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"Caravan"
"Caravan" on Variety
Single by Barney Bigard and His Jazzopators
Released1936
GenreJazz
ComposersJuan Tizol, Duke Ellington
LyricistIrving Mills

"Caravan" is an American jazz standard by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington, first performed by Ellington in 1936. Irving Mills wrote lyrics, but they are rarely sung.

Original recording

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The first version of the song was recorded in Hollywood in 1936 and performed as an instrumental by Barney Bigard and His Jazzopators.[1] Two takes were recorded for Variety label, of which the first was issued as a 78 record (Variety VA-515-1) in 1937. The band members were:

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]

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First measures of Caravan[3]

Other well-known versions

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The sound of "Caravan" appealed to exotica musicians; Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman and Gordon Jenkins all covered it. The Mills Brothers recorded an a cappella version of the song. More than 350 versions have been recorded.[4]

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  2. ↑ "Most-covered songs of all time".
  3. ↑ Ellington, Duke. "Caravan". The Real Book. C Instruments. Vol. 2 (All New ed.). p. 53.
  4. ↑ Alain, Pailler (2002). Duke's place, Ellington et ses imaginaire. France: Actes sud. p. 147. ISBN 978-2-7427-3691-1.
  5. ↑ "Santo & Johnny Chart History". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  6. ↑ Hemenway, Megan (2024-11-02). "Whiplash Soundtrack Guide: The Jazz Songs & Styles Explained". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  7. ↑ "I wanna hear Caravan with a drum solo". Genius. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
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