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Billy Eckstine - Wikipedia. William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) [1] 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. [2] .
Album, Reissue, Remastered. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1991 CD release of "The Complete "Birth Of The Bebop"" on Discogs.
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Hear the greatest hits of BILLY ECKSTINE in this OFFICIAL playlist. Spread the classic jazz, and don't forget to share this playlist! Subscribe here: http:...
Gillespie and Parker: The Birth of Bebop. by John Cobley. Sunday May 3rd, 2020. The partnership between Dizzy Gillespie (right) and Charlie Parker (left) in the early 1940s was the key element in the birth of bebop in jazz.
Nov 26, 2020 · Into this breach stepped one William Clarence Eckstine (1914-1993), a Pittsburgh-born baritone crooner who was also bitten with the jazz bug. It’s not well known that Eckstine played pretty good jazz trumpet and fair valve trombone; what most people remember him for is his rich, smooth singing, which he displayed on a couple of hit ...
Dec 5, 2002 · When the classic sounds from 1944-1947 echo through the room, we recall innovators such as Billy Eckstine, who helped shape the second half of a century of jazz. Through the big bands of Earl Hines, Eckstine, and Dizzy Gillespie passed a significant number of bebop pioneers with their creative ideas and powerful resources.
The Complete "Birth of the Bebop", an Album by Charlie Parker. Released in 1991 on Stash (catalog no. ST-CD-535; CD). Genres: Bebop.
