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The A Train

5/8/2016

 
by Rebecca Cochran
 
I took in a jazz performance last evening. The band played several Ellington and Strayhorn favorites, including Take the A Train. I was curious to learn more about Strayhorn. Here’s what I discovered.
 
Billy Strayhorn was Duke Ellington’s alter ego. The two musicians collaborated for many years, but it was Strayhorn who composed Take the A Train.
 
Strayhorn grew up on Bach and many of the other classics, having studied at the Pittsburgh Musical Institute. He wanted to be a concert pianist. Ellington openly acknowledged that Strayhorn’s skill as a composer was, in part, owed to the fact that he understood Bach.

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