Take the "A" Train

"Take the 'A' Train"
Song by Billy Strayhorn
Written1939
GenreJazz standard
Composer(s)Billy Strayhorn
Lyricist(s)Lee Gaines (1942); Joya Sherrill (1944)

"Take the 'A' Train" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra.[1]

In 1976, the 1941 recording by Duke Ellington on Victor Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ Hansen, Liane; Gladstone, Brooke (February 15, 2009). "How Ellington Took 'The A Train'". NPR. Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame | Hall of Fame Artists | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com.

Take the "A" Train

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