Take The A Train Billy Strayhorn / Arr. Lennie Niehaus

Instrumentation: 2 Altos, Tenor and Baritone Saxes
Produkttyp / Product: Quartet

[EN]This popular tune composed by Billy Strayhorn is adapted for grade 4+ AATB saxophone quartet. It contains many elements from the original Duke Ellington recording, including the introduction that Duke played on piano and a quote from the lead-in to the trumpet solo. All players are featured at one time or another, making this arrangement one that should be in every saxophone quartet’s library.
[DE]Diese beliebte Melodie, komponiert von Billy Strayhorn, ist für AATB-Saxophonquartett der Klasse 4+ geeignet. Es enthält viele Elemente aus der Originalaufnahme von Duke Ellington, darunter die Einleitung, die Duke auf dem Klavier spielte, und ein Zitat aus dem Lead-In zum Trompetensolo. Alle Spieler sind auf die eine oder andere Weise vertreten, was dieses Arrangement zu einem Stück macht, das in der Bibliothek eines jeden Saxophonquartetts vorhanden sein sollte.

This popular tune composed by Billy Strayhorn is adapted for grade 4+ AATB saxophone quartet. It contains many elements from the original Duke Ellington recording, including the introduction that Duke played on piano and a quote from the lead-in to the trumpet solo. All players are featured at one time or another, making this arrangement one that should be in every saxophone quartet's library.