Caravan (live, 1953‐04‐30: McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA)

~ Recording by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.8Caravan4:27Duke Ellington and His OrchestraHappy Birthday, Duke!Duke Ellington and His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation + Live
LaserLight Digital15 965
2.9Caravan5:18Duke EllingtonCentennial Collection: The Birthday SessionsDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation + Live
LaserLight Digital15 965

Relationships

recording engineer:Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
recording of:Caravan (on 1953-04-30: live)

Caravan

lyricist:Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936)
Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:American Academy of Music, Inc.
Duke Ellington Music
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Mills Music, Inc.
Sony/ATV Harmony
Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
referred to in medleys:Caravan – Sophisticated Lady – Satin Doll (order: 1)
Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 1)
Big Band Signatures (order: 6)
Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 6)
Ja‐Da Medley (order: 18)
later translated versions:Caravana
is the basis for:Ellington Mix: Mixed Caravan
arrangements:Caravan (for orchestra, arr. Gould)
Caravan (arr. Baylock)
Caravan (arr. Kahil El’Zabar)