Take the “A” Train

~ Recording by Duke Ellington and Count Basie

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
7.3Take the "A" Train3:48Duke Ellington & Count BasieThe Perfect Jazz CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2010-06-28
  • GB2010-11-01
Sony Jazz, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697720092, 886977200922-01, 886977200922-02, 886977200922-03, 886977200922-04, 886977200922-05, 886977200922-06, 886977200922-07, 886977200922-08, 886977200922-09, 886977200922-10, 886977200922-11, 886977200922-12, 886977200922-13, 886977200922-14, 886977200922-15, 886977200922-16, 886977200922-17, 886977200922-18, 886977200922-19, 886977200922-20, 886977200922-21, 886977200922-22, 886977200922-23, 886977200922-24, 886977200922-25

Relationships

alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges (on 1961-07-06)
Russell Procope (on 1961-07-06)
Marshall Royal (on 1961-07-06)
baritone saxophone:Harry Carney (on 1961-07-06)
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-07-06)
double bass:Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (from 1961-07-06 until 1961-07-07)
drums (drum set):Sam Woodyard (on 1961-07-06)
flute:Frank Wess (on 1961-07-06)
guitar:Freddie Green (on 1961-07-06)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-07-06)
reeds:Russell Procope (on 1961-07-06)
Frank Wess (on 1961-07-06)
solo clarinet:Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1961-07-06)
solo piano:Billy Strayhorn (on 1961-07-06)
solo tenor saxophone:Paul Gonsalves (on 1961-07-06)
Budd Johnson (on 1961-07-06)
solo trumpet:Sonny Cohn (on 1961-07-06)
Ray Nance (on 1961-07-06)
tenor saxophone:Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-07-06)
Frank Wess (on 1961-07-06)
trombone:Lou Blackburn (on 1961-07-06)
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-07-06)
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-07-06)
Quentin Jackson (on 1961-07-06)
Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-07-06)
trumpet:William “Cat” Anderson (on 1961-07-06)
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-07-06)
Andrew “Fats” Ford (trumpeter) (on 1961-07-06)
Lennie Johnson (trumpet) (on 1961-07-06)
Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-07-06)
Ed Mullens (on 1961-07-06)
Snooky Young (on 1961-07-06)
valve trombone:Juan Tizol (on 1961-07-06)
violin:Ray Nance (on 1961-07-06)
orchestra:The Count Basie Orchestra (on 1961-07-06)
The Duke Ellington Orchestra (led by Mercer Ellington) (on 1961-07-06)
recording of:Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) (on 1961-07-06)

Related works

Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)

composer:Billy Strayhorn
referred to in medleys:Medley: From A to Z (Take the “A” Train / Make the Road by Walking)
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)
Take the “A” Train (arr. DeRosa)

Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)

lyricist:Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
referred to in medleys:Duke Elington Medley: It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 〜Satin Doll〜Mood Indigo〜Take the “A” Train〜ending〜It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (order: 4)
version of:Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
has revision:Take the “A” Train (Nikki Yanofsky version)