Mills Brothers - Caravan

[prasatko2820]

Yes, old good Mafia 1♥♥♥ And old good Oak Hill :-)♥

[killerob666]

I think this is my second fav melody from The Mills Bros beside Till Then.

Thank you so much,and keep them coming.

[I can't believe you have those records!]

[bytoriasnowdoggy]

@killerob666 I have the actual 78's to this and many of their songs...bytoriasnowdoggy

[MartinUSMC1968]

:D:D song from MAFIA game .... and nice song

[methu124]

The plateau from 1:39 thru 1:53 is a perpetual motion machine. Listen to Norman Brown's understated guitar chords (E9 with B on top . . . to A13 with root on top and letting the seventh ring . . . to D9 with A on top . . . ). John, Sr.'s contrapuntal melody in the bass line is perfection. Each note in Herbert's clarion trumpet call is attacked and released to maximize the musical tension. An absolute masterpiece of rhythmic, harmonic, and timbral interplay!

[howardstern666]

Actually, I found out that Ellington wrote this song in 1937, so this has to after John Jr. died.

I have a 5-CD box set of the complete 1930's recordings. There are 3 very similar versions of Caravan on it. You probably have the same box set.

[SyberkaPL]

Yes, i have the same box set.

[howardstern666]

Great box set, eh? I listen to it all the time.

[SyberkaPL]

Me too. I have favourite songs from this box set.

[howardstern666]

Is this the 1937 version, or did they do an earlier version when John Jr. was alive?

[SyberkaPL]

I don't know. Mayby this version is from 1937 because quality is good. I have two other version with worse quality. Mayby this versions are earlier.

[methu124]

This version is likely from 1938 or later. The guitar work is not by jazz-great Bernard Addison who was the Mills' accompanist for almost two years beginning in early 1936. There are none of the single-note flourishes and high-register chords that mark Addison's playing. Heard here is Baltimore, Maryland native Norman Brown who remained with the group until his death in 1969. You can here his rock-stady rhythms, fat chords, and emphasis on the lower strings. Fabulous!