Christopher Columbus (jazz song)
Christopher Columbus is an American jazz song composed by Chu Berry with lyrics by Andy Razaf. Pianist Fats Waller turned the tune into a 1936 novelty hit which was subsequently recorded by numerous other artists and became a jazz standard. Jimmy Mundy wrote the lead into a medley with "Sing, Sing, Sing" for Benny Goodman
Artists who covered this song
- Van Alexander
- Henry "Red" Allen
- Harry Allen
- Woody Allen
- Gene Ammons
- Ernestine Anderson
- Rocco and the Stompers
- Ray Anthony
- Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
- Leroy Anthony & His Orchestra
- Jimmy Archey
- Louis Armstrong
- Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars
- Paul Asaro
- Asva
- Swiss Ballroom Orchestra
- Ball
- DRS-Big Band
- Big Band Sounds
- Chris Barber
- Len Barry
- Dan Barrett
- Sidney Bechet
- Alan Beechey
- Thilo Berg Big Band
- Thilo Berg
- Chu Berry
- Wild Bill Davison
- Acker Bilk
- Barnicle Bill Trio
- Sandy Brown
- Dave Brubeck
- Darius Brubeck
- Chris Brubeck
- Papa Bue Jensen
- Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band
- Judy Carmichael
- Ralph Carney
- Frankie Capp Big Band
- Benny Carter
- Buck Clayton
- The Buck Clayton Legacy
- Geoff Cole & His Hot Five
- Geoff Cole
- Buddy Cole
- Paolo Conte
- Hollie Cook
- Bob Crosby
- Graham Dalby & the Grahamophones
- Graham Dalby
- James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band
- James Dapogny
- Sterling Davis and His Orchestra
- Brian Dee
- Vic Dickenson
- Doctor Dixie Jazz Band
- Tommy Dorsey/Lionel Hampton
- Tommy Dorsey
- Serge Dutfoy
- The Easy Riders
- Roy Eldridge
- Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra
- Les Elgart
- Larry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra
- Les Elgart
- Duke Ellington
- Prince Fatty
- Buddy Featherstonhaugh
- Ernie Fields
- Ernie Fields & His Orchestra
- Pete Fountain
- Winston Francis
- Jim Galloway
- Louis Garcia & His Swing Band
- Gene Gifford
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Claude Gnocchi
- Benny Goodman
- Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
- Benny Goodman Big Band
- Marty Grosz
- Kamikaze Ground Crew
- Henghel Gualdi
- Bobby Hackett
- Allan Hartwell/Cozy Cole
- Joe Haymes & His Orchestra
- Joe Haymes
- Fletcher Henderson/Johannes Heesters
- Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
- Fletcher Henderson
- The Hothousehooters
- Hot Jazz Band
- Gwen Howard
- The Ink Spots
- Oliver Jackson
- The Juggernauts
- Klaus Kinski
- Andy Kirk
- Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy
- Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy
- Gene Krupa
- Gene Krupa /Benny Goodman
- Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band
- Jim Kweskin
- The Lake Records All-Star Jazz Band
- Willie Lewis
- Willie Lewis & His Negro Band
- Humphrey Lyttelton
- Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band
- Machito & His Afro-Cubans
- Machito
- Barbara Mason
- Billy May & His Orchestra
- Billy May
- Jack McDuff
- Floyd McDaniel & the Blues Swingers
- Floyd McDaniel
- Mezz Mezzrow
- Lucky Millinder
- Bob Mintzer
- Guy Mitchell
- Barbara Morrison
- Danny Moss
- Tony Muréna
- Natty
- Albert Nicholas
- New Orleans All Stars
- Kid Ory
- Dave Pell
- King Perry
- Planet D Nonet
- Don Redman
- Don Redman & His Orchestra
- Harry Reser
- Little Roy
- Randy Sandke
- Antti Sarpila
- Artie Shaw
- Charlie Shavers
- Len Skeat
- Rossano Sportiello
- Teddy Stauffer
- Teddy Stauffer & Seine Original Teddies
- Maxine Sullivan
- Maxine Sullivan & Her All-Stars
- Maxine Sullivan & Her Jazz All-Stars
- Ralph Sutton
- Hollywood Swing Orchestra
- The Swingcats
- Paris Swing Orchestra
- Milano Swingtet
- Jack Teagarden
- Teo
- Jerry Tilitz
- Bruce Turner
- James Van Buren
- Larry Verne
- Fats Waller
- Fats Waller & His Rhythm
- Dinah Washington
- Lawrence Welk
- Teddy Wilson
- Bob Wilder Sextet
- Mary Lou Williams
- Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
- Xit