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

First released: 1953, Length: 8:00
1952 studio recording

Creators (19)

Performer

  1. Betty Roché (30 Jun 1952)

Instruments

  1. Billy Strayhorn (30 Jun 1952) piano
  2. Britt Woodman (30 Jun 1952) trombone
  3. Clark Terry (30 Jun 1952) trumpet
  4. Duke Ellington (30 Jun 1952) piano
  5. Harry Carney (30 Jun 1952) baritone saxophone
  6. Hilton Jefferson (30 Jun 1952) alto saxophone
  7. Jimmy Hamilton (30 Jun 1952) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  8. Johnny Hodges (30 Jun 1952) alto saxophone
  9. Juan Tizol (30 Jun 1952) valve trombone
  10. Louie Bellson (30 Jun 1952) drums (drum set)
  11. Paul Gonsalves (30 Jun 1952) tenor saxophone
  12. Quentin Jackson (30 Jun 1952) trombone
  13. Ray Nance (30 Jun 1952) trumpet
  14. Russell Procope (30 Jun 1952) alto saxophone, clarinet
  15. Wendell Marshall (30 Jun 1952) double bass
  16. William “Cat” Anderson (30 Jun 1952) trumpet
  17. Willie Cook (30 Jun 1952) trumpet

Vocals

  1. Betty Roché (30 Jun 1952) lead vocals

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Take the “A” Train (30 Jun 1952)

    Composer

    1. Billy Strayhorn (1939)

    Lyricist

    1. Joya Sherrill (1944)

Releases containing this recording (27)

Official

Album

  1. Ellington Uptown 1953 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2. Ellington Uptown 1987 Duke Ellington
  3. Uptown 1991 Duke Ellington
  4. Ellington Uptown 1991 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  5. Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown 05 Jul 2000 Duke Ellington mono
  6. Ellington Uptown 2001 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  7. Ellington Uptown 2004 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  8. Ellington Uptown 2004 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  9. Ellington Uptown 02 Sep 2008 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  10. Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown 28 Mar 2009 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Album - Compilation

  1. Best of the Big Bands: Duke Ellington and His Great Vocalists 1995 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2. Duke Ellington and His Great Vocalists 1995 Duke Ellington
  3. This Is Jazz, Volume 7 11 Apr 1996 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4. This Is Jazz, Volume 7 30 Apr 1996 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  5. The Finest Jazz 1996 Various Artists
  6. American Legends: Duke Ellington 1996 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  7. This Is Jazz Sampler 1998 Various Artists
  8. The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1952 2003 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  9. Il gigante dei bandleader 2004 Duke Ellington
  10. Original Album Classics 09 Nov 2007 Duke Ellington
  11. The Perfect Jazz Collection II 2010 Various Artists European version
  12. Perfect Jazz Collection II 11 Jul 2011 Various Artists There is a Europe version with a few discs replaced by different artists presumably for copyright reasons
  13. The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951–1958 2012 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  14. Jazz von A-Z. Die Michael Naura Jazzanthologie 2017 Various Artists
  15. Ellington Uptown / The Liberian Suite / Masterpieces by Ellington 2018 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  16. Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. This Is Jazz Sampler 1998 Various Artists