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Dinah Washington: Queen of the Juke Box "Live", 1948-1955
Whatever she's singing on this disc, Washington is accompanied by some of New York's top jazz people of the period. Wynton Kelly, Percy Heath, Dizzy Gillespie. Keter Betts and others were on the stand with Washington during her performances. In addition to her R & B tunes like "Time out for Tears" and "I Won't Cry Anymore", Washington was doing many of the top tunes of the period in her shows. Among those on this disc are "Harbor Lights", "Wheel of Fortune" and" Cold Cold Heart". But whatever the source of the material, Washington sang it with her unmatched penetrating, clear diction, right from the heart and soul vocal style. Although this material has been released before, it was scattered over a number of labels and some still had not been transferred to CD. Kudos to Ted Ono for bringing it all together in one place. Highly recommended.
Track Listing
Want to Cry; It's Too Soon to Know; I'll Never Be Free; I Cross My Fingers; Harbor Lights; Only a Moment Ago; I Wanna Be Loved; My Heart Cries for You; Time out for Tears; It's Too Soon to Know; N Y, Chicago & LA; Baby Get Lost; Dinah Talks; I Wanna Be Loved; I Won't Cry Anymore; Please Send Someone to Love; Tell Me Why; Cold Cold Heart; Wheel of Fortune; Mixed Emotions; Blow Top Blues; Such a Night; My Lean Baby; NY, Chicago & LA; Mixed Emotions; Come Rain or Come Shine; Dinah Talks; I Diddie.
Personnel
Dinah Washington
vocalsDizzy Gillespie
trumpetWynton Kelly
pianoJunior Mance
pianoPercy Heath
bass, acousticArt Blakey
drumsKeter Betts
bass, acousticAl Jones
bassEd Shaughnessy
drumsJimmy Cobb
drumsPaul Williams and the Hucklebuckers: Vocals; Unidentified Sax
Album information
Title: Queen of the Juke Box "Live", 1948-1955 | Year Released: 2001 | Record Label: Baldwin Street Music
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