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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. [ 1 ] In 1976, the 1941 recording by Duke Ellington on Victor Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .
AllMusic critic Scott Yanow stated, "Throughout, Dexter Gordon is in consistently creative form, making this CD well worth getting by his fans." [3] On All About Jazz James Nichols said, "We hear his immensely personal dry tone, humorous popular song quotes, very creative bebop solos and his listless and steadily paced baritone voice performing master of ceremonies duties.
Take the "A" Train is a 1956 album by the American jazz singer Betty Roché. It was Roché's debut album. [ 2 ] Take the "A" Train was reissued on CD in 2000, with two alternate takes of "Go Away Blues".
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
Reveille with Beverly is a 1943 American musical film starring Ann Miller, Franklin Pangborn, and Larry Parks directed by Charles Barton, released by Columbia Pictures, based on the Reveille with Beverly radio show hosted by Jean Ruth. [2]
Take the "A" Train; Take This Hammer; Taumarunui (on the Main Trunk Line) This Train; Took the Last Train; Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!) Toy Train (song) Train (3 Doors Down song) Train (Goldfrapp song) The Train Is Coming; Train Kept A-Rollin' Train on a Track; Train-Train; Train, Train (The Count Bishops song) Trains and Boats and Planes ...
A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement. Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition. The term comes from classical music and was first applied to jazz by ...
A train song is a song referencing passenger or freight railroads, often using a syncopated beat resembling the sound of train wheels over train tracks.Trains have been a theme in both traditional and popular music since the first half of the 19th century and over the years have appeared in nearly all musical genres, including folk, blues, country, rock, jazz, world, classical and avant-garde.