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Billy Eckstine - Billy's Best flac album
  • Performer Billy Eckstine
  • Title Billy's Best
  • Date of release 1958
  • Country Canada
  • Other formats WAV AUD DTS MOD WMA MMF AC3
  • Genre Jazz
  • Size MP3 1843 mb
  • Size FLAC 1943 mb
  • Rating: 4.9
  • Votes: 391

Wrapped in strings and the brassy notes of a few jazzmen by arrangers Henry Mancini and Pete Rugolo, Eckstine slides through a dozen ballads and romantic songs, "Stella by Starlight," "You Don't Know What Love Is," and "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams.

William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer, and a bandleader of the swing era. He was noted for his rich, resonant, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. Eckstine's recording of "I Apologize" (MGM, 1948) was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999

BPM Profile Billy's Best! Album starts at 169BPM, ends at 128BPM (-41), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by Billy Eckstine. Don't Worry 'Bout Me & Broadway, Bongos and Mr. "B". 2013. Prisoner Of Love - The Romantic Billy Eckstine. Now Singing in 12 Great Movies. Once More With Feeling.

Billy Eckstine ‎– Billy's Best. Label: Verve Records ‎– 314 526 440-2. Format: CD, Compilation. Cd reissue of 1958 album, different cover Tracks from 13 to 18 are bonus. Other Versions (1 of 1) View All. Cat.

Billy's Best! Tracklist. 1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams Lyrics. 2. Stella by Starlight Lyrics.

Billy Eckstine, Miles Davis, Ирвинг Берлин. Billy Eckstine - You Don't Know What Love Is 03:18. Miles Davis, Billy Eckstine - Oo Bop Sh'bam 03:04. Billy Eckstine - That Ole Devil Called Love 02:46. Billy Eckstine - Where Have You Been? 02:58. Billy Eckstine - When the Sun Comes Out 03:43. Billy Eckstine - A Sunday Kind of Love 03:19. Billy Eckstine - Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart 04:02. Billy Eckstine - Stella By Starlight 02:47. Ирвинг Берлин, Billy Eckstine - I Got Lost in Her Arms 02:59. The Perfect Jazz Collection - 25 Original Albums - Антонин Дворжак, Джордж Гершвин, Ирвинг Берлин.

Not the greatest-hits compilation listeners may think it is, Billy's Best! is in fact a full LP, one of Eckstine's first for Mercury, and the best of his career. Wrapped in strings and the brassy notes of a few jazzmen by arrangers Henry Mancini and Pete Rugolo, Eckstine slides through a dozen ballads and romantic songs, "Stella by Starlight," "You Don't Know What Love Is," and "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams.

The best album by Billy Eckstine is Billy's Best which is ranked number 46,939 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 8. Billy Eckstine is ranked number 20,317 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 8. Members who like this artist also like: Cannonball Adderley, Roy Ayers and Art Blakey. BILLY ECKSTINE - A PROPER INTRODUCTION TO BILLY ECKSTINE: BALLADS, BLUES AND BEB Condition: Brand New. Time left: 25m 22s. Ships to: Worldwide. Billy Eckstine "THE COOL MR. B" BRAND NEW! STILL SEALED!! Condition: Brand New.

Tracklist

A1 Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 2:18
A2 Stella By Starlight 2:50
A3 When The Sun Comes Out 3:45
A4 I Got Lost In His Arms 3:04
A5 Nobody's Heart 3:05
A6 Where Have You Been? 3:02
B1 Babalu 3:02
B2 You Don't Know What Love Is 3:20
B3 A Sunday Kind Of Love 3:23
B4 Trust In Me 2:51
B5 That Old Devil Called Love 2:47
B6 Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart 4:06

Notes

Label variation: red Mercury labels

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
MG-20333 Billy Eckstine Billy's Best ‎(LP, Comp, Mono) Mercury MG-20333 Canada 1958
MG-20333 Billy Eckstine Billy's Best ‎(LP, Comp, Mono) Mercury MG-20333 US 1958
MG-20333, MG 20333 Billy Eckstine Billy's Best ‎(LP, Comp, Mono) Mercury, Mercury MG-20333, MG 20333 US 1958
SR-60086 Billy Eckstine Billy's Best ‎(LP, Comp) Mercury SR-60086 US 1958
MG-20333 Billy Eckstine Billy's Best ‎(LP, Comp) Mercury MG-20333 South Africa 1958

Tracklist

1 Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
2 Stella By Starlight
3 When The Sun Comes Out
4 I Got Lost In His Arms
5 Nobody's Heart
6 Where Have You Been?
7 Babalu
8 You Don't Know What Love Is
9 A Sunday Kind Of Love
10 Trust In Me
11 That Old Devil Called Love
12 Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
13 It's Easier Said Than Done
14 Prisoner Of Love
15 Portrait
16 In The Rain
17 One Love In My Life
18 Vertigo

Notes

Cd reissue of 1958 album, different cover
Tracks from 13 to 18 are bonus

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 731452644022
  • Other: LC0383

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
514433W Billy Eckstine Billy's Best ‎(CD, Comp) Jazz Heritage 514433W 1997