Ike Carpenter (Isaac M. Carpenter, March 11, 1920, Durham, NC - November 1… Read Full Bio ↴Ike Carpenter (Isaac M. Carpenter, March 11, 1920, Durham, NC - November 17, 1998, Durham, NC) was a popular jazz bandleader and pianist active in the 1940s and 1950s, most noted for his success in nightclubs on the West Coast during the post-World War II rise in popularity of American Jazz music.

Carpenter began performing on piano with bands at a very young age, in the mid-1930s. After graduating from college, he performed with a number of successful musicians, including Johnnie Davis.
In 1944, he worked briefly as a pianist in bandleader Boyd Raeburn's first influential jazz group, then put together his first band, working gigs on the East coast. In 1947 he relocated to Hollywood, where he formed a popular 12-man band that played primarily in the Los Angeles area, with tours up the West coast as far as Canada.
In the 1950s, he left the band scene, and worked as an accompanist for performers in the Ice Capades. In the late 1950s, he briefly returned to bandleading with small groups, before retiring to his hometown in North Carolina.
He recorded for the Modern Records label, with much of his music arranged by noted Jazz arranger and composer Paul Villepigue. Notable musicians who played with him include Lucky Thompson, Gerald Wilson, Ted Nash, and George Weidler.
His band was featured in two Hollywood musical films in the 1950s, Rhythm and Rhyme and Holiday Rhythm.

Take The A Train
Ike Carpenter Orchestra Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Take The A Train' by these artists:

Anita O'Day [feat. Marty Paich & His Orchestra] You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
B. Strayhorn Take a "5" train! C'mon! Let's go! Are you ready? キミを連れていくよ…
Bill Berry & His Ellington All-Stars You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Billy Strayhorn TAKE THE "A" TRAIN You must take the "A" train to go…
Bobby Byrne And His Orchestra I hate to see that evening sun go down, I…
C. Angelini Take a "5" train! C'mon! Let's go! Are you ready? キミを連れていくよ…
Cab Calloway You must take the A train To go to Sugar Hill…
Chaka Khan Hurry, hurry, hurry Take the A-train To find the quickest wa…
Charlie Barnet & The Duke Ellington Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…

Della Reese Hurry hurry hurry take the a train To find the quickest…
Dizzy Gillespie & The Mitchell-Ruff Duo You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Duke Ellington You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Duke Ellington & Quincy Jones and His Orchestra I hate to see that evening sun go down, I…
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Duke Ellington And The Blanton-Webster Band You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Duke Ellington and The Duke Ellington Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Duke Ellington Ella Fitzgerald You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Duke Ellington His Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Duke Ellington Orchestra & Count Basie Orchestra You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Duke Ellington/Norah Jones You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Earl Hines You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Earl Hines Trio You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Echoes Of An Era Hurry, hurry, hurry Take the A-train To find the quickest …
Ella & Duke Ellington You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Ellington/Basie You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Esquivel and His Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Harry You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Harry James & His Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Harry James Benny Goodman and Stan Kenton You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
His Famous Orchestra You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Jean-Michel Pilc You can give up higher driving and ditch you’re a…
Joe Henderson Hurry, hurry, hurry Take the A-train To find the quickest wa…
Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Marie Séférian & Jean-Claude Séférian You can give up higher driving and ditch you’re a…
Marty Paich & His Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Oscar Peterson You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Piero Umiliani and His Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Ray Brown / Gene Harris You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Ray Nance You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Rolf Ericson You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Roy Eldridge-Oscar Peterson-Dizzy Gillespie You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Sarah Vaughan You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill,…
Sten & Stanley Hurry, hurry, hurry Take the A-train To find the quickest wa…
Strayhorn You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Ted Heath You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
The B.B.C. Big Band Take a "5" train! C'mon! Let's go! Are you ready? キミを連れていくよ…
The Duke Ellington Orchestra You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Tito Puente & His Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…
Tony Bennett You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Tony Evans And His Orchestra You must take the 'A' train To go Sugar Hill 'way…