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Passion Flower
Billy Strayhorn
Passion Flower was written in 1941 and first recorded by Johnny Hodges with a small group (arrangement by Strayhorn). On the radio in 1945 the Ellington Orchestra performed a completely different Strayhorn arrangement of this tune. The …
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Passion Flower was written in 1941 and first recorded by Johnny Hodges with a small group (arrangement by Strayhorn). On the radio in 1945 the Ellington Orchestra performed a completely different Strayhorn arrangement of this tune. The arrangement published here was written in 1956 by Strayhorn and is an all-out alto saxophone feature. This same arrangement was later recorded by Ella Fitzgerald with the Duke Ellington Orchestra for the "Ella at Duke's Place" album, recorded in 1965 with lyrics supplied by Milton Raskin. This publication is derived from a complete set of parts, a lead sheet, a condensed score, a copyright deposit sheet, and recordings from 1956, 1962, and 1965. This arrangement is a straight-forward vocal and alto saxophone feature. It is marked as difficult due to the trumpet 1 range (F6) and the shout section which is rhythmically challenging. The vocal key is G.