A Film by
Robert Levi
Written by
Robert Levi and Robert Seidman
Cinematography by
David Sperling
Produced by
Joshua Blum and George Seminara
Dedicated to
Lillian Strayhorn (1930-2005)
Directed by
Robert Levi
Produced by
Washington Square Films
Narrator
Keith David
Editor
Ray Hubley
Additional Director of Photography
Fred Murphy
Featured Performers (in order of appearance)
Dulé Hill
Bill Charlap
Dianne Reeves
Russell Malone
Joe Lovano
Hank Jones
Elvis Costello
Associate Producers
Anne Eastman
Rebecca Halbower
Post Production Producers
Brian David Cange
R. Russell Stratton III
Biographical Consultants & Board of Directors for Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc.
Lawrence C. Strayhorn, President
A. Alyce Claerbaut, Vice President
Leslie M. Demus, Esq., Secretary
Dr. Gregory A. Morris, Ph.d., Treasurer
Galen Demus
Susan Strayhorn
HD Conform & Color Correction
Sony Music Studios
Eli Tishberg
Post Production Sound
Sue Pelino
Additional Cinematography
Ned Burgess
Bob Lechterman
Robert Levi
Glen Mordeci
David Rudd
Steadicam
Andrew Jansen
Camera Operators
Kevin Lombard
Marc Petersson
Jim Tufaro
Video Engineering
Rick Nagle
Steve Robinson
Lighting
Andrew Clarke
Fred Cohen
Pat Crooks
Ned Hallick
Chris Hayes
Mike Marzovilla
Newton Termeer
Key Grips
David Araki
Steven Lynch
Sound Recordists
Paul Cote
Stuart Deutsch
Ryan Kennedy
Larry Loewinger
Ed Novick
Jeff Pullman
Wiliam Sarokin
Gary Silver
Title Design
Chris Harvey
Additional Editing
Robert Levi
Still Photographer
George Seminara
Creative Consultants
David Hajdu
Herb Jordan
Production Consultants
Amy Hobby
David Johnson
Wardrobe Design
Liz McGarrity
Techical Supervisor
Julia Mintz
Editorial Assistants
Jeremy Berger
Jean Boland
Tim Hansberry
Legal Services
Ashlie Beringer & Peter Parcher
Parcher, Hayes & Snyder
Roberta Korus
Sukin Law Offices
Historical Consultants
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Robert Harris, Jr.
John MacDonald
Archival Photographs courtesy of
William Claxton
Burt Goldblatt
David Hajdu
Charles Harris, Jr.
Herman Leonard
Dan Morgenstern
Lawrence Shaw
Sam Shaw
Steven Schapiro
Charles Stewart, Jr.
Barry Ulanov
Walter van de Leur
Research Consultant
Erik Kulberg
Administrative Consultant
Amy Hass
Fiscal Management
New York Foundation for the Arts
Talent Producer
Portia Scott Hicks
Soundtrack Available on Blue Note Records
with Dianne Reeves
Peter Martin, piano and arrangements
Rueben Rogers, bass
Gregory Hutchinson, drums
Rodney Jones, guitar
the Joe Lovano/Hank Jones Quartet
Joe Lovano, tenor sax
Hank Jones, piano
Paul Motion, drums
George Mraz, bass
Bennett Studios
Live Recording by Dae Bennett
Mastered by Dave Kowalski
Special Thanks
The Billy Strayhorn family
Bruce Lundvall
Blue Note Records
Michael Cuscuna
Thomas Evered
Perry Greenfield
Zach Hochkeppel
Cem Kurosman
Eli Wolf
David Levi
Lilian Levi
Michael Roberson
Kathy Halbower
Kathy Goldblatt
Polly Draper
Michael Wolff
Bob Rosen
Jean Bach
Annie Kuebler
Ray Carmen
Darryl Pitt
Michael Davenport
Alan Scott, Esq.
William Archer
Jeffrey Archer
Don Palmer
Thomas Phelps
David Weinstein
Laura Welsh
Bowery Arts & Science, Ltd.
Jamie Askin
Katherine Atkinson
Bob Holman
Zach Koonce
Jonathan Lisecki
Kristen Loeb
Kathleen Russo
Jonathan Schwartz
Katie Stern
Songs
"Cashmere Cutie"
Billy Strayhorn
Tempo Music/Music Sales
"Lament for Javanette"
Billy Strayhorn
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
"Fantastic Rhythm"
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
"Lush Life"
Billy Strayhorn
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
Tempo Music/Music Sales
"Day Dream"
D. Ellington/J. LaTouche/B. Strayhorn
EMI Music Publishing
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
Famous Music Publishing
"Flamingo"
E. Anderson/T. Grouya
MPL Communications, Inc.
The Songwriters Guild
"Love Came"
D. Ellington/B. Strayhorn
Tempo Music/Music Sales
"Caravan"
D. Ellington/J. Tizol
EMI Music Publishing
Famous Music Publishing
"Something to Live For"
D. Ellington/B. Strayhorn
EMI Music Publishing
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
Famous Music Publishing
"Tonk"
D. Ellington/B. Strayhorn
EMI Music Publishing
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
Famous Music Publishing
"Just a Sittin' and a Rockin'"
D. Ellington/B. Strayhorn
EMI Music Publishing
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
Famous Music Publishing
"Chelsea Bridge"
Billy Strayhorn
Tempo Music/Music Sales
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane
"Take the 'A' Train"
Billy Strayhorn
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
"Bli Blip"
D. Ellington/S. Kuller
EMI Robbins/Famous Music Publishing
"My Little Brown Book"
Billy Strayhorn
Tempo Music/Music Sales
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
"Black, Brown and Beige"
Duke Ellington
G. Schirmer Publishing
"Johnny Come Lately"
Billy Strayhorn
Tempo Music/Music Sales
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
"Passion Flower"
Billy Strayhorn
Tempo Music/Music Sales
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
"Orson"
D. Ellington/B. Strayhorn
Tempo Music/Music Sales
"Rain Check"
Billy Strayhorn
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
"The Flowers Die of Love"
Billy Strayhorn
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane
The Estate of Federico Garcia Lorca
"Hot House"
Tad Dameron
Warner Brothers Music
"Love Has Passed Me By"
Billy Strayhorn
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
"Satin Doll"
D. Ellington/J. Mercer/B. Strayhorn
Famous Music Publishing
Tempo Music/Music Sales
"Pretty Girl"
D. Ellington/B. Strayhorn
Famous Music Publishing
Tempo Music/Music Sales
"Rhumbop"
D. Ellington/B. Strayhorn
Famous Music Publishing
Tempo Music/Music Sales
"Anatomy of a Murder Cues"
Duke Ellington
Warner Chappell Music
"Nutcracker Suite"
D. Ellington/B. Strayhorn, Arrangers
Tempo Music/Music Sales
"Paris Blues"
Duke Ellington
EMI Music Publishing
Tempo Music/Music Sales
"Sprite Music"
Billy Strayhorn
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
"My Flame Burns Blue"
B. Strayhorn/E. Costello
Tempo Music/Music Sales
BMG Songs, Inc.
"Lotus Blossom"
Billy Strayhorn
Tempo Music/Music Sales
"So This Is Love"
Billy Strayhorn
Dimensional Music/Cherry Lane Music
Funding Provided by
The Independent Television Service
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
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Executive Producer for ITVS
Sally Jo Fifer
copyright, 2007 Robert Levi. All Rights Reserved
