Now Singing In 12 Great Movies
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| Studio album by Billy Eckstine | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop music, Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:16 | |||
| Label | Mercury WC 16334/SR 60834 | |||
| Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
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.
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."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.
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