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Dinah Washington cut a lot of sides in two decades of recording. However, her straight jazz sessions were few and far between because of the mass popular and commercial appeal that she had as a pop singer. Still, the versatile Dinah thrived in just about any setting and the one provided here in 1955 by the gifted Chicago producer Bob Shad showcases her intimate side to perfection.
Since Dinah Washington just about invented gospel-based soulful singing, it's thrilling to hear her at the peak of her powers backed by a small group that includes trumpeter Clark Terry and pianist Wynton Kelly. The session is also graced by Quincy Jones' tidy arrangements. With such expert support, the singer's powerful phrasing, precise diction, and pitch-perfect intonation draw as much emotion and meaning possible out of her chosen material, including Billie-associated tunes like "Easy Living" and "My Old Flame." Dinah Washington was first and foremost a musician--not a showboat. And part of her genius was that she could make her formidable presence actually underscore her own vulnerability, as in the lilting "Blue Gardenia" and blues-tinged "You Don't Know What Love Is."
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Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Russell, ComposerLyricist - Lester Lee, ComposerLyricist - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Bob Shad, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Robin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Rainger, ComposerLyricist - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Bob Shad, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - CLYDE OTIS, Producer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Cecil Payne, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gene DePaul, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Producer - Bob Shad, Producer - Ed Thigpen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Feather, Producer - Keter Betts, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - CLYDE OTIS, Producer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Cecil Payne, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Mooney, Producer - Bob Shad, Producer - Ed Thigpen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Feather, Producer - Keter Betts, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arthur Johnston, ComposerLyricist - Sam Coslow, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Bob Shad, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, Author - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Bob Shad, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Bob Shad, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Bob Shad, Producer - Victor Abrahams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Reg Connelly, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TED SHAPIRO, ComposerLyricist - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Dinah Washington cut a lot of sides in two decades of recording. However, her straight jazz sessions were few and far between because of the mass popular and commercial appeal that she had as a pop singer. Still, the versatile Dinah thrived in just about any setting and the one provided here in 1955 by the gifted Chicago producer Bob Shad showcases her intimate side to perfection.
Since Dinah Washington just about invented gospel-based soulful singing, it's thrilling to hear her at the peak of her powers backed by a small group that includes trumpeter Clark Terry and pianist Wynton Kelly. The session is also graced by Quincy Jones' tidy arrangements. With such expert support, the singer's powerful phrasing, precise diction, and pitch-perfect intonation draw as much emotion and meaning possible out of her chosen material, including Billie-associated tunes like "Easy Living" and "My Old Flame." Dinah Washington was first and foremost a musician--not a showboat. And part of her genius was that she could make her formidable presence actually underscore her own vulnerability, as in the lilting "Blue Gardenia" and blues-tinged "You Don't Know What Love Is."
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:46
- Main artists: Dinah Washington
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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