Duke Ellington

[larryhauck]

I'm listening to one of my favorite composers and his orchestra.
Duke Ellington ...in my opinion arguably one of the two best composers to come from the U S.
I'd love to hear Hayley sing" Mood Indigo."
Here's a couple of questions I wonder if anyone can answer:
From the piece by the Duke "Take the A Train"...what was the A train?
What famed American composer once said,"I'd trade all my works to have written" Sophisticated Lady" also written by the Duke?.
Please, Americans abstain from answering.

Larry

[scoobedoo]

Hi Larry,well it sounds as though you and I share the same type of music.None other than the great “Duke Ellington” OHH Yeah,good stuff,love it. I will answer part of your question,check this out some very interesting reading:-

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_the_%22A%22_Train

I think this answers the question,

cheers,

Rodders CH CH NZ

[larryhauck]

Hey Rodders
You have good tastes in music. The answer to the rest of the question is George Gershwin.

Larry