Caravan / Azure

by Duke Ellington

Caravan / Azure cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 18 June 1937
  • Label: Master
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.11/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Co-composed with trombonist Juan Tizol, this mysterious instrumental heavily infused big band swing with evocative, faux-Middle Eastern melodies and Latin rhythms. The highly sensual arrangement represented a massive conceptual leap, signaling the early genesis of Afro-Cuban jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: desert, rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Caravan
  2. Azure

Credits

  • Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - primary artist, piano [uncredited], written-by
  • Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone [uncredited]
  • Otto Hardwick - alto saxophone [uncredited]
  • Harry Carney - baritone saxophone [uncredited]
  • Barney Bigard - clarinet [uncredited], tenor saxophone [uncredited]
  • Rex Stewart - cornet [uncredited]
  • Billy Taylor Sr. - double bass [uncredited]
  • Hayes Alvis - double bass [uncredited]

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