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Including tracks from her early-'60s period at Roulette, Ballads is a collection aimed at casual fans of Dinah Washington, one of the most bewitching vocalists of the jazz era. Granted, this wasn't the peak of her career; she only recorded five records with the label, most of them shortly before her death. Contrary to the thoughts of jazz critics, though, Washington was still singing with strength and subtlety, and the compilers deftly build the theme of an ongoing relationship with this sequence of standards. Beginning with the dreamy "Lover Man," Ballads progresses through the first blush of a love affair ("I Didn't Know About You") and takes in a few highs ("If It's the Last Thing I Do") along with plenty of lows ("He's Gone Again," "What's New?," "These Foolish Things," "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"). The arrangements are smooth and occasionally overly maudlin, but the assured voice of Dinah Washington triumphs in every setting.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Paul Davis, Composer - DON COSTA, Arranger - Dinah Washington, Performance, MainArtist - Jeff Davis, Composer - James Sherman, Composer - Roger Ramirez, Composer - J. Sherman, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Johnny Mercer, Composer - Dinah Washington, Performance, MainArtist - Sadie Vimmerstadt, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Duke Ellington, Composer - Bob Russell, Composer - Dinah Washington, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Henry Glover, Producer - Carl Sigman, Composer - James Van Heusen, Composer - Fred Norman, Conductor, Arranger - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Marty Manning, Conductor, Arranger - J. Van Heusen, Composer - C Sigman, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Billy Reid, Composer - Buddy Kaye, Composer - Dinah Washington, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Doug Smith, Engineer, Recorder - Henry Glover, Producer - Fred Norman, Conductor, Arranger - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - ROY ALFRED, Composer - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Remixer - A Frisch, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
S Chaplin, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Henry Glover, Producer - DON COSTA, Conductor - Dinah Washington, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
CURTIS LEWIS, Composer - Lionel Hampton, Composer - Dinah Washington, Performance, MainArtist - Curley Hamner, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Earl Edwards, Tenor Saxophone - Frank Wess, Organ - Milt Hinton, Bass - Cecil Payne, Baritone Saxophone - Ernie Royal, Trumpet - Henry Glover, Producer - Jack Strachey, Composer - Eric Maschwitz, Composer - DON COSTA, Conductor, Arranger - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist - Billy Byers, Trombone - ILLINOIS JACQUET, Tenor Saxophone - Eddie Chamblee, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Thomas, Drums - Jimmy Sigler, Organ
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Fred Coots, Composer - DON COSTA, Arranger - Samuel Lewis, Composer - Dinah Washington, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Robert Haggart, Composer - Henry Glover, Producer - Johnny Burke, Composer - DON COSTA, Conductor, Arranger - Dinah Washington, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Henry Glover, Producer - Clarence Williams, Composer - DON COSTA, Conductor, Arranger - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Charles Warfield , Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
R. WARD, Composer - Sid Feller, Composer - Henry Glover, Producer - Ward, Composer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Feller, Composer - Marty Manning, Conductor, Arranger
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Including tracks from her early-'60s period at Roulette, Ballads is a collection aimed at casual fans of Dinah Washington, one of the most bewitching vocalists of the jazz era. Granted, this wasn't the peak of her career; she only recorded five records with the label, most of them shortly before her death. Contrary to the thoughts of jazz critics, though, Washington was still singing with strength and subtlety, and the compilers deftly build the theme of an ongoing relationship with this sequence of standards. Beginning with the dreamy "Lover Man," Ballads progresses through the first blush of a love affair ("I Didn't Know About You") and takes in a few highs ("If It's the Last Thing I Do") along with plenty of lows ("He's Gone Again," "What's New?," "These Foolish Things," "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"). The arrangements are smooth and occasionally overly maudlin, but the assured voice of Dinah Washington triumphs in every setting.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:06
- Main artists: Dinah Washington
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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