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Album · 2000

The Cool Mr. B

by Billy Eckstine

Released
2000
Label
Collectors’ Choice Music
Catalogue no.
CCM-1003-2
Tracklist
10 tracks
Country
US

“The Cool Mr. B” is an album by Billy Eckstine, released in 2000 on Collectors’ Choice Music. The original release has 10 tracks. Jazz standards on the record include “Cottage For Sale”, “Don't Blame Me”, “I Love You” and “I Want To Talk About You”. The line-up features Art Blakey (drums (drum set)), Billy Eckstine (conductor, valve trombone), Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (performing orchestra), Budd Johnson (alto saxophone) and Chippy Outcalt (trombone).

Who played on The Cool Mr. B

  • Art Blakey drums (drum set) on 1 track
  • Billy Eckstine conductor, valve trombone, vocals on 1 track
  • Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra performing orchestra on 1 track
  • Budd Johnson alto saxophone on 1 track
  • Chippy Outcalt trombone on 1 track
  • Connie Wainwright guitar on 1 track
  • Dexter Gordon tenor saxophone on 1 track
  • Fats Navarro trumpet on 1 track
  • Gail Brockman trumpet on 1 track
  • Gene Ammons tenor saxophone on 1 track
  • Gerald Valentine trombone on 1 track
  • Howard Scott trombone on 1 track
  • John Malachi piano on 1 track
  • Leo Parker baritone saxophone on 1 track
  • Marion "Boonie" Hazel trumpet on 1 track
  • Shorty McConnell trumpet on 1 track
  • Sonny Stitt alto saxophone on 1 track
  • Taswell Baird tenor saxophone, trombone on 1 track
  • Tommy Potter double bass on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 I Love You standard — Harry Archer, Harlan Thompson
  2. 2 Blowin’ the Blues
  3. 3 Don’t Blame Me standard
  4. 4 If That’s the Way You Feel
  5. 5 I Want to Talk About You standard
  6. 6 Without a Song standard — Vincent Youmans
  7. 7 A Cottage for Sale standard — Willard Robison
  8. 8 Prisoner of Love — Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill
  9. 9 Mean to Me standard
  10. 10 The Night Has a Thounsand Eyes standard — Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin

More albums by Billy Eckstine

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 The Cool Mr. B?

The line-up of The Cool Mr. B includes Art Blakey (drums (drum set)), Billy Eckstine (conductor, valve trombone), Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (performing orchestra), Budd Johnson (alto saxophone), Chippy Outcalt (trombone), Connie Wainwright (guitar), Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone) and Fats Navarro (trumpet).

Which label released The Cool Mr. B?

The Cool Mr. B was released in 2000 on Collectors’ Choice Music (CCM-1003-2).

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