Dinah Washington - The Swingin` Miss "D"

Artist:

Washington, Dinah

UPC:

731455807424

See Also:

Cole, Nat "King" Arnett Cobb/Dinah Washington - Cobb & His Mob In Concert Benton, Brook & Dinah Washington - Youve Got What It Takes [Import]

Description:

Personnel: Dinah Washington (vocals).
Quincy Jones`s Orchestra: Quincy Jones (conductor); Hal McKusick (alto saxophone, flute); Anthony Ortega (alto saxophone); Jerome Richardson, Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone); Danny Bank (baritone saxophone); Don Elliott (trumpet, mellophone, vibraphone, xylophone, bongo); Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Charlie Shavers, Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Joe Wilder (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson (trombone); Tommy Mitchell (bass trombone); Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); Jimmy Crawford, Osie Johnson (drums).
Includes liner notes by Brian Priestly & John Wilson.
This is part of Verve`s Master Edition series.
Personnel: Dinah Washington (vocals); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Hal McKusick (flute, alto saxophone); Anthony Ortega (clarinet, alto saxophone); Jerome Richardson, Lucky Thompson (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Danny Bank (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Don Elliott (trumpet, vibraphone, xylophone, bongos); Clark Terry, Doc Severinsen, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder, Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell, Nick Travis, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Urbie Green (trombone); Tommy Mitchell (bass trombone); Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson (piano, celesta); Jimmy Crawford , Osie Johnson (drums).
Liner Note Authors: John S. Wilson ; Brian Priestley.
Recording information: New York, NY (06/25/1956-12/06/1956).
Editor: Peter Pullman.
Photographers: Howard; Chuck Stewart.
Arrangers: Ernie Wilkins; Quincy Jones; Benny Golson.
Dinah Washington had everything you could ask for in a singer--pitch, phrasing, diction, savvy, romanticism, humor, a voice golden or guttural, you name it. She was utterly comfortable in whatever style was called for that day, whether jazz, R&B, blues or pop. Her versatility is readily apparent on the series of classy "jazz" albums she recorded for Emarcy/Mercury from 1954 through 1959, till the enormous success of "What A Difference A Day Made" inspired Mercury to try to force her into a purely hit-making mold.
THE SWINGIN` MISS "D" was recorded in 1956 with 23-year-old Quincy Jones arranging. Jones was already an experienced hand with Dinah, since he wrote the charts for her lyrical FOR THOSE IN LOVE in 1954. As the full title states, MISS "D" is an altogether different affair--upbeat and crisply arranged, with Washington turning in one exhilarating tour de force performance after another. Expectedly, there are also exquisite ballad performances here like "Ev`ry Time We Say Goodbye," "I`ll Close My Eyes" and the newly-written "Never Let Me Go." But it`s the hard-driving charts (surperbly restored in a Verve Master Edition) that show Miss D to such advantage on this particular day.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. They Didn`t Believe Me
2. You`re Crying
3. Makin` Whoopee
4. Ev`ry Time We Say Goodbye
5. But Not for Me
6. Caravan
7. Perdido
8. Never Let Me Go
9. Is You Is or Is You Ain`t My Baby?
10. I`ll Close My Eyes
11. Somebody Loves Me
12. I`ll Drown in My Tears
13. You Let My Love Grow Cold
14. Bargain Day
15. Relax Max
16. Tears to Burn
17. Kissing Way Home, The
18. I Know

Album Information

Release Date:

09/22/1998

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Subgenre:

Classic Pop Vocals

Label:

Verve

Producer:

Bob Shad

Catalog Number:

558074

Original Release Year:

1956

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

Runtime:

50 : 59

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