Billy strayhorn arranged these parts for saxophonist johnny hodges rab or rabbit and jimmy hamilton clarinet for take the a train, for the 1957 recording ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book, in which she was accompanied by the duke ellington orchestra. Nov 01, 2010 gonsalves was one of so many replacement in ellington s orchestra, from 1949 to 1950. Take the a train, as a song and musical composition, would become the dukes signature piece. 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. Ellington take the a train sheet music for flute solo pdf. You must take the atrain to go to sugar hill way up in harlem if you miss the atrain youll find you missed the quickest way to harlem hurry get on now it. Duke ellington for piano solo 19251950 collection of 100 pieces for piano solo list of pieces 234 pages p. Nov 28, 2016 take the a train is a billy strayhorn compositions from 1939. Duke has written many many hits in his day, including this one. Duke ellington take the a train piano and bass sheet music. Download and print take the a train sheet music for alto sax solo by duke ellington in. Jul 30, 2010 take the a train was written in 1939 by billy strayhorn for the duke ellington orchestra. Di billy strayhorn, duke ellington e ella fitzgerald. See new and popular duke ellington songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music.
Take the a train noten duke ellington altsaxophon solo. As always, weve added chord reference pages with shapes that you can use to comp over the whole tune. Lynn johnson for better or for worse march 1, 20 physics 2 prof. Duke ellington take the a train sheet music pdf notes, chords. 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.
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. Take the a train by duke ellington digital sheet music. A pretty decent arrangement complete with sax soli, solo section and cool duke ellington fanfare opener. 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. Ellingtons son, mercer, recalled that he found a train in the trash. 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 for clarinet solo, intermediate clarinet sheet music. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals take the a train. Its origins can be traced back to the beginning of the ellingtonstrayhorn collaboration. Take the a train for guitar solo, intermediate guitar sheet music.
Sheet music arranged for easy piano in g major transposable. 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. 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. Complete standard transcriptions duke ellington songs. Take the a train is a classic jazz old school jazz standard written by non other than duke ellington. Billy began first grade where he met his first piano tutor, charlotte catlin.
Take the a train tab by duke ellington guit 1 electric. Billy strayhorn achieved musical immortality through his composition take the a train. Get duke ellington take the a train sheet music notes, chords. Fred guy left and was not replaced, ellington having subsequently kept his rhythm section down to three pieces. The course of the orchestra during this period is hard to plot, the changes within the band being so numerous. Print and download in pdf or midi take the a train. The opening piano solo by duke ellington is famousits practically a standard part of the tune. Take the a train by duke ellington piano sheet music. Take the a train ecoute gratuite et telechargement. The tune became the signature number for duke ellington and his orchestra, as well as the official song of new york city. 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. Take the a train, as a song and musical composition, would become the duke s signature piece.
Duke ellington take the a train sheet music piano solo. After stints with the duke ellington and earl hines bands, roche made it on her own with this bop version of the strayhorn classic. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. Download your take the a train chord melody, solo, and more pdf here. From the album ken burns jazz collection by duke ellington on napster. You can either print the sheet music from our website, or from playgrounds mac and pc applications. You can print the sheet music, beautifully rendered by sibelius, up to three times. 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.
Chords in parentheses are only played when returning to the top of the tune. Take the a train 1941 duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key. Song information for take the a train duke ellington on allmusic. Strayhorn was a great fan of fletcher hendersons arrangements. Latinautor peermusic, emi music publishing, reservoir media publishing, ascap, latinautor, and 4 music rights societies. Suggested listeningoscar petersons oscar peterson plays duke ellington album recorded and released in 1952. Ellington take the a train sheet music for trumpet. Please follow the link to buy the complete sheet music for this piece if you would like a more complete score. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Choose from duke ellington sheet music for such popular songs as stormy weather, take the a train, and dont get around much anymore.
Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangement. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. This solo piano version of take the a train i transcribed by myself was recorded in 1965 tv concert at ina, french national institute of. Take the a train billy strayhorn, 1939 jazziz magazine.
Ellington wrote directions for strayhorn to get to his house by subway, directions that began, take the a train. Duke ellington sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Take the a train duke ellington masterpieces of western music. While you listen, note the sound of the bass drum underneath the piano. Take the a train guitar tab by duke ellington with free online tab player. Print and download sheet music for take the a train by duke ellington. Music notes for piano solo sheet music by billy strayhorn billy strayhorn. February 15,1941, hollywood ca duke ellington, piano, directing. Began playing piano as soon as he could reach the keys 2. Duke ellington for piano solo 100 pieces pdf ragtime. When ellington first met strayhorn, he wrote strayhorn directions to his office in harlem. Strayhorn originally thought it sounded too much like a fletcher henderson. Take the a train duke ellington song info allmusic.
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Take the a train for flute solo, intermediate flute sheet music. Learn how to play duke ellington songs for piano and bass online. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Billy strayhorn 19151967 was an american jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who was a primary collaborator of the legendary bandleader duke ellington. When ascap raised its licensing fees for broadcast use, many ascap members, including ellington, could. He was later enrolled in the pittsburgh musical institution to study classical music. For reasons we can only display chord progressions for this piece, as chord progressions are not considered able. Ellington take the a train sheet music for guitar solo pdf. Song information for take the a train duke ellington on allmusic allmusic. Betty roche take the a train 1995, bethlehem jazz original recording, 1956.
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Mar 22, 2016 take the a train composed and arranged by billy strayhorn recorded by duke ellington and his orchestra for victor records. Take the a train sheet music print piano, pvg, vocal, guitar. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in ab major transposable.
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