Composer: Duke Ellington / Year: 1941 / Country: United States / Genre: Jazz / Form: Instrumental ensemble
Composed by Billy Strayhorn and recorded by the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1941. A swing tune about the A line of the New York subway, it became the band's theme song.
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Duke Ellington (1941, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra / Victor): The recording that became the orchestra's theme song. Composed by Billy Strayhorn, it represents the sophisticated sound of the Ellington band.