Billy Eckstine
The Pittsburgh-born singer and bandleader Billy Eckstine started his career in
1939 with the influential Earl Hines playing trumpet and singing with Hines'
Grand Terrace Orchestra. He played on the orchestra's version of 'Stormy Monday
Blues' and from there his reputation began to grow.
By 1944 Eckstine felt confident enough to start his own big band - The Billy
Eckstine Orchestra, an ensemble widely credited with being the first bop big
band and served as a springboard for the careers of many notable jazz performers
including Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Art Blakey and Charl...
St. Louis Blues, Pts. 1-2Billy Eckstine and The Metronome All-Stars
Christmas EveBilly Eckstine
Memories of YouBilly Eckstine
Ma (She's Making Eyes At Me)Billy Eckstine and Quincy Jones
Then Came You (Out of the Blue)Billy Eckstine
In the Still of the NightCole Porter and Billy Eckstine
St. Louis Blues, Pts. 1-2Billy Eckstine and The Metronome All-Stars
Quadromania: Billy Eckstine - I Ain't Like That
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Christmas EveBilly Eckstine
Verve Presents: The Very Best of Christmas Jazz
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Memories of YouBilly Eckstine
Love Songs
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Ma (She's Making Eyes At Me)Billy Eckstine and Quincy Jones
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Then Came You (Out of the Blue)Billy Eckstine
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In the Still of the NightCole Porter and Billy Eckstine
No Cover No Minimum
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