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By the time he reached his peak popularity in 1950, he rivaled Frank Sinatra as the country's most popular vocalist. In fact he was dubbed "the sepia Sinatra," although he was known most often as "Mr. B." Billy Eckstine was a smooth singer also noted as a premier jazz bandleader in the 1940s, gathering many of the performers in the innovative bebop style into a unique large band. Born William Clarence Eckstein in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1914, Eckstine had the spelling of his name changed early in his career by a club owner. The family moved to Washington, D.C. Eckstine's parents stressed education, and he graduated from Washington's Armstrong High School
Sarah Vaughan, G. Thomas Allen, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Billy Eckstine and More!
by Jua Howard
Greetings Music Family! It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show!" I've got new music from The DIVA Jazz Orchestra with Ann Hampton Callaway, Nnenna Freelon, Benny Benack III, Emma Smith and Kieran Brown, and more timeless music from Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Cecile McLorin Salvant, G. Thomas Allen, Kate McGarry, Take 6 ...
Wild Iris Brass Band, Maria Muldaur, Kieran Brown, Dawn Clement, Peter Lin, Anna Laura Quinn, Allan Harris & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Wild Iris Brass Band, Maria Muldaur, Kieran Brown, Dawn Clement, Peter Lin, Anna Laura Quinn and Allan Harris, with birthday shoutouts to Mavis Staples, Carol Morgan, Carolyn Leonhart, Suzanne Pittson, Marina Albero, Iris Ornig and Honorable Man Billy Eckstine, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see ...
Gravity and Resurgence: The Many Dimensions of Dexter Gordon
by Arthur R George
Long Tall Dexter; swinger, bebopper, saxophone balladeer; acting the dissipated genius expatriate who was not unlike himself in the movie Round Midnight; his dressed-up persona “Society Red;" the laconic elder statesman of his later years. Dexter Gordon is all those things, but more than a kaleidoscope of caricatures. Those who trace their lineages through ...
Tania Grubbs: The Sound of Love
by John Chacona
Meet a person from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and you are likely to get a Chamber of Commerce-worthy commendation of their city's greatness. When it comes to jazz, the civic pride is more than warranted; the Steel City was home to immortals such as Earl Hines, Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey and Kenny Clarke. Vocalist Tania Grubbs grew ...
Julia Danielle: Julia Danielle
by Katchie Cartwright
Julia Danielle has been working hard on her craft. She grew up in the Chicago area, singing in the Campanella Children's Choir, winning the International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition in 2022 and earning an undergraduate degree from DePaul University in 2023. She is on track to graduate with a master's in jazz studies from Juilliard ...
Sean Hong Wei & Jeremy Monteiro: The New Jersey Sessions
by Pierre Giroux
The New Jersey Sessions is a testament to the vitality of jazz brought to life by pianist Jeremy Monteiro and tenor saxophonist Sean Hong Wei, with the iconic Houston Person adding his legendary sound to a couple of notable tracks. The album serves up a rich tapestry of eight jazz standards (and one original from Monteiro) ...
Ernestine Anderson, Kalil Wilson, Gabrielle Cavassa and More
by Jua Howard
Welcome Music Family! This week I'm sharing more heartfelt music including songs from Ernestine Anderson, Kalil Wilson, Gabrielle Cavassa, Billy Eckstine, Dianne Reeves and Michael Stephenson. Come get lost in the music with me! Playlist Intro 00:00 Dianne Reeves “Midnight Sun" from When You Know (Blue Note) 2:35 Michael Stephenson “Vanity" from Outskirts of ...
Jose James Makes Music For 'Party And Politics'
by Leo Sidran
Singer Jose James has been a consistent and insistent musical presence ever since he released his first album, The Dreamer in 2008 on British dj Gilles Peterson's newly formed Brownswood Recordings label. Since then he's made a dozen albums, recorded for iconic record labels like Impulse! and Blue Note, and eventually formed his own label Rainbow ...
Bah Humbug, Weather Music, Stocking Stuffer Singles
by David Brown
Personally, I do not celebrate Christmas. But for this week's show, I figured I'd get in the spirit and sprinkle a few offbeat holiday tunes into the mix. We start off with a Latin set with Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra's “Jingle Bells Mambo" followed by Herman's Heat and Puente's Beat; then a set of meteorological ...
