Dinah Washington
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Biography
[Edit]Dinah Washington was at once one of the most beloved and controversial singers of the mid-20th century — beloved to her fans, devotees, and fellow singers; controversial to critics who still accuse her of selling out her art to commerce and bad taste. Her principal sin, apparently, was to cultivate a distinctive vocal style that was at home in all kinds of music, be it R&B, blues, jazz, middle of the road pop — and she probably would have made a fine gospel or country singer had she the time. Hers was a gritty, salty, high-pitched voice, marked by absolute clarity of diction and clipped, bluesy phrasing. Washington's personal life was turbulent, with seven marriages behind her, and her interpretations showed it, for she displayed a tough, totally unsentimental, yet still gripping hold on the universal subject of lost love. She has had a huge influence on R&B and jazz singers who have followed in her wake, notably Nancy Wilson, Esther Phillips, and Diane Schuur, and her music is abundantly available nowadays via the huge seven-volume series The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury.
Born Ruth Lee Jones, she moved to Chicago at age three and was raised in a world of gospel, playing the piano and directing her church choir. At 15, after winning an amateur contest at the Regal Theatre, she began performing in nightclubs as a pianist and singer, opening at the Garrick Bar in 1942. Talent manager Joe Glaser heard her there and recommended her to Lionel Hampton, who asked her to join his band. Hampton says that it was he who gave Ruth Jones the name Dinah Washington, although other sources claim it was Glaser or the manager of the Garrick Bar. In any case, she stayed with Hampton from 1943 to 1946 and made her recording debut for Keynote at the end of 1943 in a blues session organized by Leonard Feather with a sextet drawn from the Hampton band. With Feather's "Evil Gal Blues" as her first hit, the records took off, and by the time she left Hampton to go solo, Washington was already an R&B headliner. Signing with the young Mercury label, Washington produced an enviable string of Top Ten hits on the R&B charts from 1948 to 1955, singing blues, standards, novelties, pop covers, even Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart." She also recorded many straight jazz sessions with big bands and small combos, most memorably with Clifford Brown on Dinah Jams but also with Cannonball Adderley, Clark Terry, Ben Webster, Wynton Kelly, and the young Joe Zawinul (who was her regular accompanist for a couple of years).
In 1959, Washington made a sudden breakthrough into the mainstream pop market with "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes," a revival of a Dorsey Brothers hit set to a Latin American bolero tune. For the rest of her career, she would concentrate on singing ballads backed by lush orchestrations for Mercury and Roulette, a formula similar to that of another R&B-based singer at that time, Ray Charles, and one that drew plenty of fire from critics even though her basic vocal approach had not changed one iota. Although her later records could be as banal as any easy listening dross of the period, there are gems to be found, like Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," which has a beautiful, bluesy Ernie Wilkins chart conducted by Quincy Jones. Struggling with a weight problem, Washington died of an accidental overdose of diet pills mixed with alcohol at the tragically early age of 39, still in peak voice, still singing the blues in an L.A. club only two weeks before the end. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi
Title: The Blues District: Washington Square
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Stars: Dinah Washington, Vol. 2
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Dinah Washington Vol. 2
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Very Best Of Dinah Washington: The Best Of Roulette Albums (CD3)
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Jazz
Title: In The Land Of Hi-Fi + Unforgettable (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 7 (CD3)
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Blues, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Dinah Washington
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: I Don't Know Whether to Laugh or Cry (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Dinah Washington
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Women: The Best Jazz Vocals (Disc 2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Golden Love Songs Top 100 (Disc 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Night And Day: The Cole Porter Songbook
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Soul Sisters CD1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Swingers Too!
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Autour De Minuit
Genre: Jazz
Title: Baladas De Amor Vol. 9 CD2
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1960 CD2
Genre: Rock
Title: Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1960 CD4
Genre: Rock
Title: Best Of The Blues CD3
Genre: Pop
Title: Burlesque Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ladies In BluesCD3
Genre: Blues
Title: The Ladies In Blues CD4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Cafe Hot - Sit Back Relax To Mellow Favourites
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sea Of Wine By Costas Georgiadis
Genre: Ambient, Trance, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Classical
Title: The Cool Jazz Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz & Blues The Best Collection (CD 1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Verve Remixed - Christmas
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Jazz
Title: Jazz To The World: A Christmas Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jingle Bells Vol. 2
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Jazz Classic Songs Vol1
Title: Jazz Classic Songs Vol. 2
Title: Lifetime Of Romance - Be My Love (CD1)
Genre: New Romantic, Instrumental
Title: Slow Dancing Original Super - Hits Collection (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Ladies' Jazz Vol. 4
Title: Kiss (60 Romantic Songs) (CD1)
Genre: Latin
Title: Kiss (60 Romantic Songs) (CD3)
Genre: Latin
Title: Shutter Island (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: New Age, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Of Easy Listening - Disc 1
Genre: Country, Pop, Country Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Best Of Easy Listening - Disc 2
Genre: Country, Pop, Country Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Memories Evergreen (CD10)
Genre: Electronica, Pop
Title: 100 Gold Jazz Hits
Title: The Essence Of Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Baby It'S Cold Outside (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop, Classical, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Greatest Duets (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Lounge Elegant Style Vol. 4
Title: Jaz For Lovers - Unforgettable
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Finest Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Mellow Sound Of Jazz - Romantic Jazz Moments
Genre: Jazz
Title: 101 Love Songs 2003 (CD3)
Title: Late Night Jazz - Verve 50
Genre: Jazz
Title: R & B: 101 All Time Greats (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: R & B: 101 All Time Greats (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: R & B - 101 All Time Greats (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Featuring albums
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Brook Benton
Artist: Brook Benton
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Brook Benton: Greatest Hits (Universal Special Products)
Artist: Brook Benton
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Irving Berlin Always
Artist: Irving Berlin Always
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Bop, Smooth Jazz
Title: Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings of Lionel Hampton
Artist: Lionel Hampton
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Bop
Title: Bert Stern: Original Mad Man (Music from the Film)
Artist: Starr Parodi
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: William Christopher Handy: Father of the Blues (Giants of Jazz)
Artist: The Giants Of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: What a Wonderful Christmas
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Unforgettable Voices: 30 Best Of Dinah Washington and Barry White
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gotta Find My Baby - 50 Classic Tracks
Artist: Jimmy Ricks & The Ravens
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Amour & turbulences (Bande originale du film)
Artist: Nicolas Wauquiez & Evymoon
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Lee Daniels' The Butler Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack