Blowing the Blues Away by Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra

First released: 1996, Length: 3:08

Creators (21)

Arranger

  1. Gerald Valentine

Conductor

  1. Billy Eckstine (05 Dec 1944)

Orchestra

  1. Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (05 Dec 1944)

Instruments

  1. Art Blakey (05 Dec 1944) drums (drum set)
  2. Bill Frazier (05 Dec 1944) alto saxophone
  3. Chippy Outcalt (05 Dec 1944) trombone
  4. Connie Wainwright (05 Dec 1944) guitar
  5. Dexter Gordon (05 Dec 1944) tenor saxophone
  6. Dizzy Gillespie (05 Dec 1944) trumpet
  7. Gail Brockman (05 Dec 1944) trumpet
  8. Gene Ammons (05 Dec 1944) tenor saxophone
  9. Gerald Valentine (05 Dec 1944) trombone
  10. Howard Scott (05 Dec 1944) trombone
  11. John Jackson (05 Dec 1944) alto saxophone
  12. John Malachi (05 Dec 1944) piano
  13. Leo Parker (05 Dec 1944) baritone saxophone
  14. Marion "Boonie" Hazel (05 Dec 1944) trumpet
  15. Shorty McConnell (05 Dec 1944) trumpet
  16. Taswell Baird (05 Dec 1944) tenor saxophone, trombone
  17. Tommy Potter (05 Dec 1944) double bass

Vocals

  1. Billy Eckstine (05 Dec 1944)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Blowing the Blues Away (05 Dec 1944)

    Composer

    1. Gerald Valentine

    Lyricist

    1. Billy Eckstine

Releases containing this recording (4)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The Chronological Classics: Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra 1944-1945 1996 Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra
  2. Settin' the Pace 22 Jan 2001 Dexter Gordon
  3. L’Histoire du jazz vocal : The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1941–1953 2004 Various Artists
  4. The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 4/5: Bebop Story – A Musical Revolution That Radically Changed the Road of Jazz 24 Oct 2008 Various Artists