Take the ‘A’ Train
~ Recording by Anita O’Day
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Take the "A" Train | 2:51 | Anita O’Day | Anita O'Day Sings the Winners | Anita O’Day | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | MGV-8283 |
| 1.1 | Take the "A" Train | 2:55 | Anita O’Day with Marty Paich Orchestra | Anita O'Day Sings the Winners | Anita O’Day | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | J25J25138 |
| 1.1 | Take the "A" Train | 2:53 | Anita O’Day | Anita O'Day Sings the Winners | Anita O’Day | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 837 939-2 |
| 1.1 | Take the 'a' Train | 2:53 | Anita O’Day | 1956 - 1962 | Anita O’Day | Album + Compilation |
| Giants of Jazz (Italian) | CD 53145 |
| 1.1 | Take the "A" Train | 2:53 | Anita O’Day | Anita O'Day | Anita O’Day | Album + Compilation |
| Giants of Jazz (Italian) | CD 53145 |
| 1.14 | Take the ‘A’ Train | 2:50 | Anita O’Day | Midnight Moods: The Lighter Side of Jazz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | PolyGram, Polystar (Australia) | 515816-2 | |
| 5.7 | Take the "A" Train | 2:53 | Anita O’Day | The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions | Anita O’Day | Album + Compilation |
| Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues) | MD9-188 |
| 1.36 | Take The A Train | 2:48 | Anita O’Day | Eight Classic Albums | Anita O’Day | Album + Compilation |
| Real Gone | RGJCD276 |
| 1.16 | Take the "A" Train | 2:52 | Anita O’Day | Voices of Jazz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Marks and Spencer PLC | CMD007 | |
Relationships
| recorded in: | Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-04-03) |
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| producer: | Norman Granz |
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| vocals: | Anita O’Day (on 1958-04-03) |
| arranger: | Marty Paich |
| recording of: | Take the “A” Train (on 1958-04-03: cover) |
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Related works
Take the “A” Train
| publisher: | Billy Strayhorn (on 1941-06-12) |
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| lyricist: | Joya Sherrill (in 1944) |
| composer: | Billy Strayhorn (in 1939) |
| publisher: | Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) Tempo (on 1943-02-19) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Duke Elington Medley: It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 〜Satin Doll〜Mood Indigo〜Take the “A” Train〜ending〜It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (order: 4) |
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| version of: | Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) |
| has revision: | Take the “A” Train (Nikki Yanofsky version) |