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Billy Eckstine
Mister B. And The Band - The Savoy Sessions Vol. 1

Compil. IT on Savoy Records label
Jazz (Swing)

Tracks 1 to 4 - New York, May 2, 1945 Tracks 5 to 10 - New York, September & October, 1945 Tracks 11, 12 - New York, January 3, 1946 Tracks 13 to 16 - New York, February & March, 1946 Note: Personnel as listed in Jepsen's Jazz Records 1942-1965 for Big Band sessions. While we believe the personnel to be generally accurate, there may be some individual errors. Thanks to Red Carrero

     
Musicians
PortraitBilly Eckstine voc, tr, 1914-1993 US
vocals, album by
PortraitBob "Junior" Williams sax,
alto saxophone
PortraitBudd Johnson ts, 1910-1984 US
alto saxophone
PortraitJohn Cobbs sax,
alto saxophone
PortraitNorris Turney as, cl, 1921-2001 US
alto saxophone
PortraitSonny Stitt as, ts, 1924-1982 US
alto saxophone
PortraitLeo Parker bs, 1925-1962 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitTate Houston bs,
baritone saxophone
PortraitTeddy Cypron sax,
baritone saxophone
PortraitBill McMahon b,
bass
PortraitTommy Potter b, 1918-1988 US
bass
PortraitArt Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US
drums
PortraitJack Towers ,
edited by, transferred by
PortraitJerry Valburn ,
edited by, transferred by
PortraitConnie Wainwright g,
guitar
PortraitJimmy Golden p,
piano
PortraitJohn Malachi p, 1919-1987 US
piano
PortraitRichard Ellington p,
piano
PortraitArthur Sammons sax,
tenor saxophone
PortraitDexter Gordon ts, 1923-1990 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitGene Ammons ts, 1925-1974 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitJosh Jackson ts,
tenor saxophone
PortraitAlfred "Chippy" Outcalt tb, US
trombone
PortraitGerald Valentine tb, 1914-1983 US
trombone
PortraitHoward Scott tb, GB
trombone
PortraitTaswell Baird tb, 1922-2002 US
trombone
PortraitWalter Knox tb,
trombone
PortraitFats Navarro tr, 1923-1950 US
trumpet
PortraitGail Brockman tr, *1910 US
trumpet
PortraitMarion "Boonie" Hazel tr,
trumpet
PortraitShorty McConnell tr,
trumpet
Producers
Nancy Greenberg art direction, design
Steve Backer executive-producer
Ira Gitler liner notes
Al Brown mastered by
David Redfern photography by
Herb Abramson producer
Bob Porter reissue producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Lonesome Lover BluesBilly Eckstine2:46
2A Cottage For SaleBilly Eckstine2:45
3I Love The Rhythm In A RiffBilly Eckstine2:48
4Last NightBilly Eckstine2:59
5Prisoner Of LoveBilly Eckstine2:52
6It Ain't Like ThatBilly Eckstine2:50
7I'm In The Mood For LoveBilly Eckstine2:53
8You Call It MadnessBilly Eckstine2:58
9All I Sing Is BluesBilly Eckstine2:49
10Long Long JourneyBilly Eckstine3:06
11I Only Have Eyes For YouBilly Eckstine2:34
12You're My EverythingBilly Eckstine2:53
13The Jitney ManBilly Eckstine2:46
14BlueBilly Eckstine2:56
15Second Balcony JumpBilly Eckstine2:51
16Tell Me Pretty BabyBilly Eckstine2:55
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