[Homer_J_Simpson]

I fell asleep at the switch and neglected to post this jazz landmark earlier in the year when I should have. According to my unsourced source the first commercial recording of the song was made on February 15, 1941. You won’t be seeing it on the Billboard Top 10 because the musicians are the wrong color.

Duke Ellington Orchestra, “Take the A-Train”

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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