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- Date Released: February 9, 1999
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Chronological Classics / Abeille Musique
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Following up their excellent set of Billy Eckstine's 1944-1945 sides, Classics' has now brought together more of the bandleader's prime bebop-era material on this disc of 1946-1947 material. Once again, Eckstine is backed by some of the day's top players, namely Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, and Art Blakey. The highlights abound, including an update of Eckstine's early-'40s hit with the Earl Hines band, "The Jitney Man"; excellent readings of "Without a Song" and "In the Still of the Night"; and a riveting go at Dizzy Gillespie's bop classic, "Oo Bop Sh'bam." Presaging his subsequent fame as a grand ballad singer, the collection also features early orchestra cuts like "My Silent Love" and "All the Things You Are," all featuring the singer's lush baritone against some slightly cloying string charts. Finally, the show ends in intimate fashion, as Eckstine takes up the trombone -- don't worry, he sings too -- in a small combo featuring tenor saxophonist Wardell Gray. A pure delight.
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I Only Have Eyes For You (Warren-Dubin)
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2:35 |
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| 02. | |
You're My Everything (Warren-Dixon-Young)
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2:46 |
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I've Got To Pass Your House (Brown)
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2:48 |
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The Jitney Man (unknown)
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2:46 |
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Blue (Silver-Kenny)
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3:00 |
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Second Balcony Jump (Eckstine-Valentine)
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2:54 |
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Gloomy Sunday (Lewis-Seress)
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2:54 |
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Tell Me Pretty Baby (Eckstine)
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2:59 |
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Love Is The Thing (Young-Washington)
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2:51 |
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Without A Song (Youmans-Rose)
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2:53 |
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Cool Breeze (Eckstine-Gillespie-Dameron)
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2:53 |
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Don't Take Your Love From Me (Nemo)
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2:57 |
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Oo Bop Sh'Bam (Gillespie-Fuller)
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3:04 |
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I Love The Loveliness Of You (Schell-Walker)
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2:42 |
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In The Still Of The Night (Porter)
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2:54 |
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Jelly Jelly (Hines-Eckstine)
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3:18 |
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My Silent Love (Suesse-Heyman)
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2:51 |
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Time On My Hands (Adamson-Youmans)
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2:54 |
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All The Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein II)
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2:38 |
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In A Sentimental Mood (Ellington-Parish)
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2:37 |
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All Of Me (Simms-Marks)
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2:41 |
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Where Are You? (Adamson-McHugh)
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2:45 |
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Prelude To A Kiss (Gordon-Mills-Ellington)
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2:54 |
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She's Got The Blues For Sale (unknown)
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2:59 |
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24 Total Tracks, 68:33 Total Length
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Credits
- Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Sonny Criss - Sax (Alto) // Tadd Dameron - Accordion // Tadd Dameron - Accordion // Tadd Dameron - Accordion // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Kenny Dorham - Trumpet // Kenny Dorham - Trumpet // Kenny Dorham - Trumpet // Billy Eckstine - Director // Billy Eckstine - Director // Billy Eckstine - Director // Billy Eckstine - Trombone (Valve) // Billy Eckstine - Trombone (Valve) // Billy Eckstine - Trombone (Valve) // Billy Eckstine - Vocals // Billy Eckstine - Vocals // Billy Eckstine - Vocals // Billy Eckstine - Main Performer // Billy Eckstine - Main Performer // Billy Eckstine - Main Performer // Wardell Gray - Sax (Tenor) // Wardell Gray - Sax (Tenor) // Fats Navarro - Trumpet // Leo Parker - Sax (Bass) // Cecil Payne - Sax (Bass) // Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto) // Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto) // Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto) // Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto) // Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto) // Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto) // Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto) // Linton Garner - Piano // Ray Linn - Trumpet // Tommy Potter - Bass // Norris Turney - Sax (Alto) // Art Blakey - Drums // Art Blakey - Drums // Art Blakey - Drums // Art Blakey - Drums // Art Blakey - Drums // Hobart Dotson - Trumpet // Boonie Hazel - Trumpet // Shifty Henry - Bass // Tate Houston - Sax (Bass) // Josh Jackson - Sax (Tenor) // King Kolax - Trumpet // Shorty McConnell - Trumpet // Chips Outcalt - Trombone // Gerald Valentine - Trombone // Gerald Valentine - Accordion // Connie Wainwright - Guitar // Raymond Orr - Trumpet // Anatol Schenker - Liner Notes // Walter Knox - Trombone // Leonard Hawkins - Trumpet // Bill McMahon - Bass // Art Sammons - Sax (Tenor) // John Cobbs - Sax (Alto) // Bob Williams - Sax (Alto) // Tim Kennedy - Drums // Richard Ellington - Piano // Robert Scott - Trombone
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