Ellington take the a train sheet music for trumpet. Duke ellington and his orchestra take the a train 1962. Duke ellington s signature song, take the a train was written by billy strayhorn. 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. Print and download take the a train sheet music by oscar peterson arranged for piano. Take the a train music made famous by duke ellington. Watch the video for take the a train from duke ellingtons the complete ella fitzgerald song books for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in ab major transposable. Duke has written many many hits in his day, including this one. Words and music by billy strayhorn and the delta rhythm. The a train was the new york subway line that went up to harlem. Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangement. Duke ellington take the a train 1984, vinyl discogs.
However, nances solo is the definitive one and ellington said that no trumpet player can play the song without borrowing from what nance offered. Take the a train guitar tab by duke ellington with free online tab player. Began playing piano as soon as he could reach the keys 2. Ellington opens this billy strayhorn tune with an unusual waltztime piano trio arrangement before. It quickly became a signature tune of the duke ellington orchestra and is, to this day, one of the most famous compositions of the swing era. This take features a nice relaxed swing with the legendary barney kessel on guitar. Quote take the a train is the vibrant signature composition of duke ellington, the most important composer in. Sheet music can be viewed and printed as a downloadable pdf file or through the interactive sheet music viewer. Nov 24, 2014 duke ellingtons signature song, take the a train was written by billy strayhorn. A train was one of many songs written by strayhorn, and was picked to replace sepia panorama as the bands signature song. Sugar hill is a district in harlem popular amongst wealthy african americans from the 1920s, and the name reflects the sweet life there.
Duke ellington for piano solo 19251950 collection of 100 pieces for piano solo list of pieces 234 pages p. Watch the video for take the a train from duke ellington s the complete ella fitzgerald song books for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ill take the big sound and the wonderful west coast groups every time. Duke ellington take the a train sheet music piano solo. Browse and read the duke ellington real book fake book the duke ellington real book fake book dear readers, when you are hunting the new book collection to read this. He was 14 years old when we worked on this and fell in love with the form. Billy began first grade where he met his first piano tutor, charlotte catlin. Host liane hansen looks at the story behind the song. Take the a train national museum of american history. Duke ellington, take the a train 2 internet archive. The tune became the signature number for duke ellington and his orchestra, as well as the official song of new york city. It was quite difficult for me to assign a form to this piece and identify various sections, because one of the main elements of jazz is improvisation. The album to which this track belongs, ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington songbook is one of. 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.
Strayhorn was a great fan of fletcher hendersons arrangements. Take the a train for guitar solo, intermediate guitar sheet music. Feb 15, 2009 how ellington took the a train take the a train, the signature tune of the duke ellington orchestra, was recorded on this day in 1941. Students learn take the a train and how to scat, imitating. If your browser is able to play midi files you can listen to the chosen melody from the list without downloading. In defense of giants have just been listening to some of the tunes on the ella duke songbook album. Duke ellingtons train songs part 2 this is the 2nd installment of duke ellingtons train themed works. Print and download take the a train sheet music by duke ellington arranged for piano.
Billy strayhorn 19151967 was an american jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who was a primary collaborator of the legendary bandleader duke ellington. Print and download take the a train sheet music by duke ellington. Ellington wrote directions for strayhorn to get to his house by subway, directions that began, take the a train. When ellington first met strayhorn, he wrote strayhorn directions to his office.
Take the a train sheet music duke ellington trumpet solo. Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangement sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone download free in pdf or midi. Its origins can be traced back to the beginning of the ellingtonstrayhorn collaboration. Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangementalto sax 1 read online for free. Take the a train, the a referring to a subway line in new york city, took the place of ellington s previous signature tune sepia panorama. Take the a train for clarinet solo, intermediate clarinet sheet music. Below is a list of midi melodies available for downloading. Print and download choral sheet music for take the a train by duke ellington arranged for ssa choir a cappella in bb major. Duke ellington sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Sam devincent collection of american sheet music, national museum of american history archives center. Trumpeter williams is next featured on take the a train.
The first 6 works were originally recorded at studio 30 in new york, on dec. A computer printer is required to print out sheet music. Chords in parentheses are only played when returning to the top of the tune. Duke ellington take the a train ssa choir a cappella. Nov 28, 2016 take the a train is a billy strayhorn compositions from 1939. Duke ellington and his famous orch billy strayhorn. Take the a train was composed in 1939, after ellington offered strayhorn a job in his organization and gave him money to travel from pittsburgh to new york city. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track. February 15,1941, hollywood ca duke ellington, piano, directing. Ella fitzgerald take the a train amazon web services.
Mar 22, 2016 take the a train composed and arranged by billy strayhorn recorded by duke ellington and his orchestra for victor records. Download your take the a train chord melody, solo, and more pdf here. If this powtoon contains live video, the export process may take a bit longer. Take the a train by duke ellington and his famous orch billy strayhorn. Take the a train billy strayhorn, 1939 jazziz magazine. Suggested listeningoscar petersons oscar peterson plays duke ellington album recorded and released in 1952. Take the a train duke ellington masterpieces of western music.
The opening piano solo by duke ellington is famousits practically a standard part of the tune. Here you can download the midi melodies of artist ellington, duke. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. The original sheetmusic edition of take the a train was published by tempo music, the company ellington established to control his musical s. Ellington take the a train sheet music for guitar solo pdf. Take the a train tab by duke ellington guit 1 electric. Take the a train is a classic jazz old school jazz standard written by non other than duke ellington. Duke ellington is a popular recording artist in the golden oldies midi backing tracks. Print and download in pdf or midi take the a train. Other works contain only a short inference to the train theme at various points in the composition. Audio recording, jazz, ellington, duke library of congress. Some of the pieces are entirely devoted to recreating the sound and image of a train. We have the sheet music and midi files if you need them.
See new and popular duke ellington songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a. Take the a train pdf, by duke ellington blueblackjazz. This is a book that ellington fans should have in their libraryand its. Take the a train duke ellington song info allmusic. While you listen, note the sound of the bass drum underneath the piano. I hate to see that evening sun go down i hate to see that evening sun go down cause my lovin baby done left this town if i feel tomorrow, like i feel today if i feel. To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Quote take the a train is the vibrant signature composition of duke ellington, the most important composer in the history of jazz, also a. These directions later became the lyrics for take the a train.
A pretty decent arrangement complete with sax soli, solo section and cool duke ellington fanfare opener. Billy strayhorn achieved musical immortality through his composition take the a train. We still work on classical music, technic and theory but the jazz arrangement we work on round out our weekly hour long sessions. Identifier dukeellingtontaketheatrain2 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Jul 30, 2010 take the a train was written in 1939 by billy strayhorn for the duke ellington orchestra. When ellington first met strayhorn, he wrote strayhorn directions to his office in harlem. Take the a train composed and arranged by billy strayhorn recorded by duke ellington and his orchestra for victor records. Music made famous by duke ellington, billy strayhorn. Print and download lead sheets for take the a train by duke ellington. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Take the a train 1941 duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn.
Take the a train jazz piano strayhorn ellington duke ellington ending meduium swing assignment. F d7 dm7 a 7 9 g9 g7 9 c e maj7 d7 5 dm7 a 7 9 g7 d 11 7 to coda c d. If your browser is able to play midi files you can listen to the chosen melody from the list without. From the album ken burns jazz collection by duke ellington on napster.
Strayhorn originally thought it sounded too much like a fletcher henderson. Duke ellington take the a train sheet music piano solo in c. Download and print take the a train sheet music for trumpet solo by duke ellington in the range of c4g5 from sheet music direct. Ellingtons son, mercer, recalled that he found a train in the trash.
The composer and bandleader duke ellington 18991947 was a largely selftaught pianist who was influenced by jazz and ragtime performers. Take the a train duke ellington the mooche duke ellington and his orchestra. Music notes for piano solo sheet music by billy strayhorn billy strayhorn. Introduced in early 1941 by duke ellington, the bandleader made it his theme song the following year, and so it remained for the rest of ellingtons life. The only reason you guys wont admit west coast is best is that you are here, and it woul d lessen your importance. Duke ellington for piano solo 100 pieces pdf ragtime.
Duke ellington material from columbia records session tapes catalog record only title supplied by cataloger. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Jul 03, 2019 take the a train is a classic jazz old school jazz standard written by non other than duke ellington. The title refers to the, at the time, new a train service in new york city. Take the a train duke ellington jazz piano solo arrangement synthesia tutorial. Take the a train jazz african american music scribd. Buy the note for note transcription of take the a train by duke ellington, from the original recording. Check out take the a train by duke ellington on amazon music. Duke ellington take the a train sheet music leadsheet in ab. Take the a train full jazz band sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone download free in pdf. Ellington take the a train sheet music for clarinet solo. Take the a train full jazz band sheet music for piano.
Your high resolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original published key. Ellington turned to billy strayhorn and son mercer ellington, who were registered with ascap competitor bmi to write a whole new book for the band, mercer recalled. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Take the a train for trumpet solo, intermediate trumpet sheet music. Duke ellington, 1941 as the song says, you take the a subway train to get to.
He was later enrolled in the pittsburgh musical institution to study classical music. This is the first piano jazz arrangement i introduced to a classically trained student. He invented a new way to play take the a train, using the violin and accompanied on piano by dr. Take the a train by duke ellington on amazon music. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Duke ellington take the a train 2017, 24 bits, 192. 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 hurry get on now it.
Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangementalto. Duke ellington hits include sophisticated lady, take the a train and duke ellington medley no 2. You will be able to download the pdf as soon as the. Complete standard transcriptions duke ellington songs.