Dinah Washington

2 COMPLETE LPs ON 1 CD + 4 EXTRA TRACKS

This release contains two complete tribute albums Dinah Washington devoted to jazz and blues icons: "Dinah Sings Bessie Smith" (EmArcy MG-36130), taped in 1957-58 with a band led by saxophonist Eddie Chamblee, and "Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller" (EmArcy MG-36119), recorded in 1957 with orchestra conducted by Ernie Wilkins. Both masterpieces showcase a myriad of great soloists, such as Clark Terry, Johnny Coles, Quentin Jackson, Julian Priester, Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Golson, and Sahib Shihab.

Four bonus tracks have been added, consisting of three tunes that complete the last session of the Bessie Smith LP (among them a version of the classic “Trouble in Mind”), and an earlier reading by Dinah of Bessie Smith’s “Back Water Blues”.

PERSONNEL:

DINAH WASHINGTON, vocals on all tracks, plus:

TRACKS [1-14]: SINGS BESIE SMITH (Eddie Chamblee & His Orchestra)

Featuring Clark Terry (tp), Quentin Jackson, Julian Priester (tb), Eddie Chamblee (ts),
Charles Davis (bar), James Craig (p), Robare Edmonson (b), James Slaughter (d), among others.
New York, December 1957-January 1958.

TRACKS [15-26]: SINGS FATS WALLER (Ernie Wilkins & His Orchestra)

Featuring Johnny Coles, Clark Terry, Charlie Shavers, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (tp),
Julian Priester, Melba Liston (tb), Jerome Richardson (fl, as), Sahib Shihab (as),
Frank Wess (ts, fl), Benny Golson, Eddie Chamblee (ts), Charles Davis (bar),
Patti Bown, Jack Wilson (p), Freddie Green (g), Richard Evans (b), Charlie Persip (d), among others.
New York, October-November, 1957.

INCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

SINGS BESSIE SMITH
01 TROMBONE BUTTER
02 SEND ME TO THE ‘LECTRIC CHAIR
03 CARELESS LOVE
04 ME AND MY GIN
05 JAILHOUSE BLUES
06 YOU’VE BEEN A GOOD OLD WAGON
07 AFTER YOU’VE GONE
08 BACK WATER BLUES
09 IF I COULD BE WITH YOU ONE HOUR TONIGHT
10 FINE FAT DADDY
11 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY (*)
12 SHOW TIME (*)
13 TROUBLE IN MIND (*)
14 BACK WATER BLUES [1957 version](*)
SINGS FATS WALLER
15 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
16 AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’
17 I’VE GOT A FEELING I’M FALLING
18 KEEPIN’ OUT OF MISCHIEF NOW
19 EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY
20 BLACK AND BLUE
21 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
22 T’AINT NOBODY’S BIZNESS IF I DO
23 SOMEONE’S ROCKING MY DREAMBOAT
24 JITTERBUG WALTZ
25 AIN’T CHA GLAD?

(*) BONUS TRACKS