Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)

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Annotation

For recordings with lyrics, please use the later version with lyrics rather than this instrumental work.

Annotation last modified on 2023-08-12 06:01 UTC.

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composer:Billy Strayhorn
Wikidata:Q1692496 [info]
referred to in medleys:Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 5)
later translated versions:Dra med Krøderbanen
later versions:Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
Take the “A” Train (arrangement for 48 violas)
part of:The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I) (part of collection)
is the basis for:Take the “A” Train (Delta Rhythm Boys version)
arrangements:Take the “A” Train (for guitar, Dyens)
Take the “A” Train (Julius Hemphill/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1941-02-15Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra2:58
1941-02-15Take the “A” TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:55
1941-05-28Take the "A" TrainGlenn Miller and His Orchestra?:??
1943-10-07Take the A TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:55
1945-04-21Take the "A" Train (and Broadcast intro)partialDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:43
1945-04-28Take the A TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:02
1945-06-02(Opening Theme) Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:03
1945-06-16Take the A Train (live, 1945‐06‐16: Broadcast, Franklin Gardens, Evansville, IN, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:14
1945-06-16Take the A Train (live, 1945‐06‐16: Broadcast, Franklin Gardens, Evansville, IN, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:12
1945-06-23Take the "A" Train (live 1945-06-23: Broadcast, Army Camp, Akron, OH, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:42
1945-06-23Take the "A" Train (into broadcast close) (live 1945-06-23: Broadcast, Army Camp, Akron, OH, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:07
1945-06-23Take the "A" Train (into station break) (live 1945-06-23: Broadcast, Army Camp, Akron, OH, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:41
1945-06-23Take the "A" Train / Broadcast Return (live 1945-06-23: Broadcast, Army Camp, Akron, OH, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:51
1945-10-28Take the "A" Train (into broadcast close) (live, 1945‐10‐28: Broadcast, Cafe Zanzibar, New York, NY, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:17
1949-11-29Take the "A" TrainBilly Taylor Quintet2:42
1949Take the 'A' TrainErroll Garner2:58
1950-09-13Take the "A" TrainMaynard Ferguson2:53
1952-12Take the “A” TrainFlip Phillips2:55
1952Take the “A” TrainThe Oscar Peterson Trio3:17
1953-02-12Take the a TrainPud Brown2:10
1954-03-26Take the "A" Traincover and liveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet6:15
1954-04Take the “A” TrainliveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet6:10
1954-05Take the “A” Traincover and liveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet6:10
1955-02-23Take the ‘A’ TrainClifford Brown & Max Roach4:16
1956-05-28Take the "A" TrainliveClifford Brown13:39
1956-07-06Take the "A" Traincover and liveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet6:05
1956-07-06Take The "A" TrainliveKai Winding, J.J. Johnson & Dave Brubeck5:15
1956-09-01Take the "A" TrainJohnny Hodges8:05
1956-09-01Take the "A" TrainJohnny Hodges8:07
1957-02-25Take the "A" TraincoverCandido3:17
1958-02-22Take The "A" Traincover and liveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet19:21
1958-02Take the 'A' TrainRay Brown8:06
1958-02Take the "A" TrainRay Brown8:02
1958-02Take the “a” TrainliveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet15:34
1958-07-03"C" Jam Blues / (Take the "A" Train)cover, live, medley and partialThe Dave Brubeck Quartet4:51
1958-09Take the “A” Train (stereo)Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra2:45
1958-11-12Take the “A” Train (alternate take)Leon Thomas2:15
1958-11-12Take the “A” Train (alternate take)Leon Thomas2:10
1958-11-12Take the “A” Train (master take)Leon Thomas2:08
1958-11-14Take the ‘A’ Train (live, 1958‐11‐14: Kongressaal, Deutches Museum, München, Germany)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:38
1958-11-14Take the ‘A’ Train (Fragment) (live, 1958‐11‐14: Kongressaal, Deutches Museum, München, Germany)live and partialDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:24
1959-01-27Take the "A" TraincoverEvans Bradshaw3:30
1959-01Take the "A" TrainliveGene Krupa5:35
1959-04Take the "A" TrainliveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet15:21
1959-07-04Take the "A" Train (live, 1959-07-04: Newport)live and partialDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:41
1959-07-04Take the “A” Trainlive and partialDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:36
1959-10-22Take the ''A'' TrainStuff Smith4:13
1959-10Take the "A" TrainPhineas Newborn, Jr.2:45
1959-11-06Take the “A” TrainRay Bryant3:52
1959-11-24Take the A TrainBobby Hackett3:09
1960-01Take the “A” Train (stereo)coverMaxwell Davis3:02
1960-05-25Take the “A” TraincoverCharles Mingus3:38
1960-06-30Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra5:29
1960-10-18Take the "A" TrainBuddy Tate with Clark Terry7:02
1960-11-10Take the "A" TrainGigi Gryce Orch-Tette3:35
1961-03Take the "A" TrainliveJohnny Hodges2:56
1961-07-06Take the “A” TrainDuke Ellington & Count Basie3:49
1961-07-06Take the “A” Train (The Count Departs) (rehearsal & alternate takes)Duke Ellington & Count Basie5:51
1962-01-09Take the A TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:03
1962-03-24Take The "A" Train / [Symphony Sid announcement] (live, Birdland, 61-62)cover and liveCharles Mingus10:38
1962-05Take the 'A' TrainDuke Ellington3:47
1963-06-06Take the “A” Train (live, 1963‐06‐06: Gröna Lund Tivoli, Stockholm, Sweden)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:50
1963-12-03Take the "A" TrainliveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet5:10
1964-03-18Take the “A” Train (live, 1964-03-18: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)liveCharles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy17:27
1964-03-22Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington0:48
1964-04-12Take the "A" TrainliveCharles Mingus featuring Eric Dolphy9:42
1964-04-12Take the "A" TrainliveCharles Mingus12:45
1964-09-20Duke Ellington Medley: I Got It Bad / In a Sentimental Mood / All Too Soon / Mood Indigo / Sophisticated Lady / Take the A Train (live, 1964-09-20: Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey County Fairground, Monterey, CA, USA)live and medleyCharles Mingus24:48
1964-09Take the 'A' TrainliveDave Brubeck7:43
1964Take the "A" Train (stereo)Maynard Ferguson2:45
1965-03-18Take the "A" TrainliveStuff Smith6:18
1965-06-20Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington2:16
1965-07-08Take the 'A' TrainDexter Gordon14:43
1965-08-22Take The 'A' TrainliveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet8:23
1966-05-09Take The "A" TrainDuke Ellington and His Orchestra4:41
1967-01-23The the ‘A’ Train (live, 1967-01-23: Copenhagen, Denmark)liveDuke Ellington Quartet?:??
1967-02-22Take the "A" Train (Theme)live and partialDuke Ellington0:42
1967-02-22Take the "A" Train (Theme)live and partialDuke Ellington0:39
1967-03-06Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington Orchestra0:55
1967-06-18Take the 'a' TraininstrumentalTeddy Wilson5:01
1967-06-18Take The 'A' Train (Take 2)Teddy Wilson5:01
1967-07-10Take the "A" TrainCedar Walton3:36
1967-07-21Take the "A" TrainliveDexter Gordon10:35
1967-07-24Take the 'A' TrainClark Terry5:03
1967-10-28Take the 'A' Train (take 2)Ruby Braff & Buddy Tate3:50
1967-12-26Take the "A" TrainliveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet5:56
1967Take the “A” TrainThe Maynard Ferguson Orchestra2:42
1968-01-26Take The "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:48
1969-03-22Take the ''A'' TrainliveThe Maynard Ferguson Big Band3:17
1969-11-01Take the A TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra5:25
1969-11-07Take the "A" Train (theme) / C Jam Blueslive and medleyDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:23
1970-02-15Take the “A” TrainliveClark Terry3:14
1971-04-13Take The A TrainIllinois Jacquet10:06
1973-11-02Take the “A” TrainliveDuke Ellington4:44
1975-07-20Take the “A” Traincover and liveCharles Mingus with Gerry Mulligan and Benny Bailey?:??
1976-09-23Alexander's Ragtime Band: Take the A-Train / Alexander's Ragtime Band / Rock Around the Clock / Mädel ruck ruck ruck / Tutti Frutti / My Baby Baby Balla Balla / Rucki Zucki / Hey Ba-Ba-Be-Bob / Humba-tätarä (live, 1976-09-23: Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany)live, medley and partialPeter Alexander?:??
1976-09-23Take the "A" Train (live, 1976-09-23: Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany)cover, live, medley and partialPeter Alexander1:00
1977Take the A-Train (live, 1977: Eilenriedehalle, Hannover, Germany)cover and liveDas Orchester Bert Kaempfert2:47
1978-06Take the 'A' TraincoverRob McConnell & The Boss Brass6:04
1979-07Take the "A" TraincoverJazz Band Ball Orchestra4:05
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