Dinah Washington

2 LPs ON 1 CD

This release contains two brilliant LPs made by Dinah Washington during the mid-‘50s and early ‘60s. In the "Land of Hi-Fi" (EmArcy MG-36073) showcases the singer backed by the Hal Mooney orchestra, featuring such stars as Cannonball Adderley on alto sax, and Junior Mance on piano. "Unforgettable" (Mercury SR60232), on the other hand, presents the singer accompanied by the Belford Hendricks band, including Joe Zawinul on piano. Six songs from the same sessions, which were not issued on the original LPs, have been added here as a bonus.

1-14: Dinah Washington in the Land of Hi-Fi (4 1/2 Stars All Music Guide)
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY, alto sax
JUNIOR MANCE, piano
orchestra & strings conducted and arranged by Harold “Hal” Mooney.
New York, April 24-25, 1956.
Original sessions produced by Bob Shad.

15-30: Unforgettable
Orchestra conducted and arranged by Belford Hendricks, featuring
JOE ZAWINUL, piano
PANAMA FRANCIS
New York, August-October 1959.

Original sessions produced by Clyde Otis.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 Our Love Is Here To Stay
02 Let Me Love You
03 There’ll Be A Jubilee
04 My Ideal
05 I’ve Got A Crush On You
06 Let’s Do It
07 Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
08 What’ll I Tell My Heart?
09 On The Sunny Side Of The Street
10 Say It Isn’t So
11 Sometimes I’m Happy
12 If I Were A Bell
13 Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (*)
14 The First Time (*)
15 This Bitter Earth
16 I Understand
17 This Love Of Mine
18 Alone
19 Somewhere Along The Line
20 The Song Is Ended
21 Everybody Loves Somebody
22 Ask A Woman Who Knows
23 A Man Only Does (What A Woman Makes Him Do)
24 A Bad Case Of The Blues
25 When I Fall In Love
26 Unforgettable
27 I’m Thru With Love (*)
28 A Sunday Kind Of Love (*)
29 I Thought About You(*)
30 Lingering (*)

Total time: 79:27
(*) Bonus tracks: from the same sessions but not included on the original LPs.