Question

James Brown covered a 1951 Jimmy Forrest recording that depicts a "Night" one of these things. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these vehicles which also partially title a standard by Billy Strayhorn about the quickest way to get to Sugar Hill.
ANSWER: trains [accept Night Train; accept Take the A Train]
[10e] “Take the A Train” became the signature of this musician’s orchestra. The nickname of this jazz pianist inspired the title of Stevie Wonder's song "Sir Duke."
ANSWER: Duke Ellington [or Edward Kennedy Ellington]
[10h] Saxophonist Paul Gonsalves’ 27-bar solo during a performance of “Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue” helped revive Ellington’s career at the 1956 iteration of this annual large jazz festival.
ANSWER: Newport Jazz Festival
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