The Diva Series

Performer: Dinah Washington
Producer: Clyde Otis; Bob Shad
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Dinah Washington (vocals); Anthony Ortega (alto saxophone, clarinet); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone); Danny Bank (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet); Joe Newamn, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (trumpet); Junior Mance (piano); George Barnes (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass). Recorded between 1954 & 1961. Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald. This is part of Verve's Diva Series. Personnel: Dinah Washington (vocals); George Barnes, Kenny Burrell, Barry Galbraith (guitar); Hal McKusick (flute, alto saxophone); Jerome Richardson (clarinet, saxophone, tenor saxophone); Anthony Ortega (clarinet, alto saxophone); Lucky Thompson (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Danny Bank (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Herb Geller, Rick Henderson, Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , Georgie Auld, Al Cohn (tenor saxophone); Charles Davis (baritone saxophone); Don Elliott (trumpet, vibraphone, bongos); Clark Terry, Clifford Brown , Doc Severinsen, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman , Joe Wilder, Maynard Ferguson, Jimmy Maxwell, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland, Kai Winding, Quentin Jackson, Urbie Green, Billy Byers, Gus Chappell (trombone); Tommy Mitchell (bass trombone); Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson (piano, celesta); Joe Zawinul, Junior Mance, Patti Bown, Wynton Kelly (piano); Ed Thigpen, Jimmy Cobb , Jimmy Crawford , Max Roach, Osie Johnson, Panama Francis (drums). Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald. Recording information: Fine Sound, New York, NY (06/15/1954-08/16/1961); Hollywood, CA (06/15/1954-08/16/1961); Los Angeles, CA (06/15/1954-08/16/1961); Mercury Sound Studio, New York, NY (06/15/1954-08/16/1961); New York, NY (06/15/1954-08/16/1961). Illustrator: Gary Kelley. Photographer: Chuck Stewart. Arrangers: Ernie Wilkins; Hal Mooney; Quincy Jones; Belford Hendricks. Part of Verve's Diva Series, this Dinah Washington collection serves as a solid introduction to her dynamic work. Featuring such popular Washington mainstays as "What a Diff'rence a Day Made," "If I Were a Bell," and "I'll Close My Eyes," this is a timely introduction to one of the jazz world's most versatile artists. While by no means definitive, at over 14 tracks one could do worse with a single-disc overview than to check this one out first. ~ Matt Collar

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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