Duke ellington search results on soundcloud listen to music. Host liane hansen looks at the story behind the song. Hmv 51088 b publication date 1941 topics 78rpm contributor 78er klubben. The title refers to the then recently opened a subway line that ran from brooklyn to northern manhattan. Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangement. Change the c to c6 and dm to dm7 if you want to jazz it up verse 1 c d7 hurry hurry hurry take the a train dm g7 c g7 toooo get to sugar hill way up in harlem c d7 if you should take th. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus.
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Take the a train duke ellington, 1939 swing jazz in 1939, pianist billy strayhorn wrote a song that would soon become the national anthem of the new york city subway transit system. Billy strayhorn achieved musical immortality through his composition take the a train. The two men performed the normally uptempo song as a slow funeral march. The title refers to the, at the time, new a train service in new york city. Download and print take the a train piano sheet music by duke ellington. You must take the a train to go to sugar hill way up in harlem if you miss the a train youll find you missed the quickest way to harlem. This ultimately prevented ellington from using his own compositions. Print and download in pdf or midi take the a train made famous by the duke ellington big band. Take the a train, as a song and musical composition, would become the dukes signature piece. Although ellington was fully capable of producing straightforward music for dancing and pure entertainment, he also wrote harmonically sophisticated jazz works with striking timbral colorings, as well as compositions for the classical concert. Mp3 flac duke ellington the very best of duke ellington 1899 1974 rockin rhythm, take the a train,tootie for cootie,prelude to a kiss,im just a lucky so so,mood indigo,sophisticated lady,east st louis toodle loo,the blues with a feeling,jubilee stomp album download.
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Sep, 2004 duke ellington featuring paul gonsalves is an album by american jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader duke ellington. Nov 28, 2016 the use of take the a train as the duke ellington orchestras signature tune was facilitated by a 1940 ruling by the american society of composers, authors and publishers ascap, which raised the licensing fees of broadcast use of compositions by its members. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Without new material to work with, ellington recorded the album with his orchestra and saxophonist paul gonsalves in 1962 during a fourhour recording session. One of the most formidable talents in american big band jazz, pianist and bandleader duke ellington aspired to be a serious composer regardless of genre. Download take the a train by duke ellington in highresolution audio at available in 192 khz 24bit, 96 khz 24bit aiff, flac and 11. The use of take the a train as the duke ellington orchestras signature tune was facilitated by a 1940 ruling by the american society of composers, authors and publishers ascap, which raised the licensing fees of broadcast use of compositions by its members. If you like this chart, we ask that you please leave a comment in the comment section down below andor a rating in our ranking system. Take the a train by duke ellington and his famous orch. Go inside the duke ellington orchestra with the musicians of the duke ellington orchestra for a candid behind the scenes look at the music of the twentieth centuries greatest composers and band leaders. Duke ellington, take the a train in highresolution audio.
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