1936 single by Barney Bigard and His Jazzopators
"Caravan " is an Americanjazz standard byJuan Tizol andDuke Ellington , first performed by Ellington in 1936.Irving Mills wrote lyrics, but they are rarely sung.
The first version of the song was recorded inHollywood in 1936 and performed as an instrumental byBarney Bigard and His Jazzopators .[ 1]
The musicians were members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, which often split into smaller combinations to record songs under different band names. For this recording, which included Ellington and Tizol as performers, the nominal session band leader was Bigard. As of 2024 this is the most covered song in history, with over 500 versions published.[ 2]
First measures of
Caravan [ 3] The sound of "Caravan" appealed toexotica musicians;Martin Denny ,Arthur Lyman andGordon Jenkins all covered it. TheMills Brothers recorded ana cappella version of the song. More than 350 versions have been recorded.[ 4]
Duke Ellington – New York, May 14, 1937[ 1] Valaida Snow – Valaida Snow (vocal and trumpet) and her Orchestra, 1939, SonoraArt Tatum – Los Angeles, April–July 1940[ 1] Billy Eckstine - 1949Dizzy Gillespie – October 25, 1951[ 1] Roy Clark – Third episode ofHee Haw , 1969Chet Atkins -A Session with Chet Atkins Thelonious Monk –Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington [ 1] Nat King Cole –After Midnight [ 1] Santo & Johnny's –Santo & Johnny Billboard Hot 100[ 5] Bobby Darin onThis is Darin 1959 (rec) 1960 (rel)Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers –Caravan [ 1] Wes Montgomery –Movin' Wes [ 1] Dizzy Gillespie andOscar Peterson –Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie [ 1] Les Paul &Chet Atkins –Chester and Lester Art Pepper –Friday Night at the Village Vanguard [ 1] Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul , a live version (credited as "From the motion pictureMen Without Women "),B-side of the "Forever" single, 1982Wynton Marsalis –Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. I [ 1] Medeski Martin & Wood –Notes from the Underground [ 1] Michel Camilo –Rendezvous [ 1] Chicago on their 1995 albumNight & Day: Big Band Dee Dee Bridgewater –Prelude To A Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album Fanfare Ciocărlia -Gili Garabdi Hiromi's Sonicbloom -Beyond Standard Measures 20–36 of
Caravan , as arranged by John Wasson, the version featured in the movie.
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Studio albums Harlem Jazz, 1930 Ellingtonia, Vol. One Ellingtonia, Vol. Two Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year The Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays Ellington Ellington '55 Dance to the Duke! Ellington Showcase Historically Speaking Duke Ellington Presents... The Complete Porgy and Bess A Drum Is a Woman Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 Such Sweet Thunder Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 Ellington Indigos Black, Brown and Beige Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque The Cosmic Scene Happy Reunion Jazz Party Anatomy of a Murder Festival Session Blues in Orbit The Nutcracker Suite Piano in the Background Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. Unknown Session Piano in the Foreground Paris Blues Featuring Paul Gonsalves Midnight in Paris Studio Sessions, New York 1962 Afro-Bossa The Symphonic Ellington Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session Studio Sessions New York 1963 My People Ellington '65 Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins Ellington '66 Concert in the Virgin Islands The Popular Duke Ellington Far East Suite The Jaywalker Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York ...And His Mother Called Him Bill Second Sacred Concert Studio Sessions New York, 1968 Latin American Suite The Pianist New Orleans Suite Orchestral Works The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 The Intimacy of the Blues The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971 The Intimate Ellington The Ellington Suites This One's for Blanton! Up in Duke's Workshop Duke's Big 4 Mood Ellington Live albums Collaborations Compositions by Billy Strayhorn by Juan Tizol
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