Dinah! (album) explained
Dinah! is a fourth studio album by blues, R&B and jazz singer Dinah Washington released on the EmArcy label. The album includes a mix of jazz, popular and blues standards of the period, all selected to emphasize the vocalist's style.
Reception
Allmusic details the album in its review as saying:
The single "Make Me a Present of You" peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart in 1958.
Track listing
Additional tracks on later releases
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?"
- Cole Porter (lyrics and music) – 6:45
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "The Birth of the Blues"
Notes
- – Recorded January 12, 1955 in New York.
- – November 10, 1955 in Los Angeles.
- – November 11, 1955 in Los Angeles.
- – November 12, 1955 in Los Angeles.
Selected re-issues and compilations
Re-issues
Dinah!
Compilations
The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury
- CD 2 of 3
- Vol. 4 of 7
- Tokyo: Manufactured and distributed by Nippon Phonogram Co.
- Remaster of Mercury 834683-2
- Kiyoshi Tokiwa (born 1936), digital remastering
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.[1]
- Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone
- Keter Betts – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
- Tom Ferguson – trumpet
- Herb Geller – alto saxophone
- Conrad Gozzo – trumpet
- Al Hendrickson – guitar
- Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt – alto saxophone
- James Isaacs – liner notes
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Tokiwa Kinoshita – digital remastering, remastering
- Manny Klein – trumpet
- Ray Linn – trumpet
- Hal Mooney – arranger, conductor
- Hal Mooney Orchestra – musician
- Ben Mundy – preparation for release
- Tom Pederson – trombone
- Cliff Preiss – preparation for release
- Frank Rosolino – trombone
- Babe Russin – tenor saxophone
- Bob Shad – producer
- Dinah Washington – vocals
- Si Zentner – trombone
Notes and References
- Web site: Dinah! - Dinah Washington Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2 January 2017.
