Eckstine

I spent four and a half years with her on the road, and met people like Billy Eckstine, and on and on and on.

Mike Ragogna: Altair & Vega: A Conversation With Bob James, Plus Twilight Artist Lucy Schwartz's Audio Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011

I spent four and a half years with her on the road, and met people like Billy Eckstine, and on and on and on.

Mike Ragogna: Altair & Vega: A Conversation With Bob James, Plus Twilight Artist Lucy Schwartz's Audio Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011

Also in Manhattan, a pristine studio with parquet floors in an Art Deco building near the No. 2 and 3 trains at 125th Street beckons buyers with its $85,000 price tag and historic pedigree—Eartha Kitt, Della Reese and Billy Eckstine once lived there.

Picking Over the Low End Maya Pope-Chappell 2011

As Billy Eckstine said at the start of each of his shows at the Apollo, "It's good to be home."

No Myth: The Apollo's Power Will Friedwald 2011

She has recorded and performed extensively, independently and with other jazz notables, including Artie Shaw, Teddy Wilson, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Benny Carter and Billy Eckstine.

Lena Horne Passes « 2010

In the mid-'40s, Gillespie was in the bands of Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine, along with saxophonist Charlie Parker.

Google and Dizzy Gillespie Matt Schudel 2010

It's the mellowest album to date by the veteran guitarist (who serves as an Adjunct Professor of Music at NYU), smoothly interspersing well-crafted originals and well-selected "covers" (as opposed to standards), including Abbey Lincoln 's "Throw It Away" and Billy Eckstine 's "I Want to Talk About You."

Piano Perspectives, Visions of Vaudeville Will Friedwald 2011

Dameron was a passable pianist, but he found his calling first as an arranger, then as a composer who crafted not just melodies and chords but fully-instrumented charts for Harlan Leonard's Kansas City Orchestra, then Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basie, Billy Eckstine and Dizzy Gillespie.

Madd About Tadd Con Chapman 2011

During his teens, Eckstine wrestled with the idea of a career in football, but after breaking his collarbone and then winning a talent contest while attending Howard University, he decided that singing had more appeal and took on the club scene with great success.

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Rewind, Volume I 2010

In 1944, Eckstine founded the Billy Eckstine Orchestra, then went solo in 1947.

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Rewind, Volume I 2010