Take the “A” Train

~ Recording by Duke Ellington

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Take the 'A' Train3:00Duke EllingtonLet's Dance: 24 Swinging Favourites of the Big Band Era Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Yesterdays Gold74617
3.9Take the “A” Train3:03Duke EllingtonBest of Big BandVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003
Madacy Special ProductsTHF2 3948
1.15Take the “A” Train3:02Duke EllingtonLet’s JazzVarious 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)