[78-L] National Records

[Bill McClung]

I was going to stay quiet on Mr. B but I'll join this pile-on.  I've tried
several times to listen to his vocals with new ears and each time my old
ears take over. The only Eckstines I keep are of his "bebop big band" and I
applaud him for putting that band together and working so hard to make it
work.  So that's where my admiration lies.  Not so for his vocal stylings.

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:44 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>
> Oh boy, you're my friend forever. I can't stand either of them. And Sarah
> is definitely channeling Mr. B on her early recordings in my opinion.
>
>
>
> dl
>
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > From: dialjazz at verizon.net
> > Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 10:38:22 -0400
> > Subject: [78-L] National Records
>  >
> > Julian Vein comments: “I find Eckstine's singing tedious in the
> > extreme.”
> >
> > You shoulda lived through it when his recordings were all over the
> > radio and his 78 book albums prominently displayed in record stores!
> > Two of my least favorite singers are Eckstine and Sarah Vaughn. I have
> > wondered over the years if Vaughn picked up here viral vibrato as a
> > result of singing with Eckstine or the two infected one another. From
> > the very beginning my only interest in the Eckstine band was and has
> > been certain of the instrumentals, sans Eckstine’s valve trombone.
> >
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