Take the “A” Train

~ Recording by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Take the "A" Train2:53Duke Ellington & His OrchestraMidnite Jazz & Blues: That's Jazz: Sweethearts on ParadeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Weton‐WesgramBJ028
1.3Take the “A” Train2:53Duke Ellington & His OrchestraSongs for Lovers of SwingVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

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

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)