Dakota Staton

180 GRAM VINYL

LIMITED TO 750 COPIES

The Complete Album + 2 Bonus Tracks

Despite her promising start, Dakota Staton (1930-2007) never attained the fame of singers like Dinah Washington, whom she cited as an important influence, maybe because at the time she began recording albums, rock ’n’ roll was shouldering aside her brand of bluesy jazz.

Her debut album, The Late, Late Show, featuring Hank Jones and Jonah Jones, would climb to #4 in the U.S. and ranks as the 88th bestselling LP from the 1950’s, according to the book 100 Best-Selling Albums of the 50s.

PERSONNEL:

• DAKOTA STATON, vocals, with:

• ON A1, A3, A5, A7, A9-A10, B1:
• Jonah Jones (tp), Hank Jones (p). Orchestra conducted by Van Alexander.
• New York, March 2, 1957.

• ON A2, A4, A6, A8, B2:
• Same personnel as above.
• New York, February 28, 1957.

• ON B3-B5:
• Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp), plus unknown small group.
• New York, February 2 & 5, 1958.

• ON B6-B8:
• Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp) with unknown small group arranged by Sid Feller.
• New York, May-July 1958.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• B9-B10: Dakota Staton (vc), Emil Richards (vib), George Shearing (p),
• Toots Thielemans (g, hca), Al McKibbon (b), Percy Brice (d).
• New York, August 1957.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 BROADWAY
• A2 TRUST IN ME
• A3 SUMMERTIME
• A4 MISTY
• A5 A FOGGY DAY
• A6 WHAT DO YOU SEE IN HER?
• A7 THE LATE, LATE SHOW
• A8 MY FUNNY VALENTINE
• A9 GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE
• A10 AIN’T NO USE

• SIDE B
• B1 MOONRAY
• B2 YOU SHOWED ME THE WAY
• B3 THE PARTY’S OVER
• B4 ANYTHING GOES
• B5 TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
• B6 SAY IT ISN’T SO, JOE
• B7 THEY ALL LAUGHED
• B8 I WONDER
• B9 IN THE NIGHT (*)
• B10 THE THRILL IS GONE (*)