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Billy Eckstine
The Legendary Big Band

Compil. US 2002 on Savoy Jazz label
Jazz

Recording dates: Tracks 1-1 to 1-3: April 13, 1944 Tracks 1-4 to 1-10: December 5, 1944 Tracks 1-11 to 1-13: May 2, 1945 Tracks 1-14 to 1-18: September 14, 15 and October 16-18, 1945 Tracks 1-19 to 1-21: January 3, 1946 Tracks 2-1 to 2-6: February 1, 2 and March 3-6, 1946 Tracks 2-7 to 2-11: October 5, 1946 Tracks 2-12 to 2-20: April 21, 1947; Los Angeles.

     
Musicians
PortraitBilly Eckstine voc, tr, 1914-1993 US
album by
PortraitBill Frazier as, tr, US
alto saxophone
PortraitBob "Junior" Williams sax,
alto saxophone
PortraitBudd Johnson ts, 1910-1984 US
alto saxophone
PortraitJimmy Powell as, sax,
alto saxophone
PortraitJohn Cobbs sax,
alto saxophone
PortraitJosh Jackson ts,
alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
PortraitNorris Turney as, cl, 1921-2001 US
alto saxophone
PortraitSonny Criss as, 1927-1977 US
alto saxophone
PortraitSonny Stitt as, ts, 1924-1982 US
alto saxophone
PortraitCecil Payne bs, 1922-2007 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitLeo Parker bs, 1925-1962 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitRudy Rutherford sax, cl, bs, 1924-1995 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitTate Houston bs,
baritone saxophone
PortraitTeddy Cypron sax,
baritone saxophone
PortraitBill McMahon b,
bass
PortraitJohn "Shifty" Henry , 1920-1958 US
bass
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
PortraitTim Kennedy dr,
drums
Paul Reid III
mastered by, engineer, reissue
PortraitConnie Wainwright g,
guitar
PortraitBilly Eckstine And His Orchestra , US
performer, performer, trombone, vocals, vocals, written by
PortraitClyde Hart p, 1910-1945 US
piano
PortraitJimmy Golden p,
piano
PortraitJohn Malachi p, 1919-1987 US
piano, written by
PortraitLinton Garner p, 1915-2003 CA
piano
PortraitRichard Ellington p,
piano
PortraitWarren Bracken p,
piano
PortraitArthur Sammons sax,
tenor saxophone
PortraitDexter Gordon ts, 1923-1990 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitGene Ammons ts, 1925-1974 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitThomas Crump sax, ts,
tenor saxophone
PortraitWardell Gray ts, 1921-1955 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitAlfred "Chippy" Outcalt tb, US
trombone, written by
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
PortraitWalter Knox tb,
trombone
PortraitAl Killian tr, 1916-1950 US
trumpet
PortraitDizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US
trumpet, written by
PortraitFats Navarro tr, 1923-1950 US
trumpet
PortraitFreddie Webster tr, 1916-1947 US
trumpet
PortraitGail Brockman tr, *1910 US
trumpet
PortraitHobart Dotson tr, 1922-1971 US
trumpet
PortraitKenny Dorham tr, 1924-1972 US
trumpet
PortraitKing Kolax tr, *1912 US
trumpet
PortraitLeonard Hawkins tr, US
trumpet
PortraitMarion "Boonie" Hazel tr,
trumpet
PortraitMiles Davis tr, 1926-1991 US
trumpet
PortraitRay Linn tr, 1920-1996 US
trumpet
PortraitRaymond Orr tr,
trumpet
PortraitShorty McConnell tr,
trumpet
PortraitSarah Vaughan voc, 1924-1990 US
vocals
Producers
Orrin Keepnews reissue producer
Composers
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
John Malachi
Alfred "Chippy" Outcalt
Gerald Valentine
Dizzy Gillespie
Al Dubin
Billy Rose
Bob Haggart
Clarence Gaskill
Cole Porter
Con Conrad
Dorothy Fields
Duke Ellington
Earl Hines
Eddie DeLange
Edward Eliscu
Gerald Marks
Gil Fuller
Gladys DuBois
Harold Adamson
Harry Warren
Henry Nemo
Irving Gordon
Irving Mills
Jimmy McHugh
Joe Young
Johnny Burke
Larry Conley
Leo Robin
Leonard Feather
Mack Gordon
Mitchell Parish
Mort Dixon
Ned Washington
Paul Gregory
Russ Columbo
Seymour Simons
Tadd Dameron
Victor Young
Vincent Youmans
Willard Robison
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1I Got A Date With RhythmBilly Eckstine2:57
2I Stay In The Mood For YouBilly Eckstine2:53
3Good Jelly BluesBilly Eckstine2:55
4If That's The Way You FeelBilly Eckstine2:40
5I Want To Talk About YouBilly Eckstine2:36
6Blowing The Blues Away - SingleBilly Eckstine3:11
7Blowing The Blues Away - AlbumBilly Eckstine3:05
8Opus XBilly Eckstine2:36
9I'll Wait And PrayBilly Eckstine2:43
10The Real Thing Happened To MeBilly Eckstine2:43
11Lonesome Lover BluesBilly Eckstine2:46
12A Cottage For SaleBilly Eckstine2:47
13(I Love The) Rhythm In A RiffBilly Eckstine2:49
14Prisoner Of LoveBilly Eckstine2:53
15It Ain't Like ThatBilly Eckstine2:52
16I'm In The Mood For LoveBilly Eckstine2:55
17You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)Billy Eckstine3:00
18Long, Long JourneyBilly Eckstine3:07
19I Only Have Eyes For YouBilly Eckstine2:33
20You're My EverythingBilly Eckstine2:46
21The Jitney ManBilly Eckstine2:54
22Second Balcony JumpBilly Eckstine2:56
23Tell Me, Pretty BabyBilly Eckstine2:55
24Love Is The ThingBilly Eckstine2:21
25Without A SongBilly Eckstine2:51
26Cool BreezeBilly Eckstine2:52
27Don't Take Your Love From MeBilly Eckstine2:55
28Oop Bop Sh'bamBilly Eckstine3:03
29Oop Bop Sh'bam - AlternateBilly Eckstine2:59
30In The Still Of The NightBilly Eckstine2:52
31Jelly, JellyBilly Eckstine3:17
32Jelly, Jelly - AlternateBilly Eckstine2:58
33All Of MeBilly Eckstine2:31
34Where Are You?Billy Eckstine2:41
35Prelude To A KissBilly Eckstine2:53
36(She's Got The) Blues For SaleBilly Eckstine2:59
37(She's Got The) Blue For Sale - AlternateBilly Eckstine3:20
38What's New?Billy Eckstine2:55
39Serenade In BlueBilly Eckstine2:50
40In My SolitudeBilly Eckstine2:51
41Sophisticated LadyBilly Eckstine2:52
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