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<h6>01 Jimmy Forrest- Night Train</h6>
1	Jimmy Forrest–	Night Train<br />
Bass – Johnny Mixon<br />
Congas – Percy James<br />
Drums – Oscar Oldham<br />
Piano – Bunky Parker<br />
Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Forrest<br />
2:58<br />
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Chicago, November 27, 1951<br />
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Original single label[1]<br />
Single by Jimmy Forrest<br />
B-side	"Bolo Blues"<br />
Released	March 1, 1952[2]<br />
Recorded	November 27, 1951<br />
Genre	Rhythm and blues<br />
Length	2:50<br />
Label	United (110)<br />
Songwriter(s)	<br />
Oscar Washington, Lewis P. Simpkins, Jimmy Forrest<br />
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"Night Train" has a long and complicated history. The piece's opening riff was first recorded in 1940 by a small group led by Duke Ellington sideman Johnny Hodges, under the title "That's the Blues, Old Man".<br />
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Ellington used the same riff as the opening and closing theme of a longer-form composition, "Happy-Go-Lucky Local", that was itself one of four parts of his Deep South Suite. Forrest was part of Ellington's band when it performed this composition, which has a long tenor saxophone break in the middle. After leaving Ellington, Forrest recorded "Night Train" on United Records and had a major rhythm & blues hit. While "Night Train" employs the same riff as the earlier recordings, it is used in a much earthier R&B setting. Forrest inserted his own solo over a stop-time rhythm not used in the Ellington composition. He put his own stamp on the tune, but its relation to the earlier composition is obvious.[3]<br />
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Solo importance<br />
Like Illinois Jacquet's solo on "Flying Home", Forrest's original saxophone solo on "Night Train" became a veritable part of the composition, and is usually recreated in cover versions by other performers. Buddy Morrow's trombone transcription of Forrest's solo from his big-band recording of the tune is similarly incorporated into many performances.
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