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Blowing the Blues Away
by
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra
First released:
1996,
Length:
3:08
Creators
(21)
Arranger
Gerald Valentine
Conductor
Billy Eckstine
(05 Dec 1944)
Orchestra
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra
(05 Dec 1944)
Instruments
Art Blakey
(05 Dec 1944)
drums (drum set)
Bill Frazier
(05 Dec 1944)
alto saxophone
Chippy Outcalt
(05 Dec 1944)
trombone
Connie Wainwright
(05 Dec 1944)
guitar
Dexter Gordon
(05 Dec 1944)
tenor saxophone
Dizzy Gillespie
(05 Dec 1944)
trumpet
Gail Brockman
(05 Dec 1944)
trumpet
Gene Ammons
(05 Dec 1944)
tenor saxophone
Gerald Valentine
(05 Dec 1944)
trombone
Howard Scott
(05 Dec 1944)
trombone
John Jackson
(05 Dec 1944)
alto saxophone
John Malachi
(05 Dec 1944)
piano
Leo Parker
(05 Dec 1944)
baritone saxophone
Marion "Boonie" Hazel
(05 Dec 1944)
trumpet
Shorty McConnell
(05 Dec 1944)
trumpet
Taswell Baird
(05 Dec 1944)
tenor saxophone, trombone
Tommy Potter
(05 Dec 1944)
double bass
Vocals
Billy Eckstine
(05 Dec 1944)
Works
(1)
Recording Of
Blowing the Blues Away
(05 Dec 1944)
Composer
Gerald Valentine
Lyricist
Billy Eckstine
Releases containing this recording
(4)
Official
Album - Compilation
The Chronological Classics: Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra 1944-1945
1996
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra
Settin' the Pace
22 Jan 2001
Dexter Gordon
L’Histoire du jazz vocal : The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1941–1953
2004
Various Artists
The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 4/5: Bebop Story – A Musical Revolution That Radically Changed the Road of Jazz
24 Oct 2008
Various Artists