STRAYHORN - An Illustrated Life

Hardcover
196 pgs.
Bolden, Agate Publ.
Illustrated

This collection of essays, photographs, interviews, and ephemera celebrates the legacy of Billy Strayhorn, one of the most important--yet under appreciated--contributors to 20th century American music. This book offers intimate details of the composer's life--including the 28 years he spent working in collaboration with Duke Ellington--from musicians, scholars, and his closest relatives.