1. Take the “A” train
By Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Presentation by: Leah Hill
2. TAKE THE A TRAIN
ecorded in 1941, this jazz song’s lyrics were re written by Joya Sherrill, after
the song was released for radio.
pening song of Duke Ellington’s set.
yrics discuss the new A train which had recently opened as an express
through Harlem to Manhattan.
4. DUKE ELLINGTON
Duke Ellington was born on April 19, 1899 to two musically
talented parents. Mr. Ellington wrote his first song when he was
fifteen it was called “Soda Fountain Rag” and it was inspired by his
first job as a soda jerk. At the young age of 17 he began to play
and compose professionally. On May 24, 1974 Duke Ellington
died from pneumonia and lung cancer.
5. TAKE THE A TRAIN
uke Ellington with his jazz orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY
scar Peterson playing the piano with drum beat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7WCzeylk08
lla Fitzgerald singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQnNnPLC_b4
6. JAZZ AND HISTORY
orn in the US, Jazz is a combination of almost all other genres.
• It originates back to the African American culture and clamed fame in New
Orleans, LA.
nfluences include: opera, military marching bands, folk music, blues,
church, ragtime, and African drumming.
azz subtypes include Early jazz, swing jazz, jazz fusion as well as others.
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8. JAZZ
nstruments include piano, drums, brass, woodwind, and string
otable artist
• Louie Armstrong
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Ray Charles
• Billie Holiday
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10. INFLUENCES ON JAZZ
WII brought jazz to a personal level when artist used their past as
influences to create a personal story.
azz music was improvised many times and in small intimate groups of 5-
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nfluences come from their poor backgrounds, personal loss, excitement,
or family. Every performance was unique.
