Billy Eckstine with the Metronome All Stars ‎– St. Louis Blues

Forgotten Music on 78 RPM records   Tech StorytellerBilly Eckstine with the Metronome All Stars ‎– St. Louis BluesPermalink: For information on the background of the songs, Requests or contacting Curt Hahn, write to www.Facebook.com/s3productions2 or Forgotten Music on 78 records or [email protected] Eckstine with the Metronome All Stars ‎– St. Louis BluesLabel: MGM Records ‎– 11573Format: Vinyl, 10", 78 RPMReleased: 1953Genre: JazzStyle: Big Band, VocalA: Part 1   Composer HandyB: Part 2  Metronome All-Stars 1953: "How High the Moon"/"St. Louis Blues",CreditsBass – Eddie SafranskiClarinet – John LaportaDrums – Max RoachGuitar – Billy BauerPiano – Teddy WilsonTenor Saxophone – Lester Young, Warne MarshTrombone – Kai WindingTrumpet – Roy EldridgeVibraphone – Terry GibbsVocals – Billy EckstineNotes Sides A&B recorded in New York City, NY July 9, 1953.®Metrolite Non-Breakable under normal use.The Metronome All-Stars were a collection of jazz musicians assembled for studio recordings by Metronome Magazine, based on its readers' polls. The studio sessions were held in the years 1939-42, 1946–53, and 1956, and typically consisted of two tracks which allowed each participant a chance to solo for one chorus. Earlier recordings feature more swing style, while the later sessions tend more toward bebop.