Take the "A" Train

Name: Take the "A" Train
Duration: 6 min 25 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.5	Take the a Train	6:23	Chaka Khan, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Freddie Hubbard	Echoes of an Era	Chaka Khan, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Freddie Hubbard	Album	US1982-01-08	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	E1-60021
1.5	Take the "A" Train	6:26	Echoes of an Era	Echoes of an Era	Echoes of an Era	Album	US1982	Elektra Musician	E1 60021
1.5	Take the a Train	6:23	Chaka Khan, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Freddie Hubbard	Echoes of an Era	Chaka Khan / Freddie Hubbard / Joe Henderson / Chick Corea / Stanley Clarke / Lenny White	Album	JP1982	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	P-11138
1.5	Take the A Train	6:23	Chaka Khan, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Freddie Hubbard	Echoes of an Era	Chaka Khan, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Freddie Hubbard	Album	US2003	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 73781
1.5	Take the "A" Train	6:26	Echoes of an Era	Echoes of an Era	Echoes of an Era	Album	US2003	Rhino (reissue label)	73781
1.5	Take the A Train	6:25	Echoes of an Era	Echoes of an Era	Echoes of an Era	Album	XW-	Rhino/Elektra
(unknown)
1.5	Take the "A" Train	6:26	Echoes of an Era	Echoes of an Era	Echoes of an Era	Album	DE2003	Rhino (reissue label)	8122-73781-2

recording engineer:	Bernie Kirsh
producer:	Lenny White
acoustic bass guitar:	Stanley Clarke
brass:	Freddie Hubbard (from 1981 until 1982)
double bass:	Stanley Clarke (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):	Lenny White
flugelhorn and trumpet:	Freddie Hubbard
membranophone:	Lenny White (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:	Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (from 1981 until 1982)
tenor saxophone:	Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (from 1981 until 1982)
vocals:	Chaka Khan (from 1981 until 1982)

recorded at:	Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)

recording of:	Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (cover)

lyricist:	Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:	Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)

publisher:	Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)

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)
version of:	Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
has revision:	Take the “A” Train (Nikki Yanofsky version)