Billy Eckstine – An American Original
The idea of baritone balladeer with matinee-idol look leading a powerful big band loaded with practitioners of the new music bebop sounds like a writer’s daydream. But it did happen and this version of “Rhythm In A Riff” with a great Gene Ammons solo typifies how Billy Eckstine pulled it off.
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