KnowraBilly EckstineLinked fromLinked fromThe 5 pages that link to Billy Eckstine, each with the reason it gives.All 5Related 4Compared with 1Dizzy GillespieRelated: Gillespie served as musical director and trumpeter in Eckstine’s band.Art BlakeyRelated: Blakey played in Eckstine’s orchestra, where he worked alongside leading innovators of modern jazz.Nat King ColeCompared with: Eckstine offers a close comparison in vocal range and the transition from jazz to pop singing.Sarah VaughanRelated: She sang in Eckstine’s band, where bebop musicians and vocalists worked side by side.Earl HinesRelated: Eckstine sang with Hines’s orchestra before leading a band that launched several bebop careers.