[2] The singer Helen Merrill appears in duet with Eckstine on the first and last songs of the album.

[4] Scott Yanow reviewed Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter for Allmusic and wrote that "Billy Eckstine's final recording (although he would live until 1993) finds the 72-year-old singer showing his age.

Mr. B's famous baritone voice at this late date only hints at his earlier greatness although his phrasing and enthusiasm uplift what could have been a depressing affair."

Yanow felt that Carter "...still sounds in his prime on alto" and praised his trumpet solo on "September Song".

[3] Eckstine's biographer Cary Ginnell also noted the deterioration in his voice, writing that "...he had by now lost most of his lower range...[his] jazz instincts were still evident, but his chops were gone".