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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 session band leader was Bigard. As of 2024 this is the most covered song in history, with over 500 versions published. [2]
Their records generally indicate a jazz influence, and the group's lyrics have been described as whimsical and very "English", particularly during Richard Sinclair's tenure in the band. [26] Following Sinclair's departure, the musical direction has been predominantly led by Pye Hastings, who preferred a softer pop rock approach. [ 14 ]
They regrouped in February the following year [5] and recorded the songs on the album mostly live onto 8-track tape. The highlight of the sessions was a fourteen-minute jazz-rock piece assembled from various sections contributed by the band, called "Can't Be Long Now" (listed as "For Richard" in the 1973 live album Caravan and the New Symphonia ...
Waterloo Lily is the only album by Caravan with Steve Miller (brother of Phil Miller) as the keyboard player.Miller brought a more jazz-focused sound to the album than had been heard on the previous album [1] through his stylings on the Wurlitzer piano rather than the Hammond organ favored by previous keyboardist Dave Sinclair.
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
In his book, Songbook, about his 31 favourite songs, Nick Hornby names "Caravan" from the live album, It's Too Late to Stop Now as the song he wants played at his funeral. . He writes that "in the long, vamped passage right before the climax Morrison's band seems to isolate a moment somewhere between life and its aftermath, a big, baroque entrance hall of a place where you can stop and think ...
The song was released as the second single from the Far Beyond Driven album, and the follow-up single to their hit single "I'm Broken" in 1994 on East West Records as a 12" single. [5] It became Pantera's highest-charting single, peaking on the UK Singles Chart at number 26. [ 6 ]
Cool Water is the eleventh album by English progressive rock band Caravan, released in 1994. It is a compilation of old recordings, including their unreleased 2nd Arista album shelved in 1978. It is a compilation of old recordings, including their unreleased 2nd Arista album shelved in 1978.