2 - Twenty-Eight Years with the Duke on Trains

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Twenty-Eight Years with the Duke on Trains - Chapter 2

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Pt.1: The Duke on Trains - The Complete Discography

Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) 3:14 November 1924 The Washingtonians

Lightnin' 3:11 Sept. 21, 1932

Daybreak Express 2:55 Dec. 4, 1933

Way Low 3:24 June 6, 1939

Across the Track Blues 2:59 Oct. 28, 1940

Take the 'A' Train 2:55 Feb. 15, 1941

9:20 Special 2:59 July 16, 1946

Happy-Go-Lucky Local Pt. 1 & 2 6:28 Nov. 25, 1946

Stomp Look and Listen 3:22 Nov. 10, 1947

Build That Railroad (Sing That Song) 2:44 Nov. 20, 1950

Track 360 2:02 Feb. 4, 1958

Feet Bone 3:08 July 3, 1958

Tuxedo Junction (Erskine Hawkins) 3:29 Dec. 11, 1962- First solo by Cootie Williams on return after twenty-one years

The Old Circus Train Turn-Around 11:29 July 27, '66

The Old Circus Train Turn-Around July 27, '66 Rehearsals Pt 1 1:29

Rehearsals Pt 2 1:31

Rehearsals Pt 3 1:20

Rehearsals Pt 4 3:05

Rehearsals Pt 5 5:02

Rehearsals Pt 6 5:06

The Old Circus Train Turn-Around 7:18 July 29, 1966 Cote D'Azure Concerts - Jack's book has this as the 28th which could be another recording

The Old Circus Train (7:28) Aug. 18, 1966 New York - Not Available at this time

Loco Madi 5:52 Oct. 5, 1972

Pt.2: The Duke on Trains - Other Recordings Cited

9:20 Special Count Basie and his Orchestra 3:10 April 10, 1941

Glenn Miller Orchestra Tuxedo Junction 3:27 Feb. 5, 1940

Take The 'A' Train 2:08 Duke Unknown Personnel Strayhorn conducting Dec. 14, 1960 Paris Blues Sessions

Take The 'A' Train 4:40 June 3 1957 Ellington Orchestra - introduced and instrumental

Take The 'A' Train 2:42 Ray Nance Vocal Ellington Orchestra 

Take The 'A' Train 2:48 Ray Nance violin, Roland Hanna piano May 1969

That's the Blues Old Man 2:56 Johnny Hodges Dec. 2, 1940 - Hodges' last soprano saxophone solo on record

Happy-Go-Lucky Local 4:52 Oscar Peterson Trio Dec. 16, 1962

Happy-Go-Lucky Local 5:36 Duke Ellington Jan. 17, 1954 from Ellington '55

Happy-Go-Lucky Local (actually 'Night Train') 3:01 June 30, 1960 from Piano in the Background

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