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

References

Christopher Columbus - AllMusic.com

Jazz songs

Christopher Columbus (jazz song)