Take The A Train Duke Ellington Orchestra B Strayhorn Arranged by David Berger Drum Cover Take 2

Performing a Drum Cover of this Popular Big Band Classic recorded in 1939 originally by the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The tune is a popular tune from the Swing Era written in 1939 by Billy Strayhorn. It was a Signature Tune Of The Duke Ellington Orchestra. "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. Ellington wrote directions for Strayhorn to get to his house by subway, directions that began, "Take the A Train". Strayhorn was a great fan of Fletcher Henderson's arrangements. "One day, I was thinking about his style, the way he wrote for trumpets, trombones and saxophones, and I thought I would try something like that," Strayhorn recalled in Stanley Dance's The World Of Duke Ellington. Here is Billy Strayhorn's "Take The A Train" also arranged by David Berger. The tune was recorded by many jazz artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett, and many more. Tune recorded off the 2007 Lifescapes Album "Moonlight Serenade Best Of Big Band" on the Second Track. As Lawrence Welk States "Take A Train". All audio remain to the property of the original artists and shall not be intentionally subject to Copyright Infringement in Accordance with Title 17 US Laws.
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