Take the "A" Train (vocal)

Name: Take the "A" Train (vocal)
Duration: 3 min 25 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.8	Take the "A" Train (vocal)	3:25	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	The Great London Concerts	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	Album + Compilation + Live	US1994	Jazz Heritage	513583L
1.8	Take the "A" Train (vocal)	3:25	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	The Great London Concerts	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	Album + Compilation + Live	DE1996-07-24	MusicMasters (US label located in New Jersey, part of Musical Heritage Society)	65106-2

alto saxophone:	Johnny Hodges (on 1964-02-20)
bass trombone:	Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1964-02-20)
double bass:	Ernie Shepard (on 1964-02-20)
drums (drum set):	Sam Woodyard (on 1964-02-20)
piano:	Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1964-02-20)
reeds:	Harry Carney (on 1964-02-20) Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1964-02-20) Russell Procope (on 1964-02-20)
tenor saxophone:	Paul Gonsalves (on 1964-02-20)
trombone:	Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1964-02-20) Buster Cooper (on 1964-02-20)
trumpet:	William “Cat” Anderson (on 1964-02-20) Rolf Ericson (on 1964-02-20) Herbie Jones (on 1964-02-20) Cootie Williams (on 1964-02-20)
vocals:	Ernie Shepard (on 1964-02-20)

recording of:	Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1964-02-20)

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)