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...
Passing StrangersBilly Eckstine
All The Published Sides
Dedicated to YouBilly Eckstine
Quadromania: Billy Eckstine - I Ain't Like That
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I Only Have Eyes for YouBilly Eckstine
The Savoy Sessions: Billy Eckstine - Mister B. and the Band
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All the Things You AreBilly Eckstine
The Savoy Sessions: Billy Eckstine - Mister B. and the Band
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Smoke Gets In Your EyesBilly Eckstine
Quadromania: Billy Eckstine - I Ain't Like That
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Don't Take Your Love from MeBilly Eckstine
The Savoy Sessions: Billy Eckstine - Mister B. and the Band
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