Strayhorn

[ strey-hawrn ]

noun

1. William Billy, 1915–67, U.S. jazz pianist and composer: collaborator with Duke Ellington.

Strayhorn

/ ˈstreɪˌhɔːn /

noun

1. StrayhornBilly19151967MUSMUSIC: composerMUSIC: pianist Billy, full name William Strayhorn. 1915–67, US jazz composer and pianist, noted esp for his association (1939–67) with Duke Ellington

Example Sentences

That’s the promise of Dorrance Dance’s “The Nutcracker Suite,” a tap version of the holiday favorite created by Michelle Dorrance, Hannah Heller and Josette Wiggan-Freund, with variations on the familiar Tchaikovsky by Ellington and Strayhorn.

From Washington Post