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Take the “A” Train by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

First released: 1958, Length: 4:57

Creators (11)

Instruments

  1. Britt Woodman trombone
  2. Clark Terry trumpet
  3. Duke Ellington piano
  4. Jimmy Hamilton clarinet
  5. Jimmy Woode bass
  6. John Sanders valve trombone
  7. Paul Gonsalves tenor saxophone
  8. Quentin Jackson trombone
  9. Sam Woodyard drums (drum set)

Locations

Recorded At

  1. CBS 30th Street Studio (02 Apr 1958)
  2. McElroy's Ballroom

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Take the “A” Train live, instrumental

    Composer

    1. Billy Strayhorn (1939)

    Lyricist

    1. Joya Sherrill (1944)

Releases containing this recording (9)

Official

Album

  1. The Cosmic Scene 1958 Duke Ellington’s Spacemen
  2. The Cosmic Scene 1990 Duke Ellington’s Spacemen
  3. The Cosmic Scene 2007 Duke Ellington’s Spacemen
  4. Blues In Orbit + The Cosmic Scene 13 Jan 2017 Duke Ellington

Album - Compilation

  1. Jazz Piano Anthology 23 Sep 1997 Various Artists
  2. Jazz Piano Anthology, Volume 3: Swingers 23 Sep 1997 Various Artists
  3. Jazz Piano Anthology: Swingers 2001 Various Artists
  4. The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951–1958 2012 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  5. Eight Classic Albums 2013 Duke Ellington