Blazing Ballads Explained

Blazing Ballads^[1]
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dinah Washington
Cover:	Blazingballads.jpg
Released:	1952
Recorded:	April 12, June 1, September 24, 1951
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Mercury
Prev Title:	Dynamic Dinah! - The Great Voice of Dinah Washington
Prev Year:	1950
Next Title:	After Hours with Miss "D"
Next Year:	1954

Blazing Ballads is a 1952 album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Jimmy Carroll, Nook Shrier and Ike Carpenter.

Track listing

1. "My Heart Cries for You" (Carl Sigman, Percy Faith)
2. "I Apologize" (Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Ed Nelson)
3. "I Won't Cry Any More" (Al Frisch, Fred Wise)
4. "Don't Say You're Sorry Again" (Lee Pearl, Art Berman, Eugene West)
5. "Mixed Emotions" (Stuart F. Louchheim)
6. "Cold, Cold Heart" (Hank Williams)
7. "Baby, Did You Hear?"
8. "Just One More Chance" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)

Personnel

• Dinah Washington - vocals on all tracks.

Tracks 1 to 4

• Orchestra with Strings conducted by Jimmy Carroll

Tracks 5 to 7

• Orchestra conducted by Nook Shrier, including:
• Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Gus Johnson - drums

Track 8

• Orchestra conducted by Ike Carpenter, including:
• Clyde Reasinger - trumpet
• Tom Reeves - trumpet
• Art Pearlman, Roger White - trombone
• Ed Freeman, alto saxophone
• Bob Hardaway, Bob Robinson - tenor saxophone
• Joe Koch - baritone saxophone
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Chuck Norris - guitar
• Joe O'Rear - bass
• Dick Stanton - drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: www.discogs.com. discogs.com. November 1, 2023.