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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]
Caravan are considered a key example of the Canterbury scene genre. [25] 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]
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.
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 (Thai band), a Thai folk-rock band; Caravan (Caravan album), the 1968 debut album by Caravan; Caravan (Art Blakey album), a 1962 album by jazz musician Art Blakey "Caravan" (Rush song), a 2010 song by Rush "Caravan" (Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington song), a 1936 jazz standard "Caravan" (Van Morrison song), a 1970 song written by Van ...
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 ...
Jazz portal; Pages in category "Caravan (band) compilation albums" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Caravan at the BBC 1968–1975
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 ...