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Take the “A” train 
By Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn 
Presentation by: Leah Hill
TAKE THE A TRAIN 
ecorded in 1941, this jazz song’s lyrics were re written by Joya Sherrill, after 
the song was released for radio. 
pening song of Duke Ellington’s set. 
yrics discuss the new A train which had recently opened as an express 
through Harlem to Manhattan.
Duke Ellington
DUKE ELLINGTON 
 Duke Ellington was born on April 19, 1899 to two musically 
talented parents. Mr. Ellington wrote his first song when he was 
fifteen it was called “Soda Fountain Rag” and it was inspired by his 
first job as a soda jerk. At the young age of 17 he began to play 
and compose professionally. On May 24, 1974 Duke Ellington 
died from pneumonia and lung cancer.
TAKE THE A TRAIN 
uke Ellington with his jazz orchestra 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY 
scar Peterson playing the piano with drum beat. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7WCzeylk08 
lla Fitzgerald singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQnNnPLC_b4
JAZZ AND HISTORY 
orn in the US, Jazz is a combination of almost all other genres. 
• It originates back to the African American culture and clamed fame in New 
Orleans, LA. 
nfluences include: opera, military marching bands, folk music, blues, 
church, ragtime, and African drumming. 
azz subtypes include Early jazz, swing jazz, jazz fusion as well as others.
JAZZ 
nstruments include piano, drums, brass, woodwind, and string 
otable artist 
• Louie Armstrong 
• Dizzy Gillespie 
• Ray Charles 
• Billie Holiday
INFLUENCES ON JAZZ 
WII brought jazz to a personal level when artist used their past as 
influences to create a personal story. 
azz music was improvised many times and in small intimate groups of 5- 
7 
nfluences come from their poor backgrounds, personal loss, excitement, 
or family. Every performance was unique.
RESOURCES 
ttp://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm 
ttp://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/music/musichistory/jazzbirth 
place.html 
ttp://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/freedom/1917beyond/ess 
ttp://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=27763 
ttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100731586

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The a train pp 5

  • 1. Take the “A” train By Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn Presentation by: Leah Hill
  • 2. TAKE THE A TRAIN ecorded in 1941, this jazz song’s lyrics were re written by Joya Sherrill, after the song was released for radio. pening song of Duke Ellington’s set. yrics discuss the new A train which had recently opened as an express through Harlem to Manhattan.
  • 4. DUKE ELLINGTON  Duke Ellington was born on April 19, 1899 to two musically talented parents. Mr. Ellington wrote his first song when he was fifteen it was called “Soda Fountain Rag” and it was inspired by his first job as a soda jerk. At the young age of 17 he began to play and compose professionally. On May 24, 1974 Duke Ellington died from pneumonia and lung cancer.
  • 5. TAKE THE A TRAIN uke Ellington with his jazz orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY scar Peterson playing the piano with drum beat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7WCzeylk08 lla Fitzgerald singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQnNnPLC_b4
  • 6. JAZZ AND HISTORY orn in the US, Jazz is a combination of almost all other genres. • It originates back to the African American culture and clamed fame in New Orleans, LA. nfluences include: opera, military marching bands, folk music, blues, church, ragtime, and African drumming. azz subtypes include Early jazz, swing jazz, jazz fusion as well as others.
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  • 8. JAZZ nstruments include piano, drums, brass, woodwind, and string otable artist • Louie Armstrong • Dizzy Gillespie • Ray Charles • Billie Holiday
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  • 10. INFLUENCES ON JAZZ WII brought jazz to a personal level when artist used their past as influences to create a personal story. azz music was improvised many times and in small intimate groups of 5- 7 nfluences come from their poor backgrounds, personal loss, excitement, or family. Every performance was unique.
  • 11. RESOURCES ttp://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm ttp://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/music/musichistory/jazzbirth place.html ttp://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/freedom/1917beyond/ess ttp://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=27763 ttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100731586