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V&B: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and The Art of Invisibility
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:59:39
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Synopsis
Billy Strayhorn, a long time muse and collaborator for the great bandleader Duke Ellington, brought depth and a languid power to the already sophisticated sound of Ellington’s orchestra. Aching for love and significance, Strayhorn was openly gay in a time of repression and bias, composing ballads filled with longing and disarming vulnerability, which demanded the […] The post V&B: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and The Art of Invisibility appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.