Billy Eckstine
Born: 8th July 1914, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: 8th March 1993, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality: American
William Clarence Eckstine was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award "for performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording." His recording of "I Apologize" (MGM, 1948) was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
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The Cole Porter Songbook
Dinah Washington, Shirley Horn, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Ray Brown (upright bass), Louie Bellson (drums), Herb Ellis (guitar), Mel Tormé, Helen Merrill, Quincy Jones Orchestra, Osie Johnson (drums), Clifford Brown (trumpet), Milt Hinton (double bass), Jimmy Jones (piano), Danny Bank (flute), Danny Bank (bass clarinet), Danny Bank (bari sax), Danny Bank (baritone saxophone), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Bill Henderson, Anita O'Day, Harold Mooney And His Orchestra, Sarah Vaughan, Blossom Dearie, Russell Garcia's Orchestra (chamber orchestra), Fred Astaire, Billy Eckstine, Billie Holiday, Alvin Stoller (drums), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (double bass), Flip Phillips (saxophone), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Barney Kessel (electric guitar), Betty Carter, Gus Johnson (drums), Bill Yancey (double bass), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), The Marty Paich Orchestra, Bill Perkins (tenor saxophone), Bill Hood (baritone saxophone), Al Porcino (trumpet), Stu Williamson (trumpet), Red Callender (tuba), Art Pepper (alto saxophone), Mel Lewis (drums), Marty Paich (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass guitar), Vince Derosa (french horn), Barney Kessel (guitar), Morgana King, Bill Evans (piano), George Russell (guitar), Bobby Jasper (flute), Oscar Pettiford (bass guitar), Jo Jones (drums), Russell Garcia's Orchestra (participant), Charlie Parker, The Al Cohn - Zoot Sims Quintet, Major Holley (double bass), Mose Allison (piano), Art Tatum, Dizzy Gillespie, Lex Humphries (participant), Sam J. Jones (participant), Junior Mance (participant), Les Spann (participant), Roland Kirk, Roy Haynes (drums), Vernon Martin (double bass), Wynton Kelly (piano), Sonny Stitt, Kenny Dennis (drums), Bobby Timmons (piano), Edgar Willis (double bass), Max Roach Quintet, George Morrow (double bass), Harold Land (saxophone), Richie Powell (piano), Stan Getz, Bud Powell, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Ray Brown (bass guitar), Tal Farlow, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Jim Hall, Max Roach Quincy Jones, Russell Garcia
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The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook
João Gilberto, Tommy Williams (upright bass), Antonio Carlos Jobim (piano), Milton Banana (drums), Sarah Vaughan, Juan Cadavieco (percussion), Robert Rodriguez (double bass), Jose Mangual (percussion), Rafael Sierra (percussion), Bob Donaldson (drums), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Jerome Richardson (flute), Wayne Andre (trombone), Billy Byers (trombone), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Richard Hixson (trombone), Paul Faulise (trombone), Bob James (piano), Billy Eckstine, Luiz Bonfa, Dave Bailey (drums), Don Payne (double bass), Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (guitar), Stu Williamson (trumpet), Joe Mondragon (double bass), Bud Shank (flute), João Donato (piano), Antonio Carlos Jobim (vocalist), Wes Montgomery, Gene Orloff (violin), Joe Malin (violin), Abe Kessler (cello), Charles McCracken (cello), Harvey Shapiro (cello), George Ricci (cello), Harry Lookofsky (violin), Emanuel Green (violin), Ray Barretto (conga), Ron Carter (bass guitar), Grady Tate (drums), Bernard Eichen (violin), Paul Gershman (violin), Arnold Eidus (violin), Julius Held (violin), Shirley Horn, Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz (tenor saxophone), Bill Reichenbach (percussion), Buddy Deppenschmidt (drums), Gene Byrd (double bass), Gene Byrd (guitar), Keter Betts (double bass), Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Tzigane Elek Bacsik (guitar), Pepito Riestria (percussion), Ruby Collins (drums), Chris White (double bass), Lalo Schifrin (piano), Leo Wright (alto saxophone) Marty Paich
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Lush Life: The Billy Strayhorn Songbook
Sarah Vaughan, Art Farmer, Ben Webster, Louie Bellson, Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (double bass), Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra, Frank Morgan, Cecil Taylor Quartet, Denis Charles (drums), Steve Lacy (saxophone), Buell Neidlinger (double bass), Johnny Hodges, Billy Eckstine, Joe Henderson, Christian McBride (double bass), Stan Getz (tenor saxophone), Victor Lewis (drums), Kenny Barron (piano), Rufus Reid (double bass), Jazz At The Philharmonic All-Stars (orchestra/member) Billy Strayhorn
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The Classic Songs Of Rodgers & Hart
Ella Fitzgerald (vocals), Ben Selvin & His Orchestra (as The Knickerbockers), Don Cherry (trumpet), George Olsen, Perry Como (vocals), Mel Torme (vocals), Helen Morgan, Sammy Davis Jr. (vocals), Evelyn Knight, Lee Wiley, Blossom Dearie (piano & vocals), Vaughn De Leath & Irving Kaufman, Carmen McRae (vocals), Leo Reisman, His Orchestra, Voc. Ran Weeks, Sarah Vaughan (vocals), Ruth Etting, Chris Connor, Peggy Lee (vocals), Jeri Southern, Maurice Cjhevalier, Billy Eckstine (bandleader & vocals), Guy Lombardo, His Royal Canadians, Vocals Carmen Lombardo, Bing Crosby (vocals), Vic Damone, Nancy Wilson (vocals), Judy Garland & Frank Sinatra, Ruby Newman, Lena Horne (vocals), Anita O'Day (vocals), Frank Sinatra (vocals), Hal Kemp, Judy Garland, Larry Clinton & His Orchestra, His Orchestra with Bea Wain, Buddy Clark, Frances Langford, Nat King Cole (vocals), Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Doris Day (vocals), Julie London (vocals), Annie Ross, André Previn
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