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. Song information for take the a train duke ellington on allmusic allmusic. Transpose, print or convert, download jazz pdf and learn to play clarinet score in minutes. Take the a train sheet music print piano, pvg, vocal, guitar. Billy strayhorn achieved musical immortality through his composition take the a train. Take the a train tab by duke ellington guit 1 electric. Take the a train billy strayhorn, 1939 jazziz magazine. The opening piano solo by duke ellington is famousits practically a standard part of the tune. The music of duke ellington helped define jazz music in america.
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A pretty decent arrangement complete with sax soli, solo section and cool duke ellington fanfare opener. Download duke ellington take the a train sheet music notes and chords for trombone. Take the a train guitar tab by duke ellington with free online tab player. Complete standard transcriptions duke ellington songs. Choose from duke ellington sheet music for such popular songs as stormy weather, take the a train, and dont get around much anymore. Duke ellington take the a train sheet music piano solo. While you listen, note the sound of the bass drum underneath the piano.
Lynn johnson for better or for worse march 1, 20 physics 2 prof. Mar 22, 2016 take the a train composed and arranged by billy strayhorn recorded by duke ellington and his orchestra for victor records. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in ab major transposable. Jun 12, 2000 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.
Duke ellington and his orchestra take the a train 1962. Ellington take the a train sheet music for clarinet solo. Strayhorn was a great fan of fletcher hendersons arrangements. Download and print take the a train sheet music for alto sax solo by duke ellington in. After stints with the duke ellington and earl hines bands, roche made it on her own with this bop version of the strayhorn classic. Billy strayhorn 19151967 was an american jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who was a primary collaborator of the legendary bandleader duke ellington.
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Download duke ellington take the a train sheet music notes and chords for trumpet. Arrangiamento per pianoforte, corno 2, vocale e real book melodia e accordi. From the album ken burns jazz collection by duke ellington on napster. This piece of music was composed by billy strayhorn, nancy and randall faber, ella fitzgerald, duke ellington, oscar peterson, nikki yanofsky also known as nicole rachel, phillip keveren, ryan kisor.
Take the a train, as a song and musical composition, would become the dukes signature piece. Print and download take the a train sheet music by duke ellington arranged for piano. The course of the orchestra during this period is hard to plot, the changes within the band being so numerous. Sheet music arranged for easy piano in g major transposable. Duke ellington was one of the architects of the big band era and, as pianist, composer and bandleader, was one of the most vital musical figures in 20thcentury history. Chords in parentheses are only played when returning to the top of the tune. Take the a train is a classic jazz old school jazz standard written by non other than duke ellington. Written in 1941 for duke ellingtons orchestra, take the a train became the. 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. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Take the a train pdf, by duke ellington blueblackjazz. Take the a train duke ellington download free in pdf or midi. Fred guy left and was not replaced, ellington having subsequently kept his rhythm section down to three pieces.
Duke ellington take the a train sheet music pdf notes. 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. See new and popular duke ellington songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Buy the note for note transcription of take the a train by duke ellington, from the original recording. Take the a train 1941 duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn. Ellington wrote directions for strayhorn to get to his house by subway, directions that began, take the a train. 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. For reasons we can only display chord progressions for this piece, as chord progressions are not considered able.
Take the a train jazz piano strayhorn ellington duke ellington ending meduium swing assignment. Take the a train by duke ellington piano sheet music. 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. Take the a train noten duke ellington altsaxophon solo. Lynn johnson for better or for worse march 4, 2016 physics 2 prof. Duke ellington for piano solo 19251950 collection of 100 pieces for piano solo list of pieces 234 pages p. Ellingtons son, mercer, recalled that he found a train in the trash. Print and download in pdf or midi take the a train. Jul 30, 2010 take the a train was written in 1939 by billy strayhorn for the duke ellington orchestra. 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. Music notes for piano solo sheet music by billy strayhorn billy strayhorn.
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