

Since this is peripheral information, no attempt has been made to reconcile lists published in the various newspaper reports of the awards. Billy Eckstine and Frances Wanye, vocalists.King Cole and Billie Holiday, vocalists.

Gene Krupa, drums Slam Stewart, string bass.Ella Fitzgerald and Mildred Bailey tied, female vocalist'.three-time winners of one of jazz’s most coveted awards, the 1946 Gold "Esky Statuette, signifying All-American rating.The award winners named in The Birmingham News and The Call and Post: The inimitable Duke Ellington has been chosen for the second consecutive year as the top arranger and his band as the top jazz band in Esquire's 1946 All-American Jazz Selections.Īnd the jazz stylists Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Red Norvo and Coleman Hawkins have been picked for the third consecutive year as the top stylists In the jazz world. The Duke – Where and When A Chronicle of Duke Ellington'sĬlick here for Part 1 (1891 - 1945) on the Canadian serverĬlick here for Part 1 (1891 - 1945) on the DESUK server

