Unforgettable

Performer: Dinah Washington
Producer: Clyde Otis
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Dinah Washington (vocals); Belford Hendricks (arranger, conductor); Nat Goodman (conductor); Ernie Freeman (piano); Barney Kessel, Rene Hall (guitar); Red Callender (bass); Earl Palmer (drums). Includes liner notes by Lou Sidran and Cliff Priess. After her hit of "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" in 1959, Dinah Washington largely discarded her blues and jazz roots (at least on recordings) and played the role of a pop star. This CD (which has the original LP program of 12 songs joined by six others) finds Washington singing brief (mostly under three-minute) versions of standards in hopes of gaining another hit. The backing is strictly commercial and, although some may enjoy "This Bitter Earth," "The Song Is Ended" and "A Bad Case of the Blues," the music is consistently predictable and disappointingly forgettable. ~ Scott Yanow Her greatest (or at least most influential) single track, plus six bonus cuts and much better sound than 1963 original. ~ Ron Wynn

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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