How many times has Phish played Take the 'A' Train?

Phish has performed "Take the 'A' Train" 122 times since April 29, 1987.

What is the longest version of Take the 'A' Train by Phish?

The longest version of "Take the 'A' Train" was 10:13 long, performed at Ian McLean's Party, Connie Condon's Farm in Hebron, NY on May 28, 1989.

When was the last time Phish played Take the 'A' Train?

Phish last played "Take the 'A' Train" on April 13, 1994. The current gap is 1326 shows.

When did Phish first play Take the 'A' Train?

"Take the 'A' Train" debuted on April 29, 1987 at Nectar's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Take the 'A' Train?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Take the 'A' Train" are: You Enjoy Myself, Possum, Golgi Apparatus, The Lizards, Mike's Song.

← BACK·SONGS·Take the 'A' Train

LIVE · 122 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Duke Ellington

Take the 'A' Train

122 performances since 1987, with 96 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 73 on 1989-05-28.

DEBUT · 1987-04-29 · Burlington·LAST · 1994-04-13 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 61 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1987–1994INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’87’90’94

BEST · 1989-05-28 · 73LONGEST · 10:13 · 1989-05-28SHORTEST · 2:45YEARS · 7

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN96 OF 122 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 118 plays73

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

BARS REPRESENT THE BEST-SCORING VERSION IN EACH ERAOPEN METHODOLOGY →

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 96 · BY SCORE96 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0173#1 / 96Ian McLean's Party, Connie Condon's FarmHebron, NY

1989-05-2810:13

#0271#2 / 96Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT

1988-05-149:30

#0367#3 / 96Quigley's, University of ColoradoBoulder, CO

1990-04-046:30

#0465#4 / 96The LibraryRichmond, VA

1990-05-236:50

#0565#5 / 96Food Court, Mont Alto Campus, Penn State UniversityMont Alto, PA

1988-08-279:10

#0662#6 / 96Sam's TavernBurlington, VT

1988-07-128:47

#0761#7 / 96Pearl Street BallroomNorthampton, MA

1989-05-017:54

#0860#8 / 96Wendell Recording StudioWendell, MA

1990-06-176:20

#0960#9 / 96The ParadiseBoston, MA

1989-11-305:42

#1060#10 / 96The Orange GroveSyracuse, NY

1989-05-136:25

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0146#65 / 96Beacon TheatreNew York, NY

1994-04-134:23

#0241#84 / 96American TheaterSt. Louis, MO

1993-08-164:41

#0350#48 / 96Palace TheatreAlbany, NY

1993-05-052:45

#0452#31 / 96Mid-Hudson Civic CenterPoughkeepsie, NY

1993-02-123:31

#0556#19 / 96Symphony HallSpringfield, MA

1992-12-304:22

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS122

DEBUT1987

LAST1994

AVG LEN5:30

CHARTED0

GAP MAX61

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1987–1994 · 48 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94

DURATION· LENGTH SHAPEINPUT · TRACKS.DURATION + SETLIST_ENTRIES.DURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE96 VERSIONS

102030405m10m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (40)RANGE · 2–11m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–1994

3:304:004:305:005:306:006:30

TOPOLOGY· WHERE IN THE SHOWINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.SET + .POSITION + .TRANSITION

SET MIX & ROLE122 PLAYS

SET 1 · 50%SET 2 · 38%ENCORE · 9%

SET 1 61SET 2 46SET 3 4ENCORE 11

S1 OPEN7

S1 CLOSE8

S2 OPEN2

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE10

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

51015

GEOGRAPHY· PLACE & TIMINGINPUT · SHOWS.VENUE + .STATE + .DATE

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT7 02The FrontBurlington · VT4 03The RomaTelluride · CO4 04The Wetlands PreserveNew York · NY3 05The ParadiseBoston · MA3 06Hunt'sBurlington · VT3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY25 02VT25 03CO

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself74 02Possum73 03Golgi Apparatus67 04The Lizards66 05Mike's Song58 06I Am Hydrogen57 07Weekapaug Groove55 08Fee55 09Divided Sky54

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

The Curtain123 McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN15 TOURS · 122 PLAYS · 122 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011988 Tour2929Jan 27, 1988·Dec 9, 1988 021989 Tour2323Jan 26, 1989·Dec 15, 1989 031990 Tour2323Feb 8, 1990·Nov 28, 1990 041991 Winter/Spring Tour1212Feb 16, 1991·May 18, 1991 051991 Fall Tour99Sep 30, 1991·Nov 24, 1991 061992 Spring Tour88Mar 14, 1992·May 6, 1992 071987 Tour55Apr 29, 1987·Nov 19, 1987 081992 Fall Tour33Nov 21, 1992·Dec 3, 1992 091993 Winter/Spring Tour22Feb 12, 1993·May 5, 1993 101992 Summer U.S. Tour22Jul 14, 1992·Aug 17, 1992

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 178· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Take the 'A' Train

Cover of Duke Ellington·debuted 04.29.87·Nectar's, Burlington

122 PLAYS·96 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · COMMON

73BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 122

05.28.89Ian McLean's Party, Co

Hebron, NY · 10:13

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Year by year8 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1987–2026v3.2

1989 · 73.4

'87'96'06'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 198923 VERS · BEST 73.4

By era4 ERAS · 118 PLAYS

1.0 · 1182.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS118

AVG · BEST49·73

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions96 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

05.28.89 Ian McLean's Party, Co · Hebron, NY

—10:1373 #02

05.14.88 Goddard College · Plainfield, VT

—9:3071 #03

04.04.90 Quigley's, University · Boulder, CO

—6:3067 #04

05.23.90 The Library · Richmond, VA

—6:5065 #05

08.27.88 Food Court, Mont Alto · Mont Alto, PA

—9:1065 #06

07.12.88 Sam's Tavern · Burlington, VT

—8:4762 #07

05.01.89 Pearl Street Ballroom · Northampton, MA

—7:5461 #08

06.17.90 Wendell Recording Stud · Wendell, MA

—6:2060 #09

11.30.89 The Paradise · Boston, MA

—5:4260 #10

05.13.89 The Orange Grove · Syracuse, NY

—6:2560

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS122across 1 eras

ANALYZED9679% of all

AVG DURATION5:30duration

LONGEST10:1305.28.89 IAN MCLEAN'S PARTY, CO

SHORTEST2:4505.05.93 PALACE

LONGEST GAP61 SH.1993 → 1993

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT04.29.87BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1987–1994122 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'87'89'91'93'94

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 122

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS121 PERFS

LONGEST · 61 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE96 VERSIONS

2m11m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–1994

SHORT · 3:39 · 1993·LONG · 6:24 · 1989

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX122 PLAYS

S1 50%S2 38%

S1 OPEN7

S1 CLOSE8

S2 OPEN2

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE10

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#16

TRANSITION OUT122 PLAYS

57%36%

STOP · 69END · 9SEGUE · 44

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT7 02The FrontBurlington · VT4 03The RomaTelluride · CO4 04The Wetlands PreserveNew York · NY3 05The ParadiseBoston · MA3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY25VT25CO15MA14NH6OR4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN11

MON13

TUE5

WED20

THU19

FRI26

SAT28

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.09.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself74 02Possum73 03Golgi Apparatus67 04The Lizards66 05Mike's Song58 06I Am Hydrogen57

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

The Curtain123 McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters123 Mound119 Roggae119 Kill Devil Falls125 Gumbo127 Glide116 Alumni Blues115

By tour15 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS122 TOTAL

011988 Tour1988 · 29 sh29 021989 Tour1989 · 23 sh23 031990 Tour1990 · 23 sh23 041991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 12 sh12 051991 Fall Tour1991 · 9 sh9 061992 Spring Tour1992 · 8 sh8 071987 Tour1987 · 5 sh5 081992 Fall Tour1992 · 3 sh3

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER TAKE THE 'A' TRAINSWIPE →

20.51%Golgi Apparatus8× →→20.51%David Bowie8× →→17.95%Run Like an Antelope7× →→15.38%Possum6× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE TAKE THE 'A' TRAINSWIPE →

20%You Enjoy Myself6× ←→20%Peaches en Regalia6× ←→16.67%Suzy Greenberg5× ←→16.67%Hold Your Head Up5× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

The RomaTELLURIDE, CO

PLAYSAVG455

55 The ParadiseBOSTON, MA

PLAYSAVG354

54 The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG451

51 The Wetlands PreserveNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG350

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