Dinah Washington (1924-1963): Sings Bessie Smith

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  • Label: FreshSound, 1958
  • Order number: 1237479
  • Release date: 3.3.2010
  1. 1 Trombone Butter Start
  2. 2 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair Start
  3. 3 Careless Love Start
  4. 4 Me and My Gin Start
  5. 5 Jailhouse Blues Start
  6. 6 You've Been a Good Old Wagon Start
  7. 7 After You've Gone Start
  8. 8 Back Water Blues Start
  9. 9 If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight Start
  10. 10 Fine Fat Daddy Start
  11. 11 Love Is Here to Stay Start
  12. 12 Show Time Start
  13. 13 Trouble in Mind Start
  14. 14 Lover Come Back to Me (Live) Start
  15. 15 Crazy Love (Live) Start
  16. 16 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair (Live) Start
  17. 17 Me and My Gin (Live) Start
  18. 18 Back Water Blues (Live) Start
  19. 19 All of Me (Live) Start
+ Harold Ousley, Max Roach, Paul West, Terry Gibbs u.a.
* 24 Bit remastered

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Featuring: Clark Terry, Fip Ricard (tp), Quentin Jackson, Julian Priester (tb), Eddie Chamblee (ts), Charles Davis (bs), James Craig, Jack Wilson (p), Robare Edmondson, Robert Lee Wilson (b), James Slaughter (d), Robare Edmondson, Ernie Wilkins (arr)

Dinah Washington’s bluesy style was quite different from the legendary Bessie Smith, the “Empress of the Blues” by virtue of her forceful vocal delivery and command of the genre.

Dinah’s way had constant, direct reference to gospel singing. Bessie’s, of course, did not. However Dinah sings excellently, with respect and understanding, and with that wondrous electric vitality that established her as a peerless blues singer, known as the “Queen of Blues.” This fine set also includes three more tracks recorded during Bessie’s last album session, and Dinah’s wailing performances on the final night of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, with the singer paying deep tribute to Bessie Smith in the most moving fashion. (freshsoundrecords. com)

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