Now Singing In 12 Great Movies
Now Singing In 12 Great Movies is a 1963 studio album by the American singer Billy Eckstine. It was arranged by Billy Byers, conducted by Bobby Tucker, and produced by Quincy Jones.[2]
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The 2002 reissue of the album was reviewed by Ken Dryden at Allmusic who critiqued the marketing of the album as a jazz album. Dryden described the music as "very listenable, with a solid performance throughout by Eckstine" though the arrangements he felt were "very predictable, lacking any significant improvising or solos, awash in strings with a rhythm section that seems on autopilot....Billy Eckstine's vocal abilities are never in question, but jazz fans need to know what to expect prior to purchasing this reissue."[2] Now Singing In 12 Great Movies was chosen as a "Four Star Album" at the time of its release from Billboard magazine in February 1964.[3]
Track listing
- "More (Theme from Mondo Cane)" (Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani) - 2:40
- "The High and the Mighty" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 4:00
- "Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 2:38
- "Never on Sunday" (Manos Hatzidakis, Billy Towne) - 2:47
- "Tender Is the Night" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:18
- "Manhã de Carnival (Morning of the Carnival)" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) - 2:51
- "A Felicidade (Adieu Tristesse)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Andre Michel Salvet) - 2:47
- "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 3:47
- "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 2:50
- "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 2:35
- "My Own True Love" (Mack David, Max Steiner) - 3:29
- "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) - 3:36
- "Tonight" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) - 2:43
Personnel
- Reissue personnel
- Hollis King - art direction
- Sherniece Smith - art producer
- JoDee Stringham - design
- Ken Drunker - executive producer
- David Garland - reissue liner notes
- Peter Keepnews - liner notes
- Cynthia Sesso - photo research
- Mark Smith - production assistant
- Kevin Reeves - reissue mastering
- Bryan Koniarz - reissue producer
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