Take the "A" Train
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"Take the 'A' Train" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra.
Billy Strayhorn, circa 1946
Commemorative sign near Strayhorn's childhood home in Hillsborough, North Carolina
A pop-up jazz concert was held in 2015 aboard the A train to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Strayhorn, on a vintage subway car between 145th St and 59th St–Columbus Circle.
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book is a 1957 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, focusing on Ellington's songs.
Take the "A" Train
…Clifford Brown with Max Roach – Study in Brown (1955) Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957) Anita O'Day – Anita O'Day Sings the Winners (1958…
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