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Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn Book

The myth has always been that Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington shared an identical approach to music. In Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn, David Hajdu dismisses that notion from the very beginning. Schooled in Debussy and Ravel, Strayhorn brought a sensitivity and complexity that was missing in the Ellington oeuvre. Although he had talent enough for a career without Ellington, Strayhorn lacked the confidence. Being both black and gay forced him to take a back seat to his partner's celebrity. Denied greater public recognition, he sought solace in a "lush life" of his own, smoking and drinking himself to an early death in 1967.Read More

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  • Product Description

    Recounts the life and career of Duke Ellington's collaborator, the composer of such jazz standards as ""Take the `A' Train"" and a homosexual who received little acknowledgement for his talents during his lifetime.

  • 0374194386
  • 9780374194383
  • David Hajdu
  • Farrar Straus Giroux
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 305
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