Shiny Stockings, an album by Taxi Horns on Spotify. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, Take the 'A' Train. 9. On the Sunny Side of the Street. The Nearness of You.

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He invented a new way to play "Take the A Train," using the violin and accompanied on piano by Dr. Billy Taylor in The two men performed the normally uptempo song as a slow funeral march. The occasion was the memorial service for Strayhorn and so much was the song intertwined with both Strayhorn and Ellington, it was performed at.

On Play It Again, Sammy (Blue Birdland Records), the group partners with composer and arranger Sammy Nestico, a primary Basie collaborator in the '60s and '70s, to re-record arrangements used on 's Basie Straight Ahead, an album long out of print and never released on CD.

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The discography of American trumpeter and band leader Harry James includes 30 studio albums, 47 EPs, three soundtrack/stage and screen albums, and numerous live albums and compilation albums, along with contributions as sideman and appearances with other musicians. James released over singles during his career, with nine songs reaching number one, 32 in the top ten, and 70 in the top .

Song List 1. In The Mood 2. Thing's Ain't What They Used To Be 3. Mack The Knife 4. Who Can I Turn To? 5. Begin The Beguine 6. In A Mellow Tone 7. Star Dust 8. Which Craft 9. Alright, Okay, You Win Fly Me To The Moon Shiny Stockings April In Paris Opus One String Of Pearls, A Sing, Sing, Sing /5(1).

"Take the 'A' Train" was composed in , 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.