Dinah Washington's Finest Hour

Performer: Dinah Washington
Artist: Lionel Hampton; Cecil Payne; Clifford Brown; Wynton Kelly; Ben Webster; Joe Zawinul; Jimmy Cobb; Ray Brown
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Dinah Washington (vocals); Quincy Jones (conductor); Brook Benton (vocals); Ernie Wilkins, Herb Geller (alto saxophone); Ben Webster, Arnett Cobb, Wardell Gray, Paul Quinichette, Harold Land (tenor saxophone); Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone); Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry (trumpet); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Milt Buckner, Wynton Kelly, Joe Zawinul (piano); Freddie Green, Kenny Burrell (guitar); Ray Brown, Milt Hinton (bass); Jimmy Cobb, Max Roach (drums); Candido Camero (congas). Producers include: Leonard Feather, Milt Gabler, Quincy Jones, Hal Mooney, Clyde Otis. Compilation producer: Bryan Koniarz. Recorded between 1943 and 1961. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl. Digitally remastered by 310 Of Glory (Universal Mastering Studios-East). This is part of the Verve Finest Hour series. Personnel: Freddie Green, Barry Galbraith, Billy Mackel (guitar); Rudy Rutherford (clarinet); Ernie Wilkins, Rupert Cole, Herb Geller, Herbie Fields (alto saxophone); Harold Land, Paul Quinichette, Arnett Cobb, Wardell Gray, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry, Clifford Brown , George Hudson, Joe Newman , Maynard Ferguson, Wendell Culley (trumpet); Billy Byers (trombone); Joe Zawinul, John Mehegan, Milt Buckner, Wynton Kelly (piano); Jackie Davis (organ); Fred Radcliffe, Jimmy Cobb , Max Roach, Panama Francis, Teddy Stewart (drums); Candido Camero (congas); Bryan Koniarz (sequencer). Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl. Recording information: Chicago, IL; Fine Recording, NY; Fine Sound, New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY. Photographer: Cynthia Sesso. Arrangers: Quincy Jones; Belford Hendricks. Verve continues their Finest Hour series with Dinah Washington's Finest Hour, an 18-song collection highlighting the entire range of her repertoire, from blues to jazz to pop. "Evil Gal Blues," "What a Diff'rence a Day Made," "West Side Baby," "Trouble in Mind," and "Blue Gardenia" make this set an entertaining, if not comprehensive, overview of Washington's wonderful vocal gifts. ~ Heather Phares

Despite a relatively short career--she died in 1963 at the age of 39--Dinah Washington laid claim to being one of the major jazz voices, and one of the most versatile of all jazz singers. Her voice was rich; she filled everything she sang with heartfelt emotion, and she could make even material of less than stellar quality sound deeply moving. More importantly, she was equally at home (and had hits) with blues, popular songs of the day, and standards; toward the end she also became a major voice of the burgeoning soul movement.

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