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DINAH WASHINGTON - 20 CLASSIC TRACKS (1997)

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1.Baby (You've got what it takes)                
2.A Rockin' good way (to mess around and fall in love)                
3.Salty papa blues                 
4.Evil gal blues                
5.Ain't misbehavin'                
6.Stardust                
7.My heart cries for you                 
8.I don't hurt anymore                
9.West side baby                 
10.I wanna be loved                 
11.Cry Me A River                 
12.I concentrate on you                 
13.What a difference a day makes                 
14.Mad about the boy                
15.Since I fell for You                
16.Since I fell for You                 
17.Good Daddy Blues                 
18.Cold, Cold Heart                
19.Wheel of Fortune                
20.September in the Rain

DINAH WASHINGTON - VERVE JAZZ MASTERS (1994)

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1.A Slick Chick On The Mellow Side         
2.What A Diff'rence A Day Made         
3.Please Send Me Someone To Love          
4.This Can't Be Love         
5.New Blowtop Blues         
6.Cold, Cold Heart          
7.This Bitter Earth          
8.A Foggy Day         
9.Darn That Dream          
10.You Don't Know What Love Is         
11.Pennies From Heaven          
12.Long John Blues          
13.Our Love Is Here To Stay         
14.Squeeze Me          
15.Baby, You've Got What It Takes          
16.Unforgettable

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
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).

DINAH WASHINGTON - DINAH JAMS (1954)

1. Lover Come Back To Me    
2. Alone Together    
3. Summertime    
4. Come Rain Or Come Shine    
5. No More    
6. I've Got You Under My Skin    
7. There Is No Greater Love    
8. You Go To My Head        
9. Darn That Dream    
10. Crazy He Calls Me    
11. I'll Remember April

    Dinah Washington - vocals
    Clifford Brown - trumpet
    Maynard Ferguson - trumpet
    Clark Terry - trumpet
    Herb Geller - alto saxophone
    Harold Land - tenor saxophone
    Richie Powell - piano
    Junior Mance - piano
    George Morrow - double bass
    Keter Betts - double bass
    Max Roach - drums

DINAH WASHINGTON - IN THE LAND OF HI-FI (1956)

1. Our Love Is Here To Stay
2. Let Me Love You
3. There'll Be A Jubilee
4. My Ideal
5. I've Got A Crush On You
6. Let's Do It
7. Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
8. What'll I Tell My Heart
9. Sunny Side Of The Street
10. Say It Isn't So
11. Sometimes I'm Happy
12. If I Were A Bell

Dinah Washington is considered a hugely influential singer to later stars such as Nancy Wilson and Aretha Franklin. The 'Queen of the Blues' is most remembered today for "Mad About The Boy", and "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes!", which won her a Grammy in 1959. She had began singing as a teenager, and gradually established herself as one of the most popular blues, R&B and jazz vocalists of the era. Her success brought her plenty of wealth, and she became known as a big spender on luxurious fur coats, cars, jewellery, drink and drugs. She also managed to squeeze an impressive eight marriages into her life, before a premature death at the age of 39 from an accidental overdose of sleeping pills.

DINAH WASHINGTON & BROOK BENTON - THE TWO OF US (1960)

1.There Goes My Heart
2.Call Me
3.Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
4.Love Walked In
5.Not One Step Behind
6.Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)
7.Someone to Believe In
8.This I Promise You
9.I Do
10.Because of Everything
11.Again
12.I Believe
13.Nothing in the World
14.While We're Young
15.Looking Back
16.We Have Love
17.Early Every Morning
18.Love Walked In

Personnel includes: Dinah Washington, Brook Benton (vocals); Joe Zawinul (piano); Nat Goodman's Orchestra, Belford Hendricks' Orchestra, Fred Norman's Orchestra.Recorded in New York from 1959 to 1960. Includes liner notes by Clyde Otis and Robert Pruter.Personnel: Dinah Washington (vocals); Brook Benton (vocals); Joe Zawinul (piano)