Take the A Train

Name: Take the A Train
Duration: 1 min 2 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
2.1	Take the A Train	1:02	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	The Treasury Shows, Volume 2	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	Album	DK2001	D.E.T.S. (Duke Ellington Treasury Shows)	903 9002

alto saxophone:	Otto Hardwick (on 1945-04-28) Johnny Hodges (on 1945-04-28)
double bass:	Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1945-04-28)
drums (drum set):	Sonny Greer (on 1945-04-28)
guitar:	Fred Guy (on 1945-04-28)
piano:	Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1945-04-28)
reeds:	Harry Carney (on 1945-04-28) Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1945-04-28)
tenor saxophone:	Al Sears (on 1945-04-28)
trombone:	Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-04-28) Claude Jones (on 1945-04-28)
trumpet:	Cat Anderson (on 1945-04-28) Taft Jordan (on 1945-04-28) Ray Nance (on 1945-04-28) Shelton Hemphill (on 1945-04-28) Rex Stewart (on 1945-04-28)
violin:	Ray Nance (on 1945-04-28)
arranger:	Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) Billy Strayhorn

recorded at:	400 Restaurant in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-04-28)

recording of:	Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) (on 1945-04-28)

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)