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Uploaded by on Jul 8, 2007

This was from 1965, and one of the very times I had ever seen Billy actually play with the band. Of course it's Take the "A" Train.

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  • He was never underrated......just not recognized by the public.

  • I love how Paul Goncalves takes a quick nap until the last chorus!! Priceless.

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  • this song is the opening song in the Paul Newman film Paris Blues!!!!!

  • Paul was either in LaLa land or he had a real good hit of something magic. In any case Duke managed to step in front of him toward the end it seems to save the band the embarrassment. In spite of it, they still sound great. RIP Duke & Paul & Billy.

  • Duke Ellington recognized that he wouldn't have a band without Billy.

  • This is the genuis who wrote "Lush Life," when he was a teenager!

  • Happy birthday Billy Strayhorn!

  • Billy Strayhorn!!!!!.....I would say he could play it all right ...you will probably find he actually really wrote it! ....smiles...

  • @sweetbaby103 See if you have relatives in Pittsburgh, and check for the book "Lush Life".

  • @tomitstube they look they don't give a shit about playing a song that is is like 35 years old. they're like, "why couldn't i tour with hendrix? this is bullshit."

  • No tinc paraules.Crec que es la millor sintonia de la historia de la musica

  • great stuff, they, especially the band, look exhausted.

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