Dinah!

by Dinah Washington

Overview

One of many fine EmArcy titles Dinah Washington recorded in the '50s, Dinah! includes a very enjoyable mix of medium-tempo and after-hours vocal numbers. On a handful of cuts, Washington gets into the kind of smoldering and declamatory blues mode she excelled at, especially on "All of Me" and "There'll Be Some Changes Made." Showing her versatility, Washington also shines on relatively tame pop numbers, like the album's waltz-tempo version of "Look to the Rainbow" and an easy strolling "Accent on Youth." Even here, her vocal power comes through, albeit with the blues phrasing mostly kept under wraps. On "A Cottage for Sale," Washington seems to harness all her vocal talents, creating a dazzling mix of jazz phrases, dramatic tonal shifts, and bluesy exclamations, all enveloped in a weary and melancholic tone befitting a breakup song. Besides this gem, other standout selections include "More Than You Know" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." Hal Mooney provides solid, if not terribly provocative big-band and strings arrangements, with fine solos and obbligato passages coming from former Benny Goodman tenorman George Auld and West Coast jazz luminaries like trombonist Frankie Rosolino and alto saxophonist Herb Geller. Washington's rhythm section at the time, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Keeter Betts, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, provide stellar rhythmic accompaniment throughout. A top Dinah Washington date, and a fine place to start for newcomers to the singer's catalog. ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	12/03/1991
Label:	Universal Music / Verve
UPC:	0042284213929
Rank:	108171

Tracks

1. Look to the Rainbow
2. Ill Wind
3. A Cottage for Sale
4. All of Me
5. More Than You Know
6. There'll Be Some Changes Made
7. Goodbye
8. Willow Weep for Me
9. Make Me a Present of You
10. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
11. I Could Have Told You
12. Accent on Youth
13. What Is This Thing Called Love?
14. The Show Must Go On
15. Birth of the Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dinah Washington   Primary Artist,Vocals
Tom Pederson   Trombone
Babe Russin   Sax (Tenor)
Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt   Sax (Alto)
Conrad Gozzo   Trumpet
Jimmy Cobb   Drums
Maynard Ferguson   Trumpet
Tom Ferguson   Trumpet
Manny Klein   Trumpet
Hal Mooney   Conductor
Al Hendrickson   Guitar
Georgie Auld   Sax (Tenor)
Herb Geller   Sax (Alto)
Wynton Kelly   Piano
Si Zentner   Trombone
Keter Betts   Bass
Frank Rosolino   Trombone
Ray Linn   Trumpet
Hal Mooney Orchestra   Ensemble

Technical Credits

Gordon Jacob   Composer
Arthur Williams   Composer,Composer
Billy Higgins   Composer,Composer
Seymour Simons   Composer
Stanley Cowell   Composer
Burton Lane   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Cliff Preiss   Preparation for Release
Seymour B. Simons   Composer
Patrick Anthony Seymour   Composer
Bob Shad   Producer
Billy Rose   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Larry Conley   Composer
Joe Greene   Composer,Composer
James Isaacs   Liner Notes
Edward Eliscu   Composer
Fred Wise   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
W. Benton Overstreet   Composer
Phil Seymour   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Vee Lawnhurst   Composer
Narada Michael Walden   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Otto Harbach   Composer
Hal Mooney   Arranger
A. Williams   Composer
Al Green   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Gerald Marks   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Willard Robison   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Debbie Gibson   Composer
Roy Alfred   Composer
Al Frisch   Composer
Hal Mooney Orchestra   Musician,Orchestration
Gordon Jenkins   Composer
Ann Ronell   Composer
Tot Seymour   Composer
Ben Mundy   Preparation for Release
Tokiwa Kinoshita   Remastering,Digital Remastering