- Audio CD (Mar 17 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Best of
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B0000046MI
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
-
Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#66,711 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #93 in Music > Blues > Classic Female Vocal Blues
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Product Details |
Track Listings
| 1. I Get A Kick Out Of You |
| 2. Blue Gardenia |
| 3. Easy Living |
| 4. You Don't Know What Love Is |
| 5. This Can't Be Love |
| 6. My Old Flame |
| 7. I Could Write A Book |
| 8. Make The Man Love Me |
| 9. Ask A Woman Who Knows |
| 10. If I Had You |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
Whilst the blues were undoubtedly Dinah Washington's Forté, it is still good to find her working with sophisticated material like these 10 songs. They are quality standards, typical of the sort of material a jazz soloist might have chosen at the time (1955) and far removed from the mawkish material that was more often handed to her by the record companies. She responds well and shows that the suggestion that she wasn't a natural with ballads was unjust. Additionally Mercury, for whom she recorded for a decade, often surrounded her with quality jazz musicians, as they have here. On some albums the soloists were given their head very much at Washington's expense, but on these 1955 sessions they are well handled by Quincy Jones in his coherent charts. The result is one of the singer's best collections. The jazz musicians, with the exception of the ubiquitous Clark Terry, are like a group on a day out from the Home For Under-Recorded Jazz Musicians--saxophonists Paul Quinichette and Cecil Payne, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, pianist Wynton Kelly, guitarist Barry Galbraith, bassist Keeter Betts and drummer Jimmy Cobb. They take mighty advantage of their chance in the spotlight. --Steve Voce
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent Collection -- Especially if You're New to Dinah,
By A Customer
This review is from: For Those In Love (Audio CD)
Much of Dinah Washington's music was ruined in my opinion by too many strings and syrupy arrangements. This is a great collection of songs -- some ballads and others that really swing -- and most have very spare arrangements, drums, bass, piano or guitar, a couple of horn(s) and, most importantly, Dinah's vocals pure and unadulterated. Recorded in 1955 with great session players and arrangments by Quincy Jones -- these are the real deal and don't get any better.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This album is great,
By mike kierod (huntingdon valley, pa United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: For Those In Love (Audio CD)
This is certainly one of Dinah's greatest albums. This 1955 treasure should certainly be admired by all of Dinah's biggest fans. My favorite song on this album is I Get A Kick Out Of You. Other favorites are This Can't Be Love and her soulful version of Blue Gardenia. Love this album. If youre a serious fan, get this one-even if you arent a jazz and blues fan youll like this album!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great voice, great songs: Dinah leaves her mark.,
By
This review is from: For Those In Love (Audio CD)
Well, the first thing you'll notice when you look at this album is the careful selection of songs. 10 songs that match in perfection Dinah's style. No songs about happy love with easy lyrics, but instead, songs about more complex emotions... like "You don't know what love is" - a beautiful (and very famous) song about the true consequences of love that one experiences after a love lost. Dinah's voice (like Billie Holiday's) is one of those who put deep feeling above the simple act of crooning through a song. The second major thing about this album is the careful use of the band (again, Quincy Jones shows us his magic!): Not a big orchestra with a full string section, but a small band with Wynton Kelly(p), Clark Terry(t), Barry Galbraith(g) and other peak musicians. This means that we have the best band with some of the 50's top Jazz players who give Dinah the perfect space for her strong, firm and wide voice. And what a voice! She sings through "My Old Flame" and "Blue Gardenia" with sheer perfection! All the songs were carefully chosen and most of these recordings present us with the best readings one can hope for. Dinah is the top and this album flashes her art. Only one flaw... I would love to listen to outakes, rehearsals and all the stuff they include in other albums....
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Want to see more reviews on this item?
|
Most recent customer reviews |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
