Dinah '62 [Bonus Tracks]

Read About This Recording

Dinah Washington was one of the great jazz singers but she was so versatile that she could sing anything. In her career, Washington performed swinging jazz, R & B hits, middle-of-the-road pop tunes, spirituals and blues with equal credibility, creativity and feeling.

Her career only lasted a little more than 20 years. Washington joined Lionel Hampton's orchestra in 1943 and, by the time she left three years later, she was already a major attraction. She recorded frequently during the 1950s, having a major pop hit in 1959 with What A Difference A Day Makes. There was no decline in her singing in the early 1960s but an accidental overdose of diet pills in late-1963 caused her premature death.

Dinah '62 is one of Washington's best recordings from her later period. Backed by an impressive big band arranged by Fred Norman, she makes such songs as Drinking Again, Miss You, A Handful Of Stars, Red Sails In The Sunset and even You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You sound as if they were written for her.

Dinah Washington's conversational style is heard at its prime throughout this colorful and easily recommended set.

-Scott Yanow

Contents

Drinking Again; Destination Moon; Miss You; A Handful Of Stars; Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby; You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You; Red Sails in the Sunset; Where Are You; Coquette; Take Your Shoes Off; Make Believe Dreams*; Something's Gotta Give*; I'll Never Stop Loving You*; Me and My Gin*.

(*Bonus tracks, not part of original LP.)

Dinah Washington, Vocals.