Take A Train

OK...So by now, all the hipsters following the blog know that most of what we call the "modern" tenor players came out of Joe Henderson, but have you had a chance to dig the master himself?  Here is a little reworking of the classic "Take the A Train" by Duke Ellington.  I put this up here so you can hear what can done with an old classic a.k.a. a standard.  
 
A standard is a tune that has been played many, many times by many, many different musicians over many, many years.  That's a lot of "manys" in there to deal with.  Eventually, if enough musicians learn the song, and memorize the melody and the changes, it becomes a standard.  One could say that it is a testament to how well these songs were written that they still get played today.   If you listen to classic rock, there is a good chance you're going to hear "Hotel California."  It's the same thing in the jazz world.  Good music holds up.