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

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Annotation

For instrumental recordings please use the original instrumental version rather than this work with lyrics.

Annotation last modified on 2023-08-12 06:00 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist:Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/52177 [info]
Wikidata:Q1692496 [info]
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)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1941-01-15Take the 'A' TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:55
1941-02-15Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra?:??
1941-02-15Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:57
1941-02-15Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:54
1941-02-15Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington and His Orchestra2:55
1941-02-15Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra?:??
1941-02-15Take the “A” TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:58
1941-02-15Take the “A” TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:58
1941-02-15Take the “A” Train (From "Radio Days")Duke Ellington3:01
1941-06-26Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington2:56
1941-07-03Take the “A” Train (1941-07-03, mx. 30835-1)Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:04
1941-11-06Take the “A” TrainliveGlenn Miller3:17
1941Take the ‘A’ TrainThe Glenn Miller Orchestra3:27
1941Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:57
1941Take the A-TraincoverGlenn Miller3:26
1943-04-03Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:40
1943-12-11Take the "A" Train (live, 1943‐12‐11: Carnegie Hall, Midtown Manhattan, NY, USA)liveDuke Ellington3:18
1945-04-28Take the A TrainpartialDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:10
1945-10-01Take the "A" Train (intro)live and partialDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:38
1946-01-20Take the "A" Train (live, 1946-01-20: Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:48
1946-03-28Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington3:03
1946-03-28Take the "A" Train (Theme)Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:00
1946-09-13Take the “A” TrainDuke Ellington2:17
1947-01Take the "A" TrainSlim Gaillard Trio4:44
1947-06-10Take the "A" Train (Closer)partialDuke Ellington and His Orchestra0:30
1949-12-28Take the "A" TrainCharlie Ventura & His Orchestra2:43
1950-09-13Take the ''A'' TrainDuke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn2:21
1950-09-13Take the "A" TrainOscar Pettiford, His Cello & Quartet2:23
1952-01-05Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:57
1952-03Take The A TrainliveDuke Ellington2:00
1952-06-20Take the 'A' TrainDuke Ellington7:15
1952-06-20Take the “A” TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra7:14
1952-06-30Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington and His Orchestra8:03
1952-06-30Take the “A” Train (1952 studio recording)Duke Ellington and His Orchestra8:00
1952-08-13Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington2:55
1952-11-20Take the "A" Train (live, 1952‐11‐20: Birdland, New York, NY, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:03
1952-11-20Take the "A" Train (live, 1952‐11‐20: Birdland, New York, NY, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:16
1952-11-20Take the A Train (live, 1952‐11‐20: Birdland, New York, NY, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:23
1952-11-24Take the "A" Train (live, 1952‐11‐24: Birdland, New York, NY, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:45
1952-11-24Take the "A" Train (live, 1952‐11‐24: Birdland, New York, NY, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:27
1952-12Take the “A” Train (1952-12: Radio Recorders, West Hollywood, CA, USA)Oscar Peterson3:19
1953-04-30Take the “A” Train (live, 1953‐04‐30: McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA, early in set)liveDuke Ellington and His Orchestra4:58
1953-04-30Take the “A” Train (live, 1953‐04‐30: McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA, set closing)liveDuke Ellington and His Orchestra1:06
1954-02-08Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington1:06
1954-02-08Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington9:00
1954-04-13Take the "A" Train (live, 1954-04-13: Embassy Auditorium, LA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra9:31
1954-04-29Take the “A” Train (live, 1954‐04‐29: McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA)liveDuke Ellington and His Orchestra3:51
1956-07-07Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington & The Buck Clayton All Stars4:45
1956-07-07Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:33
1956-07-07Take the A Train (live, 1956‐07‐07: Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, RI, USA)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:21
1956-07-28Take The 'A' TrainliveDuke Ellington and His Orchestra2:40
1956Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington7:00
1956Take the a TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:25
1957-06-24Take the “A” TraincoverElla Fitzgerald6:42
1957-06Take the "A" TrainElla Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra6:40
1957-06Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:47
1957-06Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:57
1958-03-04Take the ''A'' Train (vocal version)Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:53
1958-03-04Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:27
1958-04-03Take the ‘A’ TraincoverAnita O’Day2:53
1958-07-03Take the "A" Trainlive and partialDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:31
1958-07-03Take the "A" Trainlive and partialDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:44
1958-10-29Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:25
1959-07-14 – 1959-08-09Take the “A” Train (1959-07-14 – 08-09: Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, USA)Oscar Peterson3:05
1959-07-14 – 1959-08-09Take the “A” Train (1959-07-14 – 08-09: Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, USA)Oscar Peterson3:05
1960-05-27Take The 'A' TrainliveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra8:29
1960-06-28Take the “A” TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra5:33
1960-07-22Take the “A” TrainDuke Ellington5:05
1960-07-22Take the a TrainliveDuke Ellington3:25
1961-02-11Take the “A” Traincover and liveElla Fitzgerald3:47
1961Take the “A” TraincoverElla Fitzgerald9:04
1962-05-01Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Paul Gonsalves5:40
1963-06Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington7:23
1964-01-14Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington1:03
1964-01-24Take the “A” TraincoverSarah Vaughan2:41
1964-02-20Take the "A" Train (instrumental introduction)Duke Ellington & His Orchestra0:57
1964-02-20Take the "A" Train (vocal)Duke Ellington2:31
1964-02-20Take the "A" Train (vocal)Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:25
1964-03-29Stompy Jones / Take the "A" Train (Theme)live and medleyDuke Ellington & His Orchestra6:23
1964-03-29Take the "A" Train (Theme) and IntroliveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:08
1965-01-18Take the "A" TrainliveStuff Smith5:21
1965-01-29 – 1965-01-30Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington and His Orchestra4:47
1965-03-23Take the “A”-Traincover and liveStuff Smith Quartet5:05
1965-05-29Take the 'A' TrainliveStuff Smith, Henri Chaix Trio8:04
1965-06-20Take the ''A'' TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:25
1965-06-20Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington3:47
1965Take The A TrainliveDuke Ellington0:54
1965Take The A TrainliveDuke Ellington1:00
1966-05-09Take the “A” TrainDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:40
1966-07-27Take the “A” Train (live, 1966-07-27: Jazz à Juan, Juan-les-Pins, France)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:43
1966-07-27Take the “A” Train (live, 1966-07-27: Jazz à Juan, Juan-les-Pins, France)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra5:47
1966-07-28Take The "A" Train (live, 1966-07-28: Juan-les-Pins, France)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra5:14
1966-07-28Take the “A” Train (live, 1966-07-28: Jazz à Juan, Juan-les-Pins, France)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra5:16
1967-01-24Take the “A” TraincoverSarah Vaughan2:42
1967-02-22Take the "A" TrainliveDuke Ellington5:22
1967-03-06Take The A TrainliveDuke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
1967-08-17Take the 'A' TrainliveDuke Ellington Octet3:37
1967-08-17Take the 'A' Train / Satin Dolllive and medleyDuke Ellington Octet5:08
1967-10-28Take the 'A' Train (take 1)Ruby Braff & Buddy Tate4:26
1968-02-29Take the A Train (live, 1968-02-29: Sunnie's Rendevous, Aspen, CO, USA)instrumental and liveThe Ralph Sutton Quartet feat. Ruby Braff5:27
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