CARAVAN

Created on 10/02/2002
Latest update on 16/11/2023

Artist: Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators
Author: Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol
Label: Variety
Year: 1936

With Duke on piano, Cootie Williams on trumpet and coauthor Juan Tizol on trombone, operating under alias as they recorded for another label.

Covers:

1937:

Duke Ellington [one out of numerous versions]

1938:

Mills Brothers

1938:

King Cole Trio

1945:

Les Paul [V-Disc with his trio]

1948:

Les Paul & Mary Ford

1949:

Billy Eckstine

1951:

Dizzy Gillespie

1952:

Esquire Boys [with future Comet Danny Cedrone on guitar]

1953:

Ralph Marterie [rip-off of The Esquire Boys; hit US]

1954:

Chet Atkins

1957:

Duane Eddy

1957:

Ella Fitzgerald

1958:

George Shearing [with Toots Thielemans]

1959:

Winifred Atwell

1960:

Santo & Johnny

1960:

Ventures

1961:

Fendermen

1961:

Nelson Riddle

1961:

Bill Haley

1962:

B. Bumble & The Stingers

1963:

Jokers

1963:

Earl Grant

1963:

Fantômes [as Caravane]

1963:

Sunlights

1964:

Wes Montgomery [tune Dutch tv-series Wie Van De Drie]

1967:

Sandy Nelson

1968:

Bert Kaempfert

1970:

Bert Weedon

1988:

Pasadena Roof Orch.

1993:

Dick Dale

1995:

Nathalie Loriers

1996:

Arthur Lyman [also in film-remake Ocean's Eleven]

1996:

Trio Kloosterboer

1999:

Chevalier Brothers

2000:

Whodads

2000:

Dr. John

2000:

Brian Setzer

2003:

Tattoo Del Tigre [featuring the late Theo Mertens]

2007:

Belbouchos

2008:

Cassandra Wilson

2011:

Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra

2011:

Fanfare Ciocarlia

2012:

Joe Jackson

2018:

Jeff Goldblum

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