- Isfahan is a 1967 jazz composition by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, released on the album The Far East Suite.
- It was originally titled Elf and written before the Ellington orchestra’s 1963 world tour to Iran, with the city of Isfahan in Iran as its namesake.
- The track features Johnny Hodges on alto sax and is a 32-bar AB walking ballad in Db, about 4 minutes long (recorded December 1966).
- The Far East Suite is regarded as a highlight of the Ellington-Strayhorn collaboration, and Isfahan is frequently cited as one of their most beautiful pieces.
- It has become a standard covered by many artists, with the release issued on Bluebird / RCA.
