Dinah Washington - Compact Jazz: Dinah Sings the Blues

Dinah Washington is one of the all-time great jazz singers, and she staked that claim with a whole lot of blues in her delivery. This roundup of blues-heavy sides from her Mercury heyday, then, is a welcome addition to an already impressive catalog. Cut during the '50s and early '60s, the 16 tracks include such usual suspects as "Trouble in Mind," "You Don't' Know What Love Is," and Bessie Smith's classic "Backwater Blues." Nicely augmenting these fine renditions, Washington transforms pop numbers like "Since I Fell for You" and "Soft Winds" with some juke-joint heat. And with plenty more gems to be had and fine support from arranger Quincy Jones, tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, drummer Max Roach, and many others, one can't lose gettin' real lowdown with the swingin' (and bluesy) "Miss D." ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Name Credits Anthony Ortega Sax (Alto), Flute Barry Galbraith Guitar Belford Hendricks Arranger, Conductor Belford Hendricks Orchestra ? Billy Byers Trombone Bob Shad Producer Cecil Payne Sax (Baritone) Charlie Shavers Trumpet Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson Piano Clark Terry Trumpet Clyde Otis Producer Danny Bank Sax (Baritone) Dennis Drake Remastering Dinah Washington Vocals Ernie Royal Trumpet Fred Norman Arranger, Conductor Hal McKusick Flute, Sax (Alto) Hal Mooney Producer Hal Mooney Orchestra ? James Isaacs Selection, Liner Notes, Sequencing Jerome Richardson Flute, Sax (Tenor) Jimmy Cleveland Trombone Jimmy Cobb Drums Jimmy Crawford Drums Joe Newman Trumpet Joe Wilder Trumpet Junior Mance Piano Keter Betts Bass Kiyoshi "Boxman" Koyama Research Kiyoshi Tokiwa Remastering Lucky Thompson Sax (Tenor) Mark Wilder Remastering Max Roach Drums Milt Hinton Bass Nat Goodman Conductor, Arranger Paul Quinichette Sax (Tenor) Quentin Jackson Trombone Quincy Jones Producer, Arranger, ? Tommy Mitchell Trombone (Bass) Urbie Green Trombone Wynton Kelly Piano