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The album was rereleased on cd in 2004 with additional tracks recorded in 1947 and originally released as the liberian suite ep. Think of take the a train with a contemporary flair and you have the idea behind this inventive chart by alan baylock. Arranger vince gassi offers a fresh take on this classic, yet captures the essence of this wellknown strayhorn composition made famous by ellington. 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. The saxophones in unison have the melodyan oddly disjunct line that fits the words, youyou take the a train. Original transcription by fasebu take the a train tenor trombone quartet original transcription by fasebu sheet music for trombone download free in pdf or midi. Ellington take the a train sheet music for trumpet solo pdf. Shop our newest and most popular billy strayhorn sheet music such as take the a train, lush life and satin doll, or click the button above to browse all billy strayhorn sheet music. Using jazz directions pdf, have your students fill in the blanks in the take the.
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