# Bill Charlap Trio with Jon Faddis

The Library’s Salute to Billy Strayhorn celebrated the music and legacy of an original American voice, presenting two remarkable concerts, a lecture by the composer’s biographer David Hajdu, a symposium and screenings of two landmark movies with scores representing his work in the realm of film. Our minifestival included a unique offering curated from the riches of the Billy Strayhorn Collection: nearly 8,000 documents, including manuscripts, sketches, photos and papers. Expert Strayhorn scholars examined the composer’s career, from his earliest years in Pittsburgh through his 28-year collaboration with Duke Ellington. Bill Charlap and his Trio appeared with a terrific partner for a charming, focused encounter with Strayhorn’s unforgettable songs – and some scintillating piano solos. Trumpeter Jon Faddis is an artist known for “…making the practically impossible seem effortless” (Time Out New York). It’s a sizzling collaboration, one appropriate to honor what jazz scholar Larry Appelbaum called “the creative work of a musical architect of the highest order…one who added greatly to the brilliance and beauty of 20th-century music.” Presented through the generous support of the Revada Foundation of the Logan Family. Part of “Salute to Strayhorn,” this video includes excerpts from the full program. Program: \[0:04\] Introduction; \[11:20\] Recitation of lyrics to “Lush Life”; \[15:02\] Billy Strayhorn: “Lush Life”; \[21:33\] Billy Strayhorn: “Rain Check”; \[35:09\] Billy Strayhorn:…

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: Library Of Congress. Music Division
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024742394/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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