Caravan (1937): da Duke Ellington a Brian Setzer… e Valaida Snow & Nat King Cole dove li mettiamo?

Caravan (1937) di Duke Ellington (1899-1974), Juan Tizol (1900-1984), and Irving Mills (1894-1985).

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Caravan

Night and stars above that shine so bright
The myst’ry of their fading light
That shines upon our caravan

Sleep upon my shoulder as we creep
Across the sand so I may keep
The mem’ry of our caravan

This is so exciting
You are so inviting
Resting in my arms
As I thrill to the magic charms

Of you beside me here beneath the blue
My dream of love is coming true
Within our desert caravan!

Valaida Snow (vocal, trumpet) and her Orchestra – Caravan (Duke Ellington), Sonora 1939

e ancora… Nat King Cole:

Per chiudere, in sequenza Ellington (1952 e 1962), Errol Garner, Michel Petrucciani, Les Paul (1991) …