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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
 | Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra , US album by |
 | Bill Frazier as, tr, US alto saxophone |
 | John Jackson as, alto saxophone |
 | Jimmy Powell as, sax, alto saxophone, altos |
 | Leo Parker bs, 1925-1962 US baritone saxophone |
 | Rudy Rutherford sax, cl, bs, 1924-1995 US baritone saxophone |
 | Oscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US bass |
 | Tommy Potter b, 1918-1988 US bass |
 | Art Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US drums |
 | Shadow Wilson dr, 1919-1959 US drums |
 | Connie Wainwright g, guitar |
 | Billy Eckstine voc, tr, 1914-1993 US leader, written by, vocals |
 | Clyde Hart p, 1910-1945 US piano |
 | John Malachi p, 1919-1987 US piano, written by |
 | Budd Johnson ts, 1910-1984 US tenor saxophone, arranger |
 | Dexter Gordon ts, 1923-1990 US tenor saxophone, tenors |
 | Gene Ammons ts, 1925-1974 US tenor saxophone, tenors |
 | Thomas Crump sax, ts, tenor saxophone, tenors |
 | Wardell Gray ts, 1921-1955 US tenor saxophone, tenors |
 | Alfred "Chippy" Outcalt tb, US trombone |
 | Claude Jones tb, 1901-1962 US trombone |
 | Gerald Valentine tb, 1914-1983 US trombone, written by |
 | Howard Scott tb, GB trombone |
 | Taswell Baird tb, 1922-2002 US trombone |
 | Trummy Young tb, 1912-1984 US trombone |
 | Al Killian tr, 1916-1950 US trumpet |
 | Dizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet |
 | Freddie Webster tr, 1916-1947 US trumpet |
 | Gail Brockman tr, *1910 US trumpet |
 | Marion "Boonie" Hazel tr, trumpet |
 | Shorty McConnell tr, trumpet |
 | Sarah Vaughan voc, 1924-1990 US vocals |
 | Benny Carter And His Orchestra , performer on track |
 | Russell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US alto saxophone |
 | Willard Brown sax, 1909-1967 US alto saxophone, baritone saxophone |
 | John Simmons b, 1918-1979 US bass |
 | J.C. Heard dr, 1917-1988 US drums |
 | Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US guitar |
 | Sonny White p, 1917-1971 US piano |
 | Don Byas ts, 1912-1972 US tenor saxophone |
 | Al Grey tb, 1925-2000 US trombone |
 | Alton Moore tb, 1908-1978 US trombone |
 | Sandy Williams tb, 1906-1991 US trombone |
 | Emmett Berry tr, 1915-1993 US trumpet |
 | Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet |
 | Neal Hefti tr, 1922-2008 US trumpet |
 | Shorty Rogers tr, fh, 1924-1994 US trumpet |
 | Maxine Sullivan voc, 1911-1987 US vocals |
 | Benny Carter as, 1907-2003 US written by, leader |
Producers
| Gerald Fifer cover |
| Bix Curtis liner notes |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blowing The Blues Away | Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra | Gerald Valentine, Billy Eckstine | |
| 2 | If That's The Way You Feel | Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra | Billy Eckstine | |
| 3 | I Want To Talk About You | Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra | Billy Eckstine | |
| 4 | The Real Thing Happened To Me | Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra | Billy Eckstine | |
| 5 | I'll Wait And Pray | Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra | Billy Eckstine | |
| 6 | I Got A Date With Rhythm | Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra | Billy Eckstine | |
| 7 | Good Jelly Blues | Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra | Billy Eckstine | |
| 8 | Opus X | Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra | John Malachi | |
| 9 | I Stay In The Mood For You | Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra | Billy Eckstine | |
| 10 | I'm The Caring Kind | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Benny Carter |
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