Billy Eckstine

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Billy Eckstine - what members say

This Joint Is Jumpin' review by from Greater Manchester, UK.

This joint is jumping 26 August 2010
...athon of swing and bebop.All the big names are featured from the 40's and 50's; Billy Eckstine scats a riff with his band,Ina Mae Ray conducts,dances and sings; Jimmy Dorsey ... Read customer review

This Joint Is Jumpin' on DVD (2005)
Starring: Dizzy Gillespie, Jack Teagarden, Billy Eckstine
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Features twenty six tracks from the Big Band era. Includes performances by Dizzy Gillespie, Jack Teagarden, Billy Eckstein and many more.

40% from 17 members

Swing Brother Swing on DVD (2004)
Director: Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie
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Two legends of Jazz in one programme - both were members of the legendary Earl 'Fatha' Hines Orchestra but one used lyrics to express himself and the other played trumpet. Billie Eckstein was the first romantic black male singer in popular music. His smooth baritone and distinctive vibrato crossed ..read more »

54% from 5 members

Wattstax (1973)
Starring: Ossie Davis, Richard Pryor, Fred Berry
Director: Mel Stuart
Certificate:
Originally released in 1973, WATTSTAX is a musical and cultural artifact that pays tribute to the Watts riots, which ravaged Los Angeles for six days beginning August 11, 1965. The film's main focus is the Watts Summer Festival's 1972 concert held at the Los Angeles Coliseum, featuring performances ..read more »

47% from 7 members
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That Old Black Magic on DVD
Starring: Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald
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The tracklist features Duke Ellington - 'I'm Beginning To See The Light', Cab Calloway - 'Minnie The Moocher', Ella Fitzgerald - 'Imagination', Billy Eckstine - 'September Song', Sarah Vaughan - 'Misty' and many more.

56% from 40 members

Rhapsody in Black on DVD
Starring: Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald
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A collection of rare remastered recordings and film clips from the 1950s and 60s from Canada's CBC who were welcoming black musicians who were facing racism at home. Includes performances of classic songs from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald ("Oh Lady Be Good"), Duke Ellington ("Sophisticated Lady") ..read more »

59% from 48 members

This Joint Is Jumpin' - 2.0 stars
Swing Brother Swing - 2.5 stars
Wattstax - 2.5 stars
That Old Black Magic - 3.0 stars
Rhapsody in Black - 3.0 stars

Rhapsody in Black - 3.0 stars
That Old Black Magic - 3.0 stars
Swing Brother Swing - 2.5 stars
Wattstax - 2.5 stars
This Joint Is Jumpin' - 2.0 stars

This Joint Is Jumpin' - 2.0 stars
Wattstax - 2.5 stars
Swing Brother Swing - 2.5 stars
That Old Black Magic - 3.0 stars
Rhapsody in Black - 3.0 stars

Duke Ellington - 2 times - show films
Cab Calloway - 2 times - show films
Sarah Vaughan - 2 times - show films
Ella Fitzgerald - 2 times - show films
Sammy Davis Jr. - 1 times - show films

Dizzy Gillespie - 1 times - show films
Mel Stuart - 1 times - show films