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One of many fine EmArcy titles Dinah Washington recorded in the '50s, Dinah! includes a very enjoyable mix of medium-tempo and after-hours vocal numbers. On a handful of cuts, Washington gets into the kind of smoldering and declamatory blues mode she excelled at, especially on "All of Me" and "There'll Be Some Changes Made." Showing her versatility, Washington also shines on relatively tame pop numbers, like the album's waltz-tempo version of "Look to the Rainbow" and an easy strolling "Accent on Youth." Even here, her vocal power comes through, albeit with the blues phrasing mostly kept under wraps. On "A Cottage for Sale," Washington seems to harness all her vocal talents, creating a dazzling mix of jazz phrases, dramatic tonal shifts, and bluesy exclamations, all enveloped in a weary and melancholic tone befitting a breakup song. Besides this gem, other standout selections include "More Than You Know" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." Hal Mooney provides solid, if not terribly provocative big-band and strings arrangements, with fine solos and obbligato passages coming from former Benny Goodman tenorman George Auld and West Coast jazz luminaries like trombonist Frankie Rosolino and alto saxophonist Herb Geller. Washington's rhythm section at the time, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Keeter Betts, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, provide stellar rhythmic accompaniment throughout. A top Dinah Washington date, and a fine place to start for newcomers to the singer's catalog.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - E.Y. HARBURG, ComposerLyricist - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Burton Lane, ComposerLyricist - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Ted Koehler, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Conley, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Willard Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Seymour B. Simons, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GERALD MARKS, ComposerLyricist - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Youmans, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Rose, ComposerLyricist - Edward Eliscu, ComposerLyricist - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
W. Benton Overstreet, ComposerLyricist - Billy Higgins, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Ronell, ComposerLyricist - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joe Greene, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerome Kern, Composer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Otto Harbach, Author - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Williams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Vee Lawnhurst, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Anthony Seymour, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Frisch, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Wise, ComposerLyricist - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ray Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy DeSylva, ComposerLyricist - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
One of many fine EmArcy titles Dinah Washington recorded in the '50s, Dinah! includes a very enjoyable mix of medium-tempo and after-hours vocal numbers. On a handful of cuts, Washington gets into the kind of smoldering and declamatory blues mode she excelled at, especially on "All of Me" and "There'll Be Some Changes Made." Showing her versatility, Washington also shines on relatively tame pop numbers, like the album's waltz-tempo version of "Look to the Rainbow" and an easy strolling "Accent on Youth." Even here, her vocal power comes through, albeit with the blues phrasing mostly kept under wraps. On "A Cottage for Sale," Washington seems to harness all her vocal talents, creating a dazzling mix of jazz phrases, dramatic tonal shifts, and bluesy exclamations, all enveloped in a weary and melancholic tone befitting a breakup song. Besides this gem, other standout selections include "More Than You Know" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." Hal Mooney provides solid, if not terribly provocative big-band and strings arrangements, with fine solos and obbligato passages coming from former Benny Goodman tenorman George Auld and West Coast jazz luminaries like trombonist Frankie Rosolino and alto saxophonist Herb Geller. Washington's rhythm section at the time, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Keeter Betts, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, provide stellar rhythmic accompaniment throughout. A top Dinah Washington date, and a fine place to start for newcomers to the singer's catalog.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:55
- Main artists: Dinah Washington
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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