For Those In Love

Performer: Dinah Washington
Artist: Clark Terry; Jimmy Cleveland; Paul Quinichette; Jimmy Cobb; Cecil Payne; Wynton Kelly; Quincy Jones
Producer: Bob Shad
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: This CD contains two bonus tracks. Personnel includes: Dinah Washington (vocals); Quincy Jones (arranger); Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone); Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Keeter Betts (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums). Recorded in New York, New York on March 15-17, 1955. Originally released as Emarcy (MG 36011). Includes liner notes by Harvey Pekar. Digitally remastered by Kiyoshi Tokiwa and Suha Gur. Personnel: Dinah Washington (vocals); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone); Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Jimmy Cobb (drums). Audio Remasterers: Suha Gur; Kiyoshi Tokiwa. Liner Note Author: Harvey Pekar. Recording information: New York, NY (03/15/1955-03/17/1955). Editor: Peter Pullman. Photographer: Herman Leonard. Unknown Contributor Roles: Suha Gur; Cliff Preiss; Kiyoshi Tokiwa; Will Friedwald. Arranger: Quincy Jones. Dinah Washington cut a lot of sides in two decades of recording. However, her straight jazz sessions were few and far between because of the mass popular and commercial appeal that she had as a pop singer. Still, the versatile Dinah thrived in just about any setting and the one provided here in 1955 by the gifted Chicago producer Bob Shad showcases her intimate side to perfection. Since Dinah Washington just about invented gospel-based soulful singing, it's thrilling to hear her at the peak of her powers backed by a small group that includes trumpeter Clark Terry and pianist Wynton Kelly. The session is also graced by Quincy Jones' tidy arrangements. With such expert support, the singer's powerful phrasing, precise diction, and pitch-perfect intonation draw as much emotion and meaning possible out of her chosen material, including Billie-associated tunes like "Easy Living" and "My Old Flame." Dinah Washington was first and foremost a musician--not a showboat. And part of her genius was that she could make her formidable presence actually underscore her own vulnerability, as in the lilting "Blue Gardenia" and blues-tinged "You Don't Know What Love Is."

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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