American Jazzscapes of the Middle East - Artists
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Instruments: piano, composer
1915
Morto: 1967
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Song Title: Isfahan

Artist: Billy Strayhorn

Year Released: 1967
Wikipedia Summary: Billy Strayhorn was an American jazz composer, pianist, and arranger, best known for his collaboration with Duke Ellington. While not directly associated with Middle Eastern themes, Strayhorn's sophisticated harmonies and exotic tonal colors occasionally evoked non-Western musical elements.
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