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"It Was So Beautiful" (Arthur Freed, Harry Barris)"I Got a Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) "Love Is Just around the Corner" (Lewis E. Gensler, Leo Robin)
"Imagination" is a popular song with music written by Jimmy Van Heusen and the lyrics by Johnny Burke. [1] The song was first published in 1940 . The two best-selling versions were recorded by the orchestras of Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey in 1940.
1953: Billy Eckstine Sings Tenderly (MGM) 1953: Earl Hines – Billy Eckstine: A Treasury Of Immortal Performances – recorded 1940–1942; 1953: The Great Mr. B: Billy Eckstine and His All-Star Band (DeLuxe/King) – recorded 1944; 1954: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart: Billy Eckstine Sings 8 Great Duke Ellington Songs (MGM)
Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter is a 1986 album by the American singer Billy Eckstine, accompanied by the alto saxophonist Benny Carter. [2] The singer Helen Merrill appears in duet with Eckstine on the first and last songs of the album. This was Eckstine's only LP released on Verve Records, and marked his final album recordings. [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [ 2 ] The editors of AllMusic awarded the album a full five stars, and Scott Yanow wrote: "Although not as essential from the jazz standpoint as Billy Eckstine's earlier big-band dates, this two-fer features the singer at the peak of his powers."
Broadway, Bongos and Mr. B is a 1961 studio album by the American singer Billy Eckstine. It was arranged by Hal Mooney , and marked Eckstine's return to Roulette Records . [ 2 ] The album features Latin tinged arrangements of popular Broadway show tunes , with a percussion section of xylophones , marimbas and bongos .
The Golden Hits of Billy Eckstine is a 1963 studio album by the American singer Billy Eckstine. It was arranged by Billy Byers , conducted by Bobby Tucker , and produced by Quincy Jones . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Billy Eckstine, Billy Eckstine's Imagination (Mercury, 1959) Dennis Farnon, Caution! Men Swinging (RCA Victor, 1957) Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book (Verve, 1956) Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book (Verve, 1956) Dominic Frontiere, On Any Sunday (Bell, 1971)