(I Want) Something to Live For by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Creators (15)

Instruments

1. Barney Bigard (21 Mar 1939) clarinet
2. Billy Strayhorn (21 Mar 1939) piano
3. Billy Taylor Sr. (21 Mar 1939) double bass
4. Cootie Williams (21 Mar 1939) trumpet
5. Fred Guy (21 Mar 1939) guitar
6. Harry Carney (21 Mar 1939) reeds
7. Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (21 Mar 1939) trombone
8. Johnny Hodges (21 Mar 1939) reeds
9. Juan Tizol (21 Mar 1939) valve trombone
10. Lawrence Brown (21 Mar 1939) trombone
11. Otto Hardwick (20 Mar 1939) saxophone
12. Rex Stewart (21 Mar 1939) cornet
13. Sonny Greer (21 Mar 1939) drums (drum set)
14. Wallace Jones (21 Mar 1939) trumpet

Vocals

1. Jean Eldridge (21 Mar 1939)

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Something to Live For (21 Mar 1939)
   

   Composer

   1. Billy Strayhorn

   Lyricist

   1. Billy Strayhorn

Releases containing this recording (1)

Official

Album - Compilation

1. The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1939 1994 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra