Chords & Changes
Caravan
Caravan — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.
Caravan was composed by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol. The lyrics are credited to Irving Mills. It dates from 1936. It is in F minor, 32 bars long, and in AABA (8-8-8-8) form.
Chart
Chord chart
Four bars per row · sections labelled
Section A1
Section A2
Section B1
Section A3
Changes confidence: high. Source: Weimar Jazz Database (Jazzomat Research Project, HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0. Changes as annotated by the Jazzomat Research Project, licensed under the ODbL 1.0.
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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)
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Phish — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz1990
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Crossmen — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz1990
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Duke Ellington — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz2001
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The Blue Devils — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz2004
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Blue Devils — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz2009
Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.
Landmark solos
Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database
- Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) — Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1, Wynton Marsalis QuartetPost-bop · 197 bpm · swing feel1987
Solo, record, style, tempo and feel as catalogued by the Jazzomat Research Project (ODbL 1.0). Release year is the year of the catalogued issue, which can be a later reissue.
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