Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original published key. Duke ellington take the a train sheet music leadsheet in ab. Words and music by billy strayhorn and the delta rhythm. Print and download take the a train sheet music by duke ellington arranged for piano. Began playing piano as soon as he could reach the keys 2. When ellington first met strayhorn, he wrote strayhorn directions to his office in harlem. Take the a train guitar tab by duke ellington with free online tab player. The tune became the signature number for duke ellington and his orchestra, as well as the official song of new york city. Take the a train duke ellington masterpieces of western music. The title refers to the, at the time, new a train service in new york city.
Music notes for piano solo sheet music by billy strayhorn billy strayhorn. 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. A train was one of many songs written by strayhorn, and was picked to replace sepia panorama as the bands signature song. Host liane hansen looks at the story behind the song. Duke ellington s signature song, take the a train was written by billy strayhorn. Take the a train jazz african american music scribd.
Duke ellington hits include sophisticated lady, take the a train and duke ellington medley no 2. Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangementalto. This is a book that ellington fans should have in their libraryand its. Sheet music can be viewed and printed as a downloadable pdf file or through the interactive sheet music viewer. We still work on classical music, technic and theory but the jazz arrangement we work on round out our weekly hour long sessions. 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.
See new and popular duke ellington songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a. Watch the video for take the a train from duke ellington s the complete ella fitzgerald song books for free. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in ab major transposable. 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.
Duke ellington take the a train sheet music piano solo in c. Take the a train composed and arranged by billy strayhorn recorded by duke ellington and his orchestra for victor records. Duke ellington, take the a train 2 internet archive. Print and download choral sheet music for take the a train by duke ellington arranged for ssa choir a cappella in bb major. Ellington take the a train sheet music for clarinet solo. Duke ellington take the a train 2017, 24 bits, 192. Trumpeter williams is next featured on take the a train. Audio recording, jazz, ellington, duke library of congress. Print and download in pdf or midi take the a train. Buy the note for note transcription of take the a train by duke ellington, from the original recording. He was later enrolled in the pittsburgh musical institution to study classical music. The album to which this track belongs, ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington songbook is one of. While working as a sign painter he began to play professionally and in 1918 started his own band in his native washington, d.
The opening piano solo by duke ellington is famousits practically a standard part of the tune. Print and download lead sheets for take the a train by duke ellington. If your browser is able to play midi files you can listen to the chosen melody from the list without. Music made famous by duke ellington, billy strayhorn. This is the first piano jazz arrangement i introduced to a classically trained student. Take the a train tab by duke ellington guit 1 electric. Sugar hill is a district in harlem popular amongst wealthy african americans from the 1920s, and the name reflects the sweet life there. Take the a train 1941 duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn. Take the a train billy strayhorn, 1939 jazziz magazine. The only reason you guys wont admit west coast is best is that you are here, and it woul d lessen your importance. The composer and bandleader duke ellington 18991947 was a largely selftaught pianist who was influenced by jazz and ragtime performers.
The first 6 works were originally recorded at studio 30 in new york, on dec. Take the a train by duke ellington on amazon music. Chords in parentheses are only played when returning to the top of the tune. You can change your cookie settings at any time but if you do, you may lose some. Strayhorn originally thought it sounded too much like a fletcher henderson. Suggested listeningoscar petersons oscar peterson plays duke ellington album recorded and released in 1952. Duke ellington take the a train 1984, vinyl discogs. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. 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 duke ellington jazz piano solo arrangement synthesia tutorial. Duke ellington material from columbia records session tapes catalog record only title supplied by cataloger. We have the sheet music and midi files if you need them.
Jul 03, 2019 take the a train is a classic jazz old school jazz standard written by non other than duke ellington. Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangement. Its origins can be traced back to the beginning of the ellingtonstrayhorn collaboration. Ellington take the a train sheet music for guitar solo pdf. Take the a train jazz piano strayhorn ellington duke ellington ending meduium swing assignment. Take the a train for clarinet solo, intermediate clarinet sheet music. The a train was the new york subway line that went up to harlem. Take the a train full jazz band sheet music for piano. Take the a train is a classic jazz old school jazz standard written by non other than duke ellington. 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.
Billy strayhorn 19151967 was an american jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who was a primary collaborator of the legendary bandleader duke ellington. Some of the pieces are entirely devoted to recreating the sound and image of a train. If this powtoon contains live video, the export process may take a bit longer. Check out take the a train by duke ellington on amazon music. A pretty decent arrangement complete with sax soli, solo section and cool duke ellington fanfare opener. In defense of giants have just been listening to some of the tunes on the ella duke songbook album. 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. Identifier dukeellingtontaketheatrain2 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. February 15,1941, hollywood ca duke ellington, piano, directing. Take the a train duke ellington the mooche duke ellington and his orchestra. Your high resolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original published key. Ellingtons son, mercer, recalled that he found a train in the trash.
Billy strayhorn achieved musical immortality through his composition take the a train. Jul 30, 2010 take the a train was written in 1939 by billy strayhorn for the duke ellington orchestra. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Duke has written many many hits in his day, including this one. Mar 22, 2016 take the a train composed and arranged by billy strayhorn recorded by duke ellington and his orchestra for victor records. He was 14 years old when we worked on this and fell in love with the form. He invented a new way to play take the a train, using the violin and accompanied on piano by dr. Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangementalto sax 1 read online for free. Below is a list of midi melodies available for downloading. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Quote take the a train is the vibrant signature composition of duke ellington, the most important composer in the history of jazz, also a. Take the a train by duke ellington and his famous orch billy strayhorn.
Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. 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. Duke ellington for piano solo 100 pieces pdf ragtime. These directions later became the lyrics for take the a train.
Other works contain only a short inference to the train theme at various points in the composition. Duke ellington and his orchestra take the a train 1962. Duke ellington and his famous orch billy strayhorn. To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. 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. 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. 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. Take the a train for trumpet solo, intermediate trumpet sheet music. 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. From the album ken burns jazz collection by duke ellington on napster. Nov 24, 2014 duke ellingtons signature song, take the a train was written by billy strayhorn.
Ellington wrote directions for strayhorn to get to his house by subway, directions that began, take the a train. Download your take the a train chord melody, solo, and more pdf here. This take features a nice relaxed swing with the legendary barney kessel on guitar. Duke ellington, 1941 as the song says, you take the a subway train to get to. Take the a train full jazz band sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone download free in pdf.
Complete standard transcriptions duke ellington songs. Duke ellington take the a train sheet music piano solo. Take the a train music made famous by duke ellington. While you listen, note the sound of the bass drum underneath the piano. 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. Quote take the a train is the vibrant signature composition of duke ellington, the most important composer in. However, nances solo is the definitive one and ellington said that no trumpet player can play the song without borrowing from what nance offered. Download and print take the a train sheet music for trumpet solo by duke ellington in the range of c4g5 from sheet music direct. Take the a train national museum of american history. You will be able to download the pdf as soon as the. Print and download take the a train sheet music by oscar peterson arranged for piano.
Duke ellington for piano solo 19251950 collection of 100 pieces for piano solo list of pieces 234 pages p. Ellington opens this billy strayhorn tune with an unusual waltztime piano trio arrangement before. Duke ellington is a popular recording artist in the golden oldies midi backing tracks. Sam devincent collection of american sheet music, national museum of american history archives center. Ill take the big sound and the wonderful west coast groups every time.
Take the a train pdf, by duke ellington blueblackjazz. Students learn take the a train and how to scat, imitating. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track. Ella fitzgerald take the a train amazon web services. Take the a train sheet music duke ellington trumpet solo. Billy began first grade where he met his first piano tutor, charlotte catlin. A computer printer is required to print out sheet music. Strayhorn was a great fan of fletcher hendersons arrangements. 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. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. 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. Take the a train for guitar solo, intermediate guitar sheet music. Duke ellingtons train songs part 2 this is the 2nd installment of duke ellingtons train themed works.