Verve Jazz Masters 19

Performer: Dinah Washington
Artist: Cannonball Adderley; Clifford Brown; Brook Benton; Clark Terry; Milt Hinton; Max Roach; Junior Mance
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Dinah Washington, Brook Benton (vocals); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone); Paul Quinchette, Frank Wess (tenor saxophone); Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Doc Sevrinsen (trumpet); Jerome Richardson (reeds); Red Richards, Junior Mance, Wynton Kelly (piano); Milt Hinton (bass); Panama Francis, Max Roach (drums). Producers include: Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones, Hal Mooney, Clyde Otis, Bob Shad. Recorded between 1946 & 1959. Includes liner notes by John Litweiler. All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part of the Verve Jazz Masters series. Dinah Washington's Verve Jazz Masters, Vol. 19 may not be a definitive overview of her time at the label, but it's nevertheless a good 16-track sampler, containing excellent versions of such songs as "What a Difference a Day Makes," "Please Send Me Someone to Love," "Cold, Cold Heart," "This Can't Be Love," "A Foggy Day," "Pennies from Heaven," "Our Love is Here to Stay" and "Unforgettable." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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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