...And His Mother Called Him Bill is a studio album by Duke Ellington recorded in the wake of the 1967 death of his long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn...

August 1967 Ellington recorded the tune on his tribute album for Strayhorn, ...And His Mother Called Him Bill. Although Ellington never played the tune...

third track in Ellington's memorial album for Strayhorn, ...And His Mother Called Him Bill, which was recorded several months after Strayhorn's death....

Far East Suite (RCA Victor, 1967) Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur (Verve, 1967) ...And His Mother Called Him Bill (RCA 1968) Second Sacred Concert (Fantasy...

collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writing and arranging companion. With Strayhorn, he composed multiple extended...

Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (recorded 1963, released 1976) ...And His Mother Called Him Bill (1968) Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington...

, 1963) Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse!, 1963) ...And His Mother Called Him Bill (RCA, 1968) With Earl Hines Up to Date with Earl Hines (RCA...

cult that has sprung up around Him; his publicist organizes mass executions. Mother goes into labor and Him reopens his study so she can give birth inside...

Large Group or Soloist with Large Group Duke Ellington for "And His Mother Called Him Bill" Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album Galt MacDermot...

Charlie Parker called him "the Lily Pons of his instrument." John Coltrane considered Hodges his first model on the saxophone, even calling him “the world's...