Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*Take The 'A' Train

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Take The 'A' Train album cover

Label:

Vintage Jazz Classics – VJC-1003-2

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Big Band, Swing

Tracklist

1Frenesi3:07
2Until Tonight
Written-ByDuke Ellington
2:55
3West Indian Stomp
Written-ByDuke Ellington
2:59
4Love And I2:45
5John Hardy
Written-ByMercer Ellington
2:20
6Take The "A" Train
Written-ByBilly Strayhorn
2:52
7I Hear A Rhapsody4:06
8It's Sad But True
Written-ByDuke Ellington
3:05
9Madame Will Drop Her Shawl
Written-ByHerb Pine, Sam Brown (46)
2:05
10Clementine
Written-ByBilly Strayhorn
2:49
11Chelsea Bridge
Written-ByBilly Strayhorn
3:03
12Love Like This Can't Last
Written-ByBilly Strayhorn
2:27
13After All
Written-ByBilly Strayhorn
3:03
14Jumpin' Pumpkins
Written-By [Possibly]Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington
3:24
15Frankie And Johnnie
Arranged ByDuke Ellington
Written-ByTraditional
3:06
16Flamingo
Written-ByEdmund Anderson, Ted Grouya*
3:14
17Bakiff
Arranged ByDuke Ellington
Written-By, Arranged ByJuan Tizol
4:18
18Stomp Caprice
Written-ByBilly Strayhorn
2:03
19Bugle Breaks
Written-ByDuke Ellington
2:54
20Have You Changed?2:53
21Raincheck
Written-ByBilly Strayhorn
2:34
22Blue Serge
Written-ByMercer Ellington
3:21
23Moon Mist
Written-ByMercer Ellington
2:32
24I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
Arranged By [Probably]Billy Strayhorn
3:08
25Easy Street
Written-ByUnknown*
2:43
26Perdido1:56

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.
  • Manufactured ByAmerican Helix – E9083

Credits

  • Alto SaxophoneJohnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke*
  • Baritone SaxophoneHarry Carney
  • BassJimmy Blanton (tracks: 1 to 17), Junior Raglin (tracks: 18 to 26)
  • Clarinet, Alto SaxophoneBarney Bigard
  • DesignCollin Kellogg
  • DrumsSonny Greer
  • GuitarFred Guy
  • OrchestraDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
  • Photography By [Stills]Hugh Turner (2)
  • PianoDuke Ellington
  • Restoration [Audio Restoration]Jack Towers
  • Tenor SaxophoneBen Webster
  • TromboneLawrence Brown, Tricky Sam Nanton
  • TrumpetRex Stewart, Wallace Jones
  • Trumpet, ViolinRay Nance
  • Valve TromboneJuan Tizol
  • VocalsHerb Jeffries (tracks: 7, 16, 24), Ivie Anderson (tracks: 12)

Notes

Recorded in Hollywood on January 15, 1941 (tracks 1 to 9).
Recorded in Hollywood on September 17, 1941 (tracks 10 to 17).
Recorded in Hollywood on December 3, 1941 (tracks 18 to 26).

CD is subtitled "The Legendary Blanton-Webster Transcriptions."

CD comes in jewel case with black tray and 8-page booklet.

℗ & © 1990 Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.

Disc manufactured in U.S.A.
Printed in Canada.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 3250-11003-2 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN HELIX W.O. # E9083-1 1/1C1006A00678
  • Matrix / Runout (Mould / Hub, Mirrored): A

Other Versions (1)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
New Submission
The Legendary Blanton-Webster Transcriptions (CD, Compilation)MilanCD CH 331Switzerland1990

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