New York City in Music

Billie Holiday – Autumn in New York

Autumn in New York is a jazz standard composed by Vernon Duke in 1934 for the Broadway musical Thumbs Up! which opened on December 27, 1934, performed by J. Harold Murray. Many...

Duke Ellington – Take the “A” Train

Relive the 1930s when New York City's A express train to Harlem was shiny and new. Even today you can take the same speedy...

U2 – Angel of Harlem

"Angel of Harlem" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the tenth track on their 1988 studio album Rattle and Hum and was released...