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Bill Strayhorn Revisited at London Jazz Festival
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Sat, November 20, 2010
7:45pm
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The genius of Duke Ellington’s arranger and co-composer, Billy ‘Sweet Pea’ Strayhorn is celebrated in a concert specially curated by Frank Griffith and Alex Webb. New arrangements of classics like Take the A Train and Lush Life, are complemented by rarely heard songs that evoke the spirit of this most sophisticated of jazz composers, with two stellar vocalists, the sumptuous voicings of a specially assembled nine-piece band, and a fascinating narrative from Sirena Riley.
Part of the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3
