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:	1990
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Big Band, Swing

Tracklist

1	Frenesi Written-By – Alberto Dominguez, Ray Charles	3:07
2	Until Tonight Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:55
3	West Indian Stomp Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:59
4	Love And I Written-By – Baldwin Bergeson, Irvin Graham, June Sillman	2:45
5	John Hardy Written-By – Mercer Ellington	2:20
6	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	2:52
7	I Hear A Rhapsody Written-By – Dick Gasparre, George Fragos, Jack Baker	4:06
8	It's Sad But True Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:05
9	Madame Will Drop Her Shawl Written-By – Herb Pine, Sam Brown (46)	2:05
10	Clementine Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	2:49
11	Chelsea Bridge Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	3:03
12	Love Like This Can't Last Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	2:27
13	After All Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	3:03
14	Jumpin' Pumpkins Written-By [Possibly] – Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington	3:24
15	Frankie And Johnnie Arranged By – Duke Ellington Written-By – Traditional	3:06
16	Flamingo Written-By – Edmund Anderson, Ted Grouya*	3:14
17	Bakiff Arranged By – Duke Ellington Written-By, Arranged By – Juan Tizol	4:18
18	Stomp Caprice Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	2:03
19	Bugle Breaks Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:54
20	Have You Changed? Written-By – Harry Gordon, Jay Gordon (3), Mort Van Duyke*, Sylvia Dee	2:53
21	Raincheck Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	2:34
22	Blue Serge Written-By – Mercer Ellington	3:21
23	Moon Mist Written-By – Mercer Ellington	2:32
24	I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire Arranged By [Probably] – Billy Strayhorn Written-By – Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham, Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus	3:08
25	Easy Street Written-By – Unknown*	2:43
26	Perdido Written-By – Erwin Drake, H. J. Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol	1:56

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.
Copyright © – Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.
Manufactured By – American Helix – E9083

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke*
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
Bass – Jimmy Blanton (tracks: 1 to 17), Junior Raglin (tracks: 18 to 26)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Barney Bigard
Design – Collin Kellogg
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy
Orchestra – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Photography By [Stills] – Hugh Turner (2)
Piano – Duke Ellington
Restoration [Audio Restoration] – Jack Towers
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster
Trombone – Lawrence Brown, Tricky Sam Nanton
Trumpet – Rex Stewart, Wallace Jones
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance
Valve Trombone – Juan Tizol
Vocals – Herb 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