"Panama" (sometimes incorrectly called "Panama Rag") is a jazz standard. It is by William Henry Tyers, originally entitled "Panama, a Characteristic Novelty", published in 1912. Jazz legends who have played and recorded the song include the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, Luis Russell, Kid Ory, the Eureka Brass Band, and Humphrey Lyttelton. The famous trumpet variation commonly played by New Orleans bands and those influenced by the New Orleans style was reportedly devised by Manuel Manetta, who first taught it to his star trumpet pupils Emmett Hardy and Red Allen.