Mercury Records Collection: MG-20674: Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones At Basin Street East

MG-20674: Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones At Basin Street East

Label Type :	black Mercury type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 20674A M1 FF
	SIDE-B	MG 20674B M1 FF

Comments

Equivalent release: Mercury SR-60673 (stereo).

with original Mercury inner sleeve.

Inside The Groove

An exciting live performance of Mr. “B”, being backed by the great Quincy Jones orchestra.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Mr. “B” in the sixties - the popularity was not so huge he used to get in the fourties, but his singing ability is always superb. Full of drive, follow-through and control. Also, the backing orchestra is beautifully superb - Quincy Jones' road band (featuring many talented musicians) adds another level of perfection with Quincy's great scores.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	23011 (PB4364/PS1035)	All Right, Okay, You Win (Wyche - Watts)	2:41
A-2	Medley: (announcement)		0:25
	22104 (PB4365/PS1025)	I'm Falling For You (Hubert - Williams - Sanders)	2:54
	22105 (PB4382/PS1026)	Fool That I Am (Hunt)	2:00
	22106 (PB4383/PS1027)	Everything I Have Is Yours (Lane - Adamson)	2:35
A-3	22107 (PB4384/PS1028)	In The Still Of The Night (Porter)	3:39
	(band chaser)		0:08
SIDE-B
B-1	Ellington Medley: (announcement)		0:35
	22110 (PB4322/PS1031)	Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington - Russell)	1:50
	22111 (PB4323/PS1032)	I'm Just A Lucky So And So (Ellington - David)	2:30
	22112 (PB4324/PS1033)	Caravan (Tizol - Ellington - Mills)	1:50
	22113 (PB4325/PS1034)	Sophisticated Lady (Ellington - Parish - Mills)	3:53
B-2	22109 (PB4427/PS1030)	Work Song (Adderley - Brown Jr.)	4:00
B-3	22108 (PB4426/PS1029)	Ma (She's Making Eyes At Me) (Conrad - Clare)	2:30
	(band chaser)		0:13

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Billy Eckstine (vo) with Quincy Jones Orchestra, probably consists of:
Joe Newman (tp), John Bello (tp), Jimmy Maxwell (tp), Jimmy Nottingham (tp),
Curtis Fuller (tb), Britt Woodman (tb), Melba Liston (tb), Paul Faulise (tb),
Julius Watkins (frh),
Joe Lopez (as), Phil Woods (as), Jerome Richardson (ts), Eric Dixon (ts),
Patti Bown (p), Les Spann (g, fl), Art Davis (b), Stu Martin (ds),
Quincy Jones (arr, cond).
Recorded at Basin Street East, New York City in October 1961.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Billy Eckstine (vo, tp, ldr) :

EmArcy MG-26025 10-inch : Blues For Sale
EmArcy MG-26027 10-inch : The Love Songs Of Mr. “B”
EmArcy MG-36010 : I Surrender Dear
EmArcy MG-36029 : Blues For Sale
EmArcy MG-36030 : The Love Songs Of Mr. “B”
EmArcy MG-36129 : Billy Eckstine's Imagination
Mercury MG-20316 / SR-60002 : Sings The Best Of Irving Berlin / Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan
Mercury MG-20333 / SR-60086 : Billy's Best
Mercury MG-20637 / SR-60637 : Broadway, Bongos and Mr. “B”
Mercury MG-20674 / SR-60674 : Billy Eckstine and Quincy Jones At Basin Street
Mercury MG-20736 / SR-60736 : Don't Worry 'Bout Me
Mercury MG-20796 / SR-60796 : Golden Hits
Mercury MG-20916 / SR-60916 : The Modern Sound Of Mr. “B”
Wing WC-16334 : Now Singing in 10 Great Movies