[DOC] [TLE] Song Of The Day: Two Versions Of 'Take The 'A' Train' By Two Jazz ... [PAR] ... TWO versions of the classic tune Take the 'A' Train, written by Billy Strayhorn 
for ... bandleader in the history of jazz, having led his big band for half a century, 
... Take The 'A' Train was one of the first songs that Strayhorn wrote for Duke. [DOC] [TLE] Duke Ellington - Wikipedia [PAR] Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899  May 24, 1974) was an 
American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led 
from 1923 until his ... With Strayhorn, he composed many extended compositions, 
or suites, ... Due to his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and thanks to 
his... [DOC] [TLE] Billy Strayhorn - Wikipedia [PAR] William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn (November 29, 1915  May 31, 1967) was an 
American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, best known for his 
successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington, lasting 
nearly three decades. ... His compositions include "Take the 'A' Train", "Chelsea 
Bridge", "A Flower Is... [DOC] [TLE] Take the "A" Train - Wikipedia [PAR] "Take the 'A' Train" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature 
tune of the Duke ... The vocalist who most often performed the song with the 
Ellington band was trumpeter Ray Nance, who ... Midwestern Rockers, Chicago 
added their version in 1995 on their back-to-the-roots-disc, Night & Day Big Band
. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 8: Duke Ellington and Count Basie | Jazz: W. W. Norton ... [PAR] It was a raucous social music, good for dancing and blues singing. ... Hall in 1938 
called "From Spirituals to Swing," which included swing, blues, and spirituals. .... 
After World War II, Basie, like many leaders of big bands, faced hard times. .... on 
the directions he was given to get to Ellington's apartment: "Take the 'A' Train. [DOC] [TLE] Billy Strayhorn facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Billy Strayhorn spent his entire career writing music, but his name is ... of his 
compositions to bandleader Duke Ellington when Ellington's orchestra ... 
Compositions include Take the 'A' Train, Rain Check, and A Flower Is a 
Lovesome Thing. ..... American dancers shifted from big-band swing toward 
rhythm-and-blues and... [DOC] [TLE] discography - Billy Strayhorn [PAR] Walter van de Leur, author of "Something To Live For: The Music of Billy 
Strayhorn. .... "Tonk" is the best-known performance but all eight numbers (which 
include ... Pozza is at his very best playing imaginative lines in support of the 
leader in the ... The band's version of Billy Strayhorn's classic Take the 'A' Train 
starts with a... [DOC] [TLE] Duke Ellington | American musician | Britannica.com [PAR] American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader. One of 
the originators of big-band jazz, Ellington led his band for more than half ... By 
then, too, Billy Strayhorn, composer of what would become the band's theme 
song, .... Take the A Train, composed by his longtime collaborator, pianist Billy 
Strayhorn. [DOC] [TLE] Jazz legend Duke Ellington, one of the greatest | African American ... [PAR] He was an African American jazz composer, band leader, and pianist. ... and in 
1939 he hired a gifted young American arranger, Billy Strayhorn, wrote one of the 
Ellington orchestra's signature tunes, Take the 'A' Train. By 1940 ... He composed 
exclusively for his jazz big band, seeking out players with distinct musical styles. [DOC] [TLE] Take the A Train: Billy Strayhorn at 100 - 92nd Street Y - New York, NY [PAR] Who wrote Take the A Train? Not Duke Ellington, but his closest collaborator 
and alter ego, Billy Strayhorn  the genius

Question: Billy Strayhorn's music for this big band leader included "Take the "A" Train"
Answer: Duke Ellington