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:
Duke Ellington [one out of numerous versions]
Les Paul [V-Disc with his trio]
Esquire Boys [with future Comet Danny Cedrone on guitar]
Ralph Marterie [rip-off of The Esquire Boys; hit US]
George Shearing [with Toots Thielemans]
Fantômes [as Caravane]
Wes Montgomery [tune Dutch tv-series Wie Van De Drie]
Arthur Lyman [also in film-remake Ocean's Eleven]
Tattoo Del Tigre [featuring the late Theo Mertens]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)