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Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Mr. "B"

Compil. US 1960 on Audio Lab label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing, Bop)

Recordings gathered from the King "Audio Lab" catalogue. A1-A6, B3 recorded New York, 5th December, 1944 B1, B2, B4 recorded New York, 13th April, 1944 B5 recorded 7th January, 1946. "With regard to the item by Benny Carter's Orchestra. We make no apology for including this along with the Eckstine tracks other than it was contained in the master tapes sent to us from America and represented as being by Billy's band. A little research soon established that this was not so and the complete personnel of the Carter band is shown above." AUDIO LAB RECORDINGS ARE A PRODUCT OF KING RECORDS,INC.

     
Musicians
PortraitBilly Eckstine And His Orchestra , US
album by
PortraitBill Frazier as, tr, US
alto saxophone
PortraitJohn Jackson as,
alto saxophone
PortraitJimmy Powell as, sax,
alto saxophone, altos
PortraitLeo Parker bs, 1925-1962 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitRudy Rutherford sax, cl, bs, 1924-1995 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitOscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US
bass
PortraitTommy Potter b, 1918-1988 US
bass
PortraitArt Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US
drums
PortraitShadow Wilson dr, 1919-1959 US
drums
PortraitConnie Wainwright g,
guitar
PortraitBilly Eckstine voc, tr, 1914-1993 US
leader, written by, vocals
PortraitClyde Hart p, 1910-1945 US
piano
PortraitJohn Malachi p, 1919-1987 US
piano, written by
PortraitBudd Johnson ts, 1910-1984 US
tenor saxophone, arranger
PortraitDexter Gordon ts, 1923-1990 US
tenor saxophone, tenors
PortraitGene Ammons ts, 1925-1974 US
tenor saxophone, tenors
PortraitThomas Crump sax, ts,
tenor saxophone, tenors
PortraitWardell Gray ts, 1921-1955 US
tenor saxophone, tenors
PortraitAlfred "Chippy" Outcalt tb, US
trombone
PortraitClaude Jones tb, 1901-1962 US
trombone
PortraitGerald Valentine tb, 1914-1983 US
trombone, written by
PortraitHoward Scott tb, GB
trombone
PortraitTaswell Baird tb, 1922-2002 US
trombone
PortraitTrummy Young tb, 1912-1984 US
trombone
PortraitAl Killian tr, 1916-1950 US
trumpet
PortraitDizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US
trumpet
PortraitFreddie Webster tr, 1916-1947 US
trumpet
PortraitGail Brockman tr, *1910 US
trumpet
PortraitMarion "Boonie" Hazel tr,
trumpet
PortraitShorty McConnell tr,
trumpet
PortraitSarah Vaughan voc, 1924-1990 US
vocals
PortraitBenny Carter And His Orchestra ,
performer on track
PortraitRussell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US
alto saxophone
PortraitWillard Brown sax, 1909-1967 US
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
PortraitJohn Simmons b, 1918-1979 US
bass
PortraitJ.C. Heard dr, 1917-1988 US
drums
PortraitFreddie Green g, 1911-1987 US
guitar
PortraitSonny White p, 1917-1971 US
piano
PortraitDon Byas ts, 1912-1972 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitAl Grey tb, 1925-2000 US
trombone
PortraitAlton Moore tb, 1908-1978 US
trombone
PortraitSandy Williams tb, 1906-1991 US
trombone
PortraitEmmett Berry tr, 1915-1993 US
trumpet
PortraitJoe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US
trumpet
PortraitNeal Hefti tr, 1922-2008 US
trumpet
PortraitShorty Rogers tr, fh, 1924-1994 US
trumpet
PortraitMaxine Sullivan voc, 1911-1987 US
vocals
PortraitBenny Carter as, 1907-2003 US
written by, leader
Producers
Gerald Fifer cover
Bix Curtis liner notes
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Blowing The Blues AwayBilly Eckstine And His OrchestraGerald Valentine, Billy Eckstine
2If That's The Way You FeelBilly Eckstine And His OrchestraBilly Eckstine
3I Want To Talk About YouBilly Eckstine And His OrchestraBilly Eckstine
4The Real Thing Happened To MeBilly Eckstine And His OrchestraBilly Eckstine
5I'll Wait And PrayBilly Eckstine And His OrchestraBilly Eckstine
6I Got A Date With RhythmBilly Eckstine And His OrchestraBilly Eckstine
7Good Jelly BluesBilly Eckstine And His OrchestraBilly Eckstine
8Opus XBilly Eckstine And His OrchestraJohn Malachi
9I Stay In The Mood For YouBilly Eckstine And His OrchestraBilly Eckstine
10I'm The Caring KindBenny Carter And His OrchestraBenny Carter
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