Dinah Washington — Spotlight on Dinah Washington (2021)

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Easy Listening, Jazz, Pop

Dinah Washington was at once one of the most beloved and controversial singers of the mid-20th century — beloved to her fans, devotees, and fellow singers; controversial to critics who still accuse her of selling out her art to commerce and bad taste. Her principal sin, apparently, was to cultivate a distinctive vocal style that was at home in all kinds of music, be it R&B, blues, jazz, middle of the road pop — and she probably would have made a fine gospel or country singer had she the . Hers was a gritty, salty, high-pitched voice, marked by absolute clarity of diction and clipped, bluesy phrasing. Washington\’s personal life was turbulent, with seven marriages behind her, and her interpretations showed it, for she displayed a tough, totally unsenntal, yet still gripping hold on the universal subject of lost love. She has had a huge influence on R&B and jazz singers who have followed in her wake, notably Nancy Wilson, Esther Phillips, and Diane Schuur, and her music is abundantly available nowadays via the huge seven-volume series The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury.

01. What A Diff\’rence A Day Makes

02. Teach Me Tonight

03. Sunny Side Of The Street

04. September In The Rain

05. Blow Top Blues

06. You Can Depend On Me (Single Version)

07. I Could Write A Book

08. Ain\’t Misbehavin\’

09. Mixed Emotions (Single Version)

10. Half As Much (Single Version)

11. Somes I\’m Happy

12. Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You

13. All Of Me

14. I Can\’t Believe That You\’re In Love With Me

15. Make The Man Love Me

16. Look To The Rainbow

17. After (First Version)

18. Bewitched

19. Make Me A Present Of You

20. Trouble In Mind

21. Cold Cold Heart

22. Is You Is Or Is You Ain\’t My Baby

23. Let\’s Do It

24. Love Walked In

25. I Thought About You

26. Let\’s Fall In Love

27. More Than You Know

28. Mad About The Boy

29. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

30. Such A Night (Single Version)

31. Hey, Good Looking (Single Version)

32. Relax Max (Single Version)

33. I Get A Kick Out Of You

34. I Won\’t Cry Anymore

35. This Bitter Earth

36. Crazy Love (Live At Newport Jazz Festival, 1958)

37. After You\’ve Gone

38. Cry Me A River

39. Stairway To The Stars

40. It\’s Magic

41. Alone Together (Live In Los Angeles, 1954)

42. I\’ve Got A Crush On You

43. Our Love Is Here To Stay

44. Easy Living

45. I Remember Clifford

46. Please Send Me Someone To Love (Single Version)

47. If I Had You

48. Evil Gal Blues

49. What Can I Say After I Say I\’m Sorry (Single Version)

50. It Could Happen To You

51. Let Me Love You

52. Blue Gardenia

53. I Concentrate On You

54. I\’ve Got You Under My Skin

55. You Don\’t Know What Love Is

56. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On)

57. Just One More Chance

58. Blue Skies

59. Big Long Slidin\’ Thing

60. Dinah Tells A Joke