RCALP
A tone parallel to Harlem Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  THE STUDIO RECORDINGS VOLUME 4 (1947-1951)Up-to-Date RecordsLP
A Woman And A Man Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
a) Ain't but the one b) Will you be there? and 99% Jimmy Jones and His Orchestra  —  DUKE ELLINGTON'S My PeopleContact RecordsLP
a) Ain't but the one b) Will you be there? and 99% Jimmy Jones and His Orchestra  —  DUKE ELLINGTON'S My PeopleFlying DutchmanLP
a) Come sunday b) David danced Jimmy Jones and His Orchestra  —  DUKE ELLINGTON'S My PeopleContact RecordsLP
a) Come sunday b) David danced Jimmy Jones and His Orchestra  —  DUKE ELLINGTON'S My PeopleFlying DutchmanLP
a) My people b) The blues ain't Jimmy Jones and His Orchestra  —  DUKE ELLINGTON'S My PeopleFlying DutchmanLP
a) My people b) The blues ain't Jimmy Jones and His Orchestra  —  DUKE ELLINGTON'S My PeopleContact RecordsLP
a) Workin' blues b) My man sends me c) Jail blues d) Lovin' lover Jimmy Jones and His Orchestra  —  DUKE ELLINGTON'S My PeopleFlying DutchmanLP
a) Workin' blues b) My man sends me c) Jail blues d) Lovin' lover Jimmy Jones and His Orchestra  —  DUKE ELLINGTON'S My PeopleContact RecordsLP
A-oddie-oobie Johnny Hodges  —  The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956 - 61Mosaic RecordsCD
A-oddie-oobieXJohnny Hodges and the Ellington All-Stars  —  Duke's in bedVerveLP
A-oddie-oobie Johnny Hodges and The Ellington All-Stars without Duke  —  Duke's in bedVerveLP
Absinthe Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  AFRO-BOSSADiscovery RecordsLP
Across the track Blues Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  fargo 7. Nov. 1940, Vol.3PalmLP
Afro Bossa Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  At Basin Street EastMusic & ArtsCD
After All Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
After all Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The works of duke INTEGRALE VOLUME 14RCALP
After all Duke Ellington & His Orchestra ‎  —  The Indispensable Jazz Tribune #55RCALP
After all Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The works of duke INTEGRALE VOLUME 15 (Box)RCA VictorLP
After all Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  JUMPIN' PUNKINSRCA VictorLP
After all Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  JUMPIN' PUNKINSRCA VictorLP
After all Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The works of duke INTEGRALE VOLUME 15RCA VictorLP
After all Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The Works Of Duke - Vol. 15RCA VictorLP
After all Duke Ellington and his Orchestra (1940-42)  —  TREASURY OF JAZZ N° 58RCA VictorLP
After all 1 Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra  —  DUKE ELLINGTON 1941RCALP
Ain't but the one - Will you be there ? Duke Ellington and his Orchestra cond. by Jimmy Jones  —  MY PEOPLEPhilipsLP
Ain't but the one - Will you be there ? Duke Ellington and his Orchestra cond. by Jimmy Jones  —  My PeopleJokerLP
Air Conditioned Jungle Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  Live In Zürich SwitzerlandTCB RecordsCD
All too soon Ben Webster with Ralph Burn's Orchestra  —  BALLADSVerveLP
All too soon Ben Webster and Orchestras  —  BALLADS BY BEN WEBSTERVerveLP
All too soon Ben Webster and Orchestras  —  BALLADS BY BEN WEBSTERVerveLP
All too soon Ben Webster  —  Music For LovingNorgran RecordsLP
All too soon Ben Webster  —  Sophisticated LadyVerveLP
Almost cried Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  Anatomy of a murderPhilips / CBSLP
Almost like being in love Various  —  TENOR SAXESNorgran RecordsLP
Alternate Duke Ellington And His Ellingtonians  —  Duke EllingtonVogueLP
Alternate Duke Ellington and his Ellingtonians  —  Duke EllingtonVogueLP
An ordinary thingXJohnny Hodges  —  THE BIG SOUNDVerveLP
An ordinary thing Johnny Hodges and the Ellington Men  —  THE BIG SOUNDVerveLP
Angu Billy Strayhorn / Duke Ellington ans his Orchestra  —  BILLY STRAYHORNMusica JazzLP
Angu Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  AFRO-BOSSAReprise RecordsLP
Angu Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  AFRO-BOSSAReprise RecordsLP
Angu Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  AFRO-BOSSADiscovery RecordsLP
Angu Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  AFROReprise RecordsLP
Are You Sticking? Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
Are you sticking? Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The works of duke INTEGRALE VOLUME 15RCA VictorLP
Are you sticking? Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The works of duke INTEGRALE VOLUME 15 (Box)RCA VictorLP
Are you sticking? Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The works of duke INTEGRALE VOLUME 15 (Box)RCA VictorLP
Are you sticking? Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The works of duke INTEGRALE VOLUME 15RCA VictorLP
Are you sticking? Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The Works Of Duke - Vol. 15RCA VictorLP
Are you sticking? Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  The Works Of Duke - Vol. 15RCA VictorLP
Artistry in rhythm Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  WILL BIG BANDS EVER COME BACK ?RepriseLP
Artistry in rhythm Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  will big bands ever come backReprise RecordsLP
Artistry in rhythm Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  WILL BIG BANDS EVER COME BACK ?RepriseLP
Autumn serenade Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  Treasury Show # 26D.E.T.S.LP
Azalea Duke Ellington  —  1947-1952 Recorded Works In Chronological OrderCBSLP
Azalea Duke Ellington  —  Duke Ellington 1946-1947Queen DiscLP
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Billy Strayhorn wirkte seit 1939 bis zu seinem Tode als Mitglied, Arrangeur und Komponist in Duke Ellingtons Orchester. Strayhorn hatte eine klassische Ausbildung und spielte Klavier. Er bereicherte den Jazz um Instrumentalarrangements, wie sie in ihrer Raffinesse bis dahin im Jazz nur selten zu finden waren. Damit gilt er als einer der bedeutendsten Arrangeure des Jazz überhaupt.
Ellington und Strayhorn verband eine lebenslange, innige Freundschaft. Gelegentlich übernahm Strayhorn bei Schallplattenaufnahmen sogar Ellingtons Part des Pianisten. Berühmt sind auch die Duette Strayhorns und Ellingtons am Piano. Tonk z. B. ist ein witziges, modernes und sehr dynamisches Stück, das beide oft gespielt haben.
Strayhorn war für den Sound des Ellington-Orchesters prägend. So stammen Komposition, Text und Arrangement des bekanntesten Stücks und der Erkennungsmelodie des Orchesters Take the A-Train nicht – wie oft fälschlicherweise angenommen – von Ellington, sondern von Strayhorn. Weitere bekannte Kompositionen Strayhorns sind Chelsea Bridge, Lotus Blossom und Lush Life. Er war gelegentlich auch als Pianist bei Ellington zu hören (Blues in Orbit) und veröffentlichte außerdem mehrere Schallplatten unter eigenem Namen. Unmittelbar nach seinem Tod nahm das Duke Ellington Orchestra das Tributalbum ...And His Mother Called Him Bill auf. Es enthält Strayhorns letzte Komposition Blood Count in der bewegenden Interpretation durch Johnny Hodges.
Nur wenig bekannt ist, dass Billy Strayhorn offen homosexuell war. Allerdings trat er – in einer intoleranten Zeit und Umgebung – persönlich kaum ins Rampenlicht, sondern blieb meist im Schatten Duke Ellingtons. Im Jahre 1968, ein Jahr nach seinem Tod, wurde Billy Strayhorn von der National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) mit dem Grammy Trustees Award für seine Leistungen für die Musik ausgezeichnet (Wikipedia).