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A statement from the band stated "his unique style of playing and wonderful character will be sorely missed." [24] Caravan headlined the Rites of Spring festival (RoSfest) festival in Pennsylvania, USA from 2–4 May 2014. In 2021, Jim Leverton left the band to return his R&B roots. His replacement is Lee Pomeroy.
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]
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). [6] Keyboardist David Sinclair composed the basic structure, while bassist Richard Sinclair wrote the main tune.
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.
The song's name is often shortened to "Ghost of a Chance". [63] "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" [4] [10] [64] [65] is a jazz song that singer Ivie Anderson introduced with the Duke Ellington Band. The lyrics for the Ellington composition were written by Irving Mills. The same year, a rendition by the Mills Brothers rose to ...
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.
Caravan is a jazz album released by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in February 1963. [1] It was Blakey's first album for Riverside Records after he signed with them in October 1962. [ 2 ] The songs were recorded at the Plaza Sound Studio in New York City, on October 23–24, 1962 [ 3 ] The producer was Orrin Keepnews who also supervised the ...
Richard Coughlan (2 September 1947 – 1 December 2013) [1] [2] was an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist of the Canterbury scene progressive rock band Caravan. He was one of the founding members of Caravan in 1968 and remained with the band until his death. AllMusic called Coughlan "one of art rock's longest tenured ...