Released 1964 Length 39:16 Release date 1964 Label Hallmark Records | Recorded 1964 Artist Billy Eckstine Producer Quincy Jones Genre Traditional pop music | |
The Modern Sound of Mr. B
(1964) The Prime of My Life
(1965) Similar Once More with Feeling, At Basin Street East, Basie/Eckstine Incorporated, No Cover - No Minimum, Sarah Vaughan and Billy | ||
The Modern Sound of Mr. B is a 1964 studio album by the American singer Billy Eckstine. It was produced by Quincy Jones.
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Reception
The album was chosen as a "Special Merit Pick" by Billboard magazine upon its release in June 1964. BillBoard commented that "Few singers manage in their careers to achieve a truly distinctive style, but "Mr B." has a style strictly his own." Stereo Review said of the album that "His vocal sound is warm and rich, his polish is obvious. This album is titled "The Modern Sound of Mr. B." It is a misnomer. Eckstine's sound is the same as it always was — like a 45-rpm Sarah Vaughan record played at 33 1/3".
Track listing
- "Mister Kicks" - 2:20
- "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) - 3:13
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:18
- "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) - 3:25
- "Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:30
- "What Are You Afraid of" - 2:26
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) - 1:55
- "A Garden in the Rain" (James Dyrenforth, Carroll Gibbons) - 2:50
- "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 4:07
- "Poor Fool" - 3:00
- "Our Once Happy Love" - 2:58
- "Wanted" - 2:47
Personnel
Songs
1Mister Kicks2:31
2Funny Girl: People3:44
3Satin Doll3:12
References
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