Duke Ellington - Count Basie

Take The A Train (The Count Departs) [rehearsal & alternate take] [ 05:50 ]

(Billy Strayhorn)

First Time! The Count Meets The Duke

Duke Ellington, Count Basie and their Orchestras

Duke Ellington Orchestra (canal derecho):

Jimmy Hamilton, clarinete

Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, saxo alto

Paul Gonsalves, saxo tenor

Harry Carney, saxo barítono

Ray Nance, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Fats Ford, Eddie Mullens, trompeta

Juan Tizol, Louis Blackburn, Lawrence Brown, trombón

Duke Ellington, piano

Sam Woodyard, batería

Count Basie Orchestra (canal izquierdo):

Marshal Royal, saxo alto

Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Budd Johnson, saxo tenor

Charlie Fowlkes, saxo barítono

Sonny Cohn, Lonnie Johnson, Thad Jones, Snooky Young, trompeta

Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, trombón

Billy Strayhorn, piano

Freddie Green, guitarra

Eddie Jones, contrabajo