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Album · 1987

Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter

by Billy Eckstine, Benny Carter special guest Helen Merrill

Released
1987
Label
EmArcy Records
Catalogue no.
832011-1
Tracklist
12 tracks
Length
51:18
Country
US

“Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter” is an album by Billy Eckstine, Benny Carter special guest Helen Merrill, released in 1987 on EmArcy Records. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 51:18. Jazz standards on the record include “Autumn Leaves”, “Here's That Rainy Day”, “I've Got The World On A String” and “Memories Of You”. The line-up features Benny Carter (alto saxophone, trumpet), Billy Eckstine (vocals), Bobby Tucker (arranger, piano), Paul West (double bass) and Vernell Fournier (drums (drum set)).

Who played on Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter

Tracklist

  1. A1 You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To standard — Cole Porter 5:26
  2. A2 My Funny Valentine standard — Richard Rodgers 3:36
  3. A3 Here’s That Rainy Day standard — Jimmy Van Heusen 3:55
  4. A4 Summertime standard — George Gershwin 3:56
  5. A5 A Kiss From You 3:57
  6. A6 Memories of You standard — Eubie Blake 3:49
  7. B1 I’ve Got the World on a String standard — Harold Arlen 4:45
  8. B2 Now That I Need You 3:56
  9. B3 Over the Rainbow standard — Harold Arlen 4:44
  10. B4 September Song standard — Kurt Weill 4:01
  11. B5 Autumn Leaves standard — Joseph Kosma 3:47
  12. B6 Didn’t We — Jimmy Webb 5:25

More albums by Billy Eckstine, Benny Carter special guest Helen Merrill

Billy Eckstine Favorites 1950 · MGM Records On Savoy: Billy Eckstine 1954 · Concord Jazz Blues for Sale 1954 · EmArcy Mr. B. With a Beat 1955 · MGM Records The Love Songs Of Mr. “B” 1955 · EmArcy Imagination 1958 · EmArcy No Cover, No Minimum 1960 · Live · Roulette Once More With Feeling 1960 · Roulette Broadway Bongos and Mr. “B” 1961 · Mercury Records Don’t Worry ’Bout Me 1962 · Mercury Records The Modern Sound Of Mr B 1964 · Mercury Records The Prime of My Life 1965 · Motown

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter?

The line-up of Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter includes Benny Carter (alto saxophone, trumpet), Billy Eckstine (vocals), Bobby Tucker (arranger, piano), Paul West (double bass), Vernell Fournier (drums (drum set)) and Helen Merrill (vocals).

Which label released Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter?

Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter was released in 1987 on EmArcy Records (832011-1).

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