Tizol had excellent technique and sound...a cool, super mellow tone that blended well with saxophones and the rhythm section. He was rather shy - not a showoff entertainer - but a dedicate musician, creative composer and educator. He was definitely a crossover musician that was ahead of his time. Young Juan was a music prodigy who was playing with big bands when he was a young teenager (circa 1915). He started his career playing with the San Juan (PR) Municipal band and the Symphonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico. He played everything: operas, ballets, silent movie accompaniment, Puerto Rican music and jazz. He also was one of the best sight readers of his generation. Legend said that he could play any music script with the pentagram flipped upside down! I read that he was an excellent person and a team player that expanded Duke Ellington's repertoire into Latin jazz. He was one of the longest tenure musician of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He spent most of his career playing with two memorable band leaders; Duke Ellington and Harry James between 1929 and 1960. After becoming the trombonist of the Nat King Cole TV show, he ended his musical career as a studio musician in Hollywood CA. . We should give Juan Tizol the credit he deserves.
“Legend said that he could play any music script with the pentagram flipped upside down!” ABSOLUTELY TRUE, and that happens to be the reasoning behind him composing “Caravan.” You can blame his uncle, a rather strict teacher, for that. Uncle would throw the score Juan was playing to the floor on purpose, to see if he was indeed reading… then he would place the score upside down back on the stand, and expect Juan to READ it upside down… then would demand that Juan play the melody resulting from flipping the score(!). There’s a Spanish language video interview from him from 1980, I believe, where he’s describing this to Puerto Rican television personality Gilbert Mamery… very hilarious. He said that refrain bit of Caravan comes from an upside-down melody, but the rest was an original.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: *Cat Anderson - trumpet*, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, t; *Ray Nance - violin*, tp; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, tb; *Juan Tizol - valve trombone*; *Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet*, ts; Willie Smith, as; Russell Procope, as, cl; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl, bcl; Duke Ellington, p; Wilbur Marshall, b; Louis Bellson, d. March 14, 1952. Los Angeles. Snader telescriptions filmed at California Studios.
Juan Tizol was also the composer of the Jazz Standard "Perdido". What is interesting about him is that he was not a jazz musician per se but a great musician with highly accurate knowledge on music technique and foundation, he was a professor. He corssed over us and due to its wide knowledge of music foundation he was able to get up to speed in jazz being one of the very first influences in what is today known as Latin Jazz.
Juan Tizol (22 January 1900 - 23 April 1984) was a Puerto Rican trombonist and composer. He was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Tizol got the call to join the Ellington band in the summer of 1929. Juan also was a band composer. His best known compositions, "Caravan" (1936) and "Perdido" (1941). Tizol was responsible for bringing Latin influences into the Ellington band with compositions such as "Moonlight Fiesta", "Jubilesta", "Conga Brava", and others.
@@mikesosa1146 ¿ERES MÚSICO Y BORICUA? ... ésto te puede interesar ... En la época de oro de las grandes orquestas del JAZZ, cuando el género impactaba a nivel mundial, había un puertorriqueño dejando huellas realmente impresionantes en la historia de ese importante género, JUAN TIZOL (MARTÍNEZ, su apellido materno). Un día como mañana, (hace 122 años) nació en VEGA BAJA, en una familia de músicos de la que no solamente heredó el talento, sino que se preocuparon por cultivarlo a través del estudio. Su maestro fue su tío Manuel Tizol Márquez, que era un director de orquestas municipales muy admirado y respetado. A los 20 años se traslada a Washington con un contrato como músico y ya a los 29 era miembro destacado de la orquesta de la leyenda del Jazz, DUKE ELLINGTON, con quien trabajó unos 15 años. Compartió de tú a tú, el escenario con los gigantes del JAZZ. Aprendió a componer, transcribir la música y tocar el trombón (de pistones) en VEGA BAJA y esa semilla, germinó. Es muy común leer en sus biografías ... JUAN TIZOL es “uno de los MAYORES EXPONENTES del jazz de EE.UU. y a nivel mundial”. (¿como? ¿que un boricua es uno de los MAYORES qué?) Todas sus biografías impresionan, pero hay una publicada hace unos años por el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, de la que compartiremos con ustedes algunos fragmentos para que tengan una LEVE idea de los quilate de este VEGABAJEÑO: ____ “En EE.UU. es mejor conocido como el “REY DE EXÓTICO” ya que recibe crédito como GENIO de este género. El género se llama “EXÓTICO” porque traslada al oyente a lugares lejanos y místicos, como el Oriente o el Oriente Medio” (que TIZOL es conocido en EE.UU. ... ¿como REY de qué?) ____ “En el mundo del jazz, la COMPOSICIÓN MADRE de este género es CARAVAN (de Juan Tizol), la cual fue grabada por primera vez en 1936 (¿que la COMPOSICIÓN que hizo TIZOL es qué en el mundo del JAZZ?) ____ “Juan Tizol también se destaca en el género que hoy se conoce como el jazz latino o Latin Jazz”. (El crítico de música) “George Kanzler lo describe como el PROGENITOR de este género” (que para este famoso crítico, ¿TIZOL es el PADRE de qué?) ____ “Según Hill Friewald, Juan Tizol se conoce como el progenitor del jazz latino porque fue el primero en MEZCLAR EL JAZZ CON LO LATINO de una manera sistemática y consistente, en un ambiente moderno con arreglos para orquestas grandes o big bands”. ¿que TIZOL fue el primero en MEZCLAR qué?) ____ “En años siguientes, la popularidad de éstas y otras composiciones es lo que ayudó a conocer a Juan Tizol como ÍCONO del jazz latino” (¿dicen que TIZOL es un ÍCONO?) ____ “Su mejor número en este género (titulado) PERDIDO, que junto a CARAVAN se consideran como un AMERICAN STANDARD de la música norteamericana” (¿que las composiciones de TIZOL se CONSIDERAN qué?) ____ “Con la orquesta del legendario director Nelson Riddle, TIZOL también tuvo oportunidades como solista cuando esta banda acompañó a Nat King Cole y a Frank Sinatra” ... ¿que TIZOL acompañó a QUIENES? Si la pregunta es ….. ¿HUELLA EN LA ÉPOCA DE ORO DEL JAZZ? La contestación es ... ¡PUERTO RICO!🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💥
@@salsero3982Suena como que se lo copiaste 😂 al Boricuazo pero ¿ qué importa 😂 ? Lo que vale es propagarlo y que se conozca, Gracias Salsero, Bendiciones desde Cupey 😁🇵🇷
@@GordoVolador is it really that hard to believe? Is it hard to believe that someone with a famous uncle would watch and comment on videos starring said famous uncle?
Flagwatch, Puerto it's not a Republic, but a country it is, with its own identity. Canada and Australia were countries of their own while being a British protectorate. So it's a very similar case, under the US. And yes, Juan Tizol, right arm of the Duke, and Carava's author, as well a creator of the jungle sound, was Puerto Rican, from the town of Vega Baja. Take care, God Bless...
Héctor Monclova As far as I know, Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth entity. Dependent of the United States. I don't think the US ever planned to make PR a 51 or 52 state.
Great tone from Juan Tizol, seems as smooth as if he were playing a slide trombone. The clarinet solo is by Jimmy Hamilton, I think, and trumpeter Ray Nance has one of his little violin solos. I'd guess this was from circa 1952.
Anyone know when this was filmed? Curious that Louis Bellson was on drums. As for valve trombone, Bob Brookmeyer was a fine practitioner. No cheating there.
Just in case you're still wondering, Paul Gonsalves on tenor sax joined Ellington in 1950,and Clark Terry on trumpet left in 1959 so it's the 1950's decade.
@Eli Taylor if you go back and read the comment of trombone667 after my comment you will see that he says " my mistake" . To me is not a big deal and he corrected the info after my comment. Apparently you are the one that needs to read the comments carefully
My observation of its legal status as a territory of the US was not meant as a boast or an insult. But Puerto Rico is not a "country" under the usual definition, at least not currently. I'm all for Puerto Rican independence, though, and would hardly deny the difference of its culture or the injustice it's suffered at the hands of the US.
It has always been my strong impression that the people of Puerto Rico and its residents continue to strongly prefer to remain a commonwealth of the United States. I, too, am for its independence. But, obviously, they gain a lot more than they would lose by becoming an independent nation. It is NOT the USA that keeps independence from PR: let's be truthful & accurate.
Juan Tizol was the composer of Caravan and a few other numbers, always co signed by Ellington and the producer or 10%ter, who I learnt was collecting from Ellington 55% of the proceeds. Mills was he name. A ripoff as I've ever seen.
it isn't for trumpet player, but for tenor horn or euphonium player... and it is a normal instrument... good for Verdi and the sound is most beautiful than bass trumpet...
So this where the mills brothers copied Juan Tizol Caravan song, which FBA claimed that the Mills brother song was breakdancing in video, and Puerto Ricans not part of the creation of hip hop. FBA is a joke
This is the only good valve trombone playing I have ever heard! I hate the instrument; a cop out instrument for trumpet players wanna be trombone players but......... don't know how to read bass clef, don't know slide positions!
Tizol had excellent technique and sound...a cool, super mellow tone that blended well with saxophones and the rhythm section. He was rather shy - not a showoff entertainer - but a dedicate musician, creative composer and educator. He was definitely a crossover musician that was ahead of his time. Young Juan was a music prodigy who was playing with big bands when he was a young teenager (circa 1915). He started his career playing with the San Juan (PR) Municipal band and the Symphonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico. He played everything: operas, ballets, silent movie accompaniment, Puerto Rican music and jazz. He also was one of the best sight readers of his generation. Legend said that he could play any music script with the pentagram flipped upside down! I read that he was an excellent person and a team player that expanded Duke Ellington's repertoire into Latin jazz. He was one of the longest tenure musician of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He spent most of his career playing with two memorable band leaders; Duke Ellington and Harry James between 1929 and 1960. After becoming the trombonist of the Nat King Cole TV show, he ended his musical career as a studio musician in Hollywood CA. . We should give Juan Tizol the credit he deserves.
WOW. GREAT INFO!!!!! Thx for sharing!!!
“Legend said that he could play any music script with the pentagram flipped upside down!”
ABSOLUTELY TRUE, and that happens to be the reasoning behind him composing “Caravan.” You can blame his uncle, a rather strict teacher, for that. Uncle would throw the score Juan was playing to the floor on purpose, to see if he was indeed reading… then he would place the score upside down back on the stand, and expect Juan to READ it upside down… then would demand that Juan play the melody resulting from flipping the score(!). There’s a Spanish language video interview from him from 1980, I believe, where he’s describing this to Puerto Rican television personality Gilbert Mamery… very hilarious. He said that refrain bit of Caravan comes from an upside-down melody, but the rest was an original.
¡ Gracias César ! 🇵🇷🎼🎵🎶
At least we both can agree that Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol were easily some of the best composers of their era.
Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Billy Strayhorn, Fletcher Henderson, Louis Prima, Irving Mills.
It's a very rare treat to hear the composer of a tune actually play the solo of his composition. I enjoyed it.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: *Cat Anderson - trumpet*, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, t; *Ray Nance - violin*, tp; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, tb; *Juan Tizol - valve trombone*; *Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet*, ts; Willie Smith, as; Russell Procope, as, cl; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl, bcl; Duke Ellington, p; Wilbur Marshall, b; Louis Bellson, d.
March 14, 1952. Los Angeles. Snader telescriptions filmed at California Studios.
Thank you
Juan Tizol was also the composer of the Jazz Standard "Perdido". What is interesting about him is that he was not a jazz musician per se but a great musician with highly accurate knowledge on music technique and foundation, he was a professor. He corssed over us and due to its wide knowledge of music foundation he was able to get up to speed in jazz being one of the very first influences in what is today known as Latin Jazz.
Juan Tizol (22 January 1900 - 23 April 1984) was a Puerto Rican trombonist and composer.
He was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Tizol got the call to join the Ellington band in the summer of 1929. Juan also was a band composer. His best known compositions, "Caravan" (1936) and "Perdido" (1941). Tizol was responsible for bringing Latin influences into the Ellington band with compositions such as "Moonlight Fiesta", "Jubilesta", "Conga Brava", and others.
Thx for this info. Much appreciated.
@@salsero3982 Thx for this info. Much appreciated!
@@mikesosa1146 ¿ERES MÚSICO Y BORICUA? ... ésto te puede interesar ... En la época de oro de las grandes orquestas del JAZZ, cuando el género impactaba a nivel mundial, había un puertorriqueño dejando huellas realmente impresionantes en la historia de ese importante género, JUAN TIZOL (MARTÍNEZ, su apellido materno).
Un día como mañana, (hace 122 años) nació en VEGA BAJA, en una familia de músicos de la que no solamente heredó el talento, sino que se preocuparon por cultivarlo a través del estudio. Su maestro fue su tío Manuel Tizol Márquez, que era un director de orquestas municipales muy admirado y respetado.
A los 20 años se traslada a Washington con un contrato como músico y ya a los 29 era miembro destacado de la orquesta de la leyenda del Jazz, DUKE ELLINGTON, con quien trabajó unos 15 años. Compartió de tú a tú, el escenario con los gigantes del JAZZ.
Aprendió a componer, transcribir la música y tocar el trombón (de pistones) en VEGA BAJA y esa semilla, germinó. Es muy común leer en sus biografías ... JUAN TIZOL es “uno de los MAYORES EXPONENTES del jazz de EE.UU. y a nivel mundial”. (¿como? ¿que un boricua es uno de los MAYORES qué?)
Todas sus biografías impresionan, pero hay una publicada hace unos años por el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, de la que compartiremos con ustedes algunos fragmentos para que tengan una LEVE idea de los quilate de este VEGABAJEÑO:
____ “En EE.UU. es mejor conocido como el “REY DE EXÓTICO” ya que recibe crédito como GENIO de este género. El género se llama “EXÓTICO” porque traslada al oyente a lugares lejanos y místicos, como el Oriente o el Oriente Medio” (que TIZOL es conocido en EE.UU. ... ¿como REY de qué?)
____ “En el mundo del jazz, la COMPOSICIÓN MADRE de este género es CARAVAN (de Juan Tizol), la cual fue grabada por primera vez en 1936 (¿que la COMPOSICIÓN que hizo TIZOL es qué en el mundo del JAZZ?)
____ “Juan Tizol también se destaca en el género que hoy se conoce como el jazz latino o Latin Jazz”. (El crítico de música) “George Kanzler lo describe como el PROGENITOR de este género” (que para este famoso crítico, ¿TIZOL es el PADRE de qué?)
____ “Según Hill Friewald, Juan Tizol se conoce como el progenitor del jazz latino porque fue el primero en MEZCLAR EL JAZZ CON LO LATINO de una manera sistemática y consistente, en un ambiente moderno con arreglos para orquestas grandes o big bands”. ¿que TIZOL fue el primero en MEZCLAR qué?)
____ “En años siguientes, la popularidad de éstas y otras composiciones es lo que ayudó a conocer a Juan Tizol como ÍCONO del jazz latino” (¿dicen que TIZOL es un ÍCONO?)
____ “Su mejor número en este género (titulado) PERDIDO, que junto a CARAVAN se consideran como un AMERICAN STANDARD de la música norteamericana” (¿que las composiciones de TIZOL se CONSIDERAN qué?)
____ “Con la orquesta del legendario director Nelson Riddle, TIZOL también tuvo oportunidades como solista cuando esta banda acompañó a Nat King Cole y a Frank Sinatra” ... ¿que TIZOL acompañó a QUIENES?
Si la pregunta es ….. ¿HUELLA EN LA ÉPOCA DE ORO DEL JAZZ?
La contestación es ... ¡PUERTO RICO!🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💥
@@salsero3982Suena como que se lo copiaste 😂 al Boricuazo pero ¿ qué importa 😂 ? Lo que vale es propagarlo y que se conozca, Gracias Salsero, Bendiciones desde Cupey 😁🇵🇷
my grand uncle
i call bs
Jason Tizol you have an awesome uncle.
Jason Tizol that’s awesome
@@GordoVolador is it really that hard to believe? Is it hard to believe that someone with a famous uncle would watch and comment on videos starring said famous uncle?
That’s dope, it must be an honor
Flagwatch, Puerto it's not a Republic, but a country it is, with its own identity. Canada and Australia were countries of their own while being a British protectorate. So it's a very similar case, under the US. And yes, Juan Tizol, right arm of the Duke, and Carava's author, as well a creator of the jungle sound, was Puerto Rican, from the town of Vega Baja. Take care, God Bless...
Héctor Monclova As far as I know, Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth entity. Dependent of the United States. I don't think the US ever planned to make PR a 51 or 52 state.
@@bobboscarato1313 Puerto Rico Is A Country, Commonwealth Is Just The Present Political Status.
Incredibly great. Simply stunning.
Fantastic music from the ages.
Love this! 🙏🏻🙌🏻🎶
I enjoyed it! It`s a very nice Jazz composition.
Thanks so much!
Dat great Juan Tizol***
people still love this tune including me.
Juan Tizol "Precursor Del Jazz Latino"
Juan Tizol is/was my 1st cousin, 3 times removed.
Great tone from Juan Tizol, seems as smooth as if he were playing a slide trombone. The clarinet solo is by Jimmy Hamilton, I think, and trumpeter Ray Nance has one of his little violin solos. I'd guess this was from circa 1952.
"Caravan" composed in 1936!
@@carmenaliciamorales9592 yeah but the performance is from 1952
«Caravan» de 1936 y «perdido» de 1941 sonidos de puerto rico y tambien influencia arabe. Que joyas
and louie bellson on the drums! ow yeah
Compared to the record version, the virtuosity of Cootie Williams on the trumpet and the replied notes of Barney Bigard are missing.
Yeah, it does sound good. Just as a slide trombonist myself, i like to bash on those valve trombonists, because, frankly, it's not fair. xD
Ahora es que vengo a saber que es una composición de un puertorriqueño. Que bien.
le saxo alto au milieu étant Willie Smith ,transfuge de Lunceford cette video peu dater de 1951.
this is my tempo
In fact the valve trombone is the complete trombone. The slide is a cheaper version. ;
Dick Parks yes
You piss off.
Caro Emerald Night Like This
is the 2009 version
Don't #stopthecaravan!
A valve trombone or a slide baritone, what's the difference?
One has valves the other a slide, only difference is tonality and feel
Anyone know when this was filmed? Curious that Louis Bellson was on drums.
As for valve trombone, Bob Brookmeyer was a fine practitioner. No cheating there.
does anyone know what year this footage is from?
Just in case you're still wondering, Paul Gonsalves on tenor sax joined Ellington in 1950,and Clark Terry on trumpet left in 1959 so it's the 1950's decade.
1952 ?
Juan Tizol was not Costa Rican. He was from Puerto Rico
Dimas Sanchez ufoyji lnm
So sorry; missed that. Apologies.
Вот как так?! Неужели он на помповом играл? А я всегда был уверен, что на кулисном, обычном...
@Eli Taylor if you go back and read the comment of trombone667 after my comment you will see that he says " my mistake" . To me is not a big deal and he corrected the info after my comment. Apparently you are the one that needs to read the comments carefully
My observation of its legal status as a territory of the US was not meant as a boast or an insult. But Puerto Rico is not a "country" under the usual definition, at least not currently.
I'm all for Puerto Rican independence, though, and would hardly deny the difference of its culture or the injustice it's suffered at the hands of the US.
Want to confirm, was this version of Caravan performed in 1937?
Judging by the film quality
Yes
@@aceofcheems7685 I would say early fifties, looking at the age of Tizol and the presence of Bellson, Hamilton and Nance
please explane, I always felt the opposite.
It sounds good dude... he could have used a slide if he wanted to. If it sounds good who cares!
I play the trombone i want to try the valve trombone
It has always been my strong impression that the people of Puerto Rico and its residents continue to strongly prefer to remain a commonwealth of the United States. I, too, am for its independence. But, obviously, they gain a lot more than they would lose by becoming an independent nation. It is NOT the USA that keeps independence from PR: let's be truthful & accurate.
The mouthpiece seems very big.
Juan Tizol was the composer of Caravan and a few other numbers, always co signed by Ellington and the producer or 10%ter, who I learnt was collecting from Ellington 55% of the proceeds. Mills was he name. A ripoff as I've ever seen.
Irving Mills was his name.
KozenaFan Thanks, sometimes early in the morn I can't think straight. Old age.
Yup - mills with MCA under Ronald Reagan. Total Mafia and even the FBI took kickbacks from the royalties that should have gone to Tizol and the Duke.
trombone667 said Puerto Rican, not Costa Rican. Not to be rude, but learn how to read and think before you comment.
it isn't for trumpet player, but for tenor horn or euphonium player... and it is a normal instrument... good for Verdi and the sound is most beautiful than bass trumpet...
Yeah, but the fiddle player...!
So this where the mills brothers copied Juan Tizol Caravan song, which FBA claimed that the Mills brother song was breakdancing in video, and Puerto Ricans not part of the creation of hip hop. FBA is a joke
Puerto Rico is a latin american country, and a very diferent cultural nation. The only one different it is not sovereign, not a republic.
Whiplash brought me here. :P
No.
de latin jazz no tiene ni los calzones.
Sería como un proto latin jazz. Y sí, los elementos están ahí, pero tienes que tener un bueno oído. Son sutiles, pero están.
@trombone667 Puerto Rico is not a country, but a territory of the US.
This is the only good valve trombone playing I have ever heard! I hate the instrument; a cop out instrument for trumpet players wanna be trombone players but......... don't know how to read bass clef, don't know slide positions!
You don't dig Bob Brookmeyer?
..Slide, all the life..
Valve trombone? That's CHEATING! I don't care how well he plays it, it's still cheating.
..Slide, all the life! (also on BBb contrabass trombone)
Respect the rank 😂
valve trombone.... so lame.
1952 ?