Dinah Jams is the second studio album by vocalist Dinah Washington.[5] It was recorded live In Los Angeles in 1954.[2] Billboard in 1955 wrote: "The instrumental solos are excellent and the entire package is well recorded in a smoothly paced collection of hot and cool jazz."[6]
| Dinah Jams | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | February 1955 | |||
| Recorded | August 15, 1954 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:05 | |||
| Label | EmArcy[1] | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II and Sigmund Romberg) | 9:46 |
| 2. | "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz) | 2:23 |
| 3. | "Summertime" (George Gershwin) | 2:27 |
| 4. | "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer) | 2:22 |
| 5. | "No More" (Tutti Camarata and Bob Russell) | 3:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) | 5:18 |
| 7. | "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones and Marty Symes) | 2:17 |
| 8. | "You Go to My Head" (John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie) | 11:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen and Eddie DeLange) | 5:14 |
| 10. | "Crazy He Calls Me" (Carl Sigman and Bob Russell) | 4:47 |
| 11. | "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston and Don Raye) | 11:47 |
Tracks 2 and 3 are instrumentals.
Personnel
edit- Dinah Washington - vocals
- Clifford Brown - trumpet
- Maynard Ferguson - trumpet
- Clark Terry - trumpet
- Herb Geller - alto saxophone
- Harold Land - tenor saxophone
- Richie Powell - piano
- Junior Mance - piano
- George Morrow - double bass
- Keter Betts - double bass
- Max Roach - drums
References
edit- ^ Cohodas, Nadine (December 18, 2007). Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307427380 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Cook, Stephen. Dinah Jams at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1467. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Dinah Washington: 'Dinah Jams'". NPR.org.
- ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 February 1955. p. 22. Retrieved 17 January 2019 – via Google Books.
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