Take the "A" Train
Song by Billy Strayhorn and Duke EllingtonWikipedia
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Nov 3, 2026
Eli GilbertHOST
[playing banjo] Um, uh, I always think about it as, like, the intro to the, that Duke Ellington tune, um, or Billy Strayhorn.
Eli GilbertHOST
I can't remember who, but, um, "Take the A Train." Uh...
Eli GilbertHOST
[playing banjo] Anyway, um, in the p- in the case of "Peaches and Cream," you've got this C chord.
Eli GilbertHOST
[playing banjo] If you move the C to a C sharp.
Richie GrassoHOST
I was also going to say this earlier.
Richie GrassoHOST
I feel like Lynn... has such references to Cole Porter and Take the A-Train and It's a Wonderful Life and refers to older things too.
Richie GrassoHOST
And when you listen to Usnavi and a lot of those raps and you really listen to the hip hop and some of what Usnavi's saying, you're like, oh, there's some cool Easter eggs of references.
Richie GrassoHOST
And I think that keeps the charm of it.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
Right now we're going to go to something of a classic nature, I guess.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
This is a track called Take the A-Train.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
Let me just double-check that.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
That was my phone, wasn't it? Take the Atrium, yes.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
I don't think you'll have this version, though, because this is a radio transcription.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
It's not any sort of thing that came out on a 7-inch or a 10-inch or an album.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
So this is a radio transcription of the track Take the A-Train.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
It's the Duke Ellington Orchestra from about 1946.
Mark C. CrowleyHOST
So please reach out.
Mark C. CrowleyHOST
Our brilliant theme music is the jazz classic Take the A-Train, performed by the BBC Big Band Orchestra.
Mark C. CrowleyHOST
And finally, as always, a big thank you goes to my team that brings you this podcast, Mr. Ken Boynton, Carrie Fennessy, Anna Boynton, and my wonderful producer, Dustin Mahler.
Mark C. CrowleyHOST
I leave you now with my two consistent reminders.
Alex AspHOST
So we might as well just get right into it.
Alex AspHOST
The opening track is Stompin' at the Savoy and Take the A-Train.
Alex AspHOST
And these are instrumental, kind of serving as like an overture.
Alex AspHOST
I'm not sure exactly how they function in the show, but they are, you know, the Stompin' at the Savoy is the music by Edgar Sampson.
Alex AspHOST
And the A, you know, Take the A-Train is Billy Strayhorn, but made famous by Duke Ellington.
Alex AspHOST
So these are some very well-known songs.
Alex AspHOST
Even if you don't know the titles, you probably would recognize the music.
Mark C. CrowleyHOST
I hope you'll look forward to it.
Mark C. CrowleyHOST
Our theme song is Take the A-Train, performed by the BBC Big Band Orchestra.
Mark C. CrowleyHOST
I want to thank my exceptional team, Mr. Ken Boynton, Anna Boynton, Carrie Finnessy, and my wonderful sound engineer and producer, Mr. Dustin Mahler.
Mark C. CrowleyHOST
And finally, I leave you with my two consistent messages.
Larry SeidmanHOST
The album is titled And His Mother Called Him Bill, and it came about because Ellington took his band into the studio just months after Billy Strayhorn's death.
Larry SeidmanHOST
Ellington had written many amazing tunes with Strayhorn, such as "Satin Doll," and he arranged and made famous many of many other Strayhorn compositions such as "Take the A Train," "Lotus Blossom," "Lush Life," "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing," and "Chelsea Bridge." After Strayhorn's death in 1967, Ellington took his band into the studio to record some of Strayhorn's repertoire.
Larry SeidmanHOST
The emotional centerpiece of the album occurred at the end of the session when Ellington sat alone at the piano playing "Lotus Blossom" while the orchestra packed up in the background.
Larry SeidmanHOST
From His Mother Called Him Bill, here is "Lotus Blossom." Duke Ellington.
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