Take the "A" Train

~ Recording by The Count Basie Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Take the "A" Train5:36The Count Basie OrchestraCount Plays DukeThe Count Basie OrchestraAlbum
  • US1998-10-20
MAMA FoundationMMF 1024

Relationships

engineer:Josiah Gluck
producer:Douglas Evans
Allyn Ferguson
mixer:Dayton “Bones” Howe
editor:Douglas Evans
drums (drum set):Butch Miles (from 1998-06-03 until 1998-06-04)
saxophone:Kenny Hing (from 1998-06-03 until 1998-06-04)
trombone:Clarence Banks (from 1998-06-03 until 1998-06-04)
conductor:Grover Mitchell (trombone) (from 1998-06-03 until 1998-06-04)
arranger:Allyn Ferguson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:MAMA Foundation
recorded at:Edison Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (from 1998-06-03 until 1998-06-04)
mixed at:The Village (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) (from 1998-06-03 until 1998-06-04)

Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)

composer:Billy Strayhorn
referred to in medleys:Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 5)
later translated versions:Dra med Krøderbanen
later versions:Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
Take the “A” Train (arrangement for 48 violas)
part of:The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I) (part of collection)
is the basis for:Take the “A” Train (Delta Rhythm Boys version)
arrangements:Take the “A” Train (for guitar, Dyens)
Take the “A” Train (Julius Hemphill/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement)