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The Definitive Dinah Washington
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Album: The Definitive Dinah Washington
# Song Title   Time
1)    Evil Gal Blues More Info... 2:53
2)    Embraceable You Single Version More Info... 2:54
3)    New Blowtop Blues Single Version More Info... 2:36
4)    Our Love Is Here To Stay More Info... 2:30
5)    Big Long Slidin' Thing More Info... 2:56
6)    A Foggy Day Mono Version More Info... 7:58
7)    I Don't Hurt Anymore More Info... 3:12
8)    Teach Me Tonight More Info... 2:46
9)    Blue Gardenia More Info... 5:18
10)    My Ideal More Info... 2:19
11)    I'll Close My Eyes Album Version More Info... 3:58
12)    All Of Me Live (1958/Newport) More Info... 5:29
13)    What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Single Version/Original Title More Info... 2:28
14)    Baby (You've Got What It Takes) More Info... 2:43
15)    Unforgettable More Info... 2:42
16)    This Bitter Earth Album Version More Info... 2:27
17)    Invitation More Info... 3:02
18)    Drinking Again More Info... 3:29
19)    Me and My Gin More Info... 3:32
20)    For All We Know More Info... 4:44
 
Album: The Definitive Dinah Washington
# Song Title   Time
1)    Evil Gal Blues More Info... 2:53
2)    Embraceable You Single Version More Info... 2:54
3)    New Blowtop Blues Single Version More Info... 2:36
4)    Our Love Is Here To Stay More Info... 2:30
5)    Big Long Slidin' Thing More Info... 2:56
6)    A Foggy Day Mono Version More Info... 7:58
7)    I Don't Hurt Anymore More Info... 3:12
8)    Teach Me Tonight More Info... 2:46
9)    Blue Gardenia More Info... 5:18
10)    My Ideal More Info... 2:19
11)    I'll Close My Eyes Album Version More Info... 3:58
12)    All Of Me Live (1958/Newport) More Info... 5:29
13)    What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Single Version/Original Title More Info... 2:28
14)    Baby (You've Got What It Takes) More Info... 2:43
15)    Unforgettable More Info... 2:42
16)    This Bitter Earth Album Version More Info... 2:27
17)    Invitation More Info... 3:02
18)    Drinking Again More Info... 3:29
19)    Me and My Gin More Info... 3:32
20)    For All We Know More Info... 4:44
 
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  • Personnel includes: Dinah Washington (vocals); Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor); Brook Benton (vocals); Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone); Clark terry (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green (trombone); Terry Gibbs (vibraphone); Wynton Kelly, Junior Mance, Joe Zawinul (piano); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); Jimmy Cobb, Max Roach (drums).
  • Producers include: Henry Glover, Clyde Otis, Bob Shad, Jack Tracy, Leonard Feather.
  • Compilation producer: Ken Druker.
  • Recorded between 1943 & 1962. Includes liner notes by Robert Pruter.
  • All tracks have been digitally remastered.
  • Personnel: Dinah Washington (vocals, vibraphone); Brook Benton (vocals); Freddie Green, George Barnes, Kenny Burrell, Barry Galbraith (guitar); Hal Mooney, Belford Hendricks (strings); Jerome Richardson (flute, saxophone); Rudy Rutherford (clarinet); Rick Henderson, Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , Dave Young Orchestra, Paul Quinichette, Arnett Cobb (tenor saxophone); Cecil Payne, Charles Davis (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry, Joe Morris , Willie Cook (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Urbie Green, Gus Chappell (trombone); Tommy Mitchell (bass trombone); Rudy Martin, Joe Zawinul, Junior Mance, Milt Buckner, Wynton Kelly (piano); Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson (celesta); Jackie Davis (organ); Terry Gibbs (vibraphone); Ed Thigpen, Fred Radcliffe, Gus Johnson , Oliver Coleman, Jimmy Cobb , Max Roach, Osie Johnson, Panama Francis (drums); Candido Camero (bongos).
  • Liner Note Author: Robert Pruter.
  • Recording information: Chicago, IL (12/29/1943-05/08/1962); Los Angeles, CA (12/29/1943-05/08/1962); New York, NY (12/29/1943-05/08/1962); Newport, Rhode Island (12/29/1943-05/08/1962).
  • Photographer: Chuck Stewart.
  • Arrangers: Don Costa; Hal Mooney; Quincy Jones; Belford Hendricks.
  • This 20-track compilation released as a joint venture by Verve and Blue Note, covers a lot of ground -- from 1943 to 1962 -- but then, so did Dinah Washington. She sang down and dirty blues, lush ballads, romantic standards, sophisticated R&B, swinging jazz, and even country, and this disc gives a taste of each style. Her earliest recordings were rooted in the blues and are represented by 1943's low-down and nasty "Evil Girl Blues," 1951's "New Blowtop Blues," and the filthy and funny "Big Long Slidin' Thing" from 1954. By the mid-'50s Washington had segued into a more sophisticated jazz style. Her version of "Teach Me Tonight" from 1954 featuring Hal Mooney's orchestra is seminal, her recording of "White Gardenia" from 1955 nothing short of heartbreaking. She also did an incredible cover of Hank Snow's country hit "I Don't Hurt Anymore" in 1954. A nice inclusion is a live recording of "All of Me" from the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival that finds Washington commandeering Terry Gibbs' vibraphone and banging out a solo. By time the late '50s rolled around, Washington had begun recording R&B and pop under the guidance of Belford Hendricks. In 1959 he teamed her up with Brook Benton and they had an R&B hit with the sassy "Baby, You've Got What It Takes." Washington had a hit on her own with a silky and very smooth version of "What a Difference a Day Makes" in 1960. She jumped to Roulette in the early '60s and recorded pop songs, three of which are included here. Washington was an unforgettable singer and The Definitive Dinah Washington shows just why that is so. Highly recommended. ~ Tim Sendra
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