Take the "A" Train

Compilation by Duke Ellington

Released 20 September 2000

Al Sears
tenor saxophone [17]
Barney Bigard
clarinet [4, 4-5, 5-6], reeds [4], tenor saxophone [4, 4-6]
Ben Webster
arranger [4], tenor saxophone [4, 4-6]
Bob Haggart
double bass [17]
Britt Woodman
trombone [2]
Clark Terry
trumpet [2]
Claude Jones
trombone [17]
Cootie Williams
trumpet [4, 4-6]
Duke Ellington
arranger [4-5], conductor [23], performer [14], piano [2, 4, 4-6, 17]
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
performing orchestra [23]
Fred Guy
guitar [4, 4-6, 17]
Harry Carney
alto saxophone [4-6], baritone saxophone [4, 4-6], clarinet [4, 4-6], reeds [2, 4, 17]
Jimmy Blanton
double bass [4, 4-6]
Jimmy Hamilton
reeds [2, 17]
Jimmy Woode
double bass [2]
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trombone [4, 4-6, 17]
John Sanders
trombone [2]
Johnny Hodges
alto saxophone [2, 4, 4-5, 17], clarinet [4-5], reeds [4], soprano saxophone [6]
Juan Tizol
trombone [4], valve trombone [4, 4-6]
Lawrence Brown
trombone [4, 4-6, 17]
Otto Hardwick
alto saxophone [4, 4-6, 17], reeds [4]
Paul Gonsalves
tenor saxophone [2]
Quentin Jackson
trombone [2]
Ray Nance
trumpet [2, 17], violin [2]
Rex Stewart
cornet [4, 4-6], trumpet [4, 17]
Russell Procope
reeds [2]
Sam Woodyard
drums (drum set) [2]
Shelton "Scad" Hemphill
trumpet [17]
Sonny Greer
drums (drum set) [4, 4-6, 17]
Taft Jordan
trumpet [17]
Wallace Jones
trumpet [4, 4-6]
William “Cat” Anderson
trumpet [2, 17]
Willie Cook
trumpet [2]