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- Date Released: May 25, 2004
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Jazz/Blues
- Label: Acrobat Music / The Orchard
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We Say...
The term "jazz singer" conjures a poised, polished figure with good manners, but Washington, my personal favorite, was a fireball — as a vocalist and as a woman. Washington raised eyebrows with salty blues songs filled with sexual double entendres (on Greatest Hits 1946-1953, she memorably mentions a cavity that needs filling in "Long John Blues") and broke hearts with her bold readings of standards like "I Wanna Be Loved." She could also have her way with a number that had previously seemed ordinary: On "Hey, Good Lookin'," a group of gentleman backup singers amiably harmonize, and you expect a polite little stroll through an innocent song. Then Washington pipes up, tart and impish, going toe-to-toe with one of the male vocalists: "Lookie here, Daddy/ Good lookin', Mommy wants you to stick around." You can practically hear the man blush. Dinah was a bull in jazz's china shop — absolutely smashing.
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They Say...
Dinah Washington was a perennial on the postwar R&B and jukebox charts, and this valuable Acrobat compilation collects no less than 47 of her sides from the late '40s and early '50s. The period saw her moving from early blues sides, with help from Lionel Hampton ("Salty Papa Blues," "Evil Gal Blues") to her take on more urbane material, including pop hits of the time like "Hey Good Lookin'" with the Ravens, "Cold, Cold Heart" and "Wheel of Fortune" (in case there's any doubt, she was more than a match for Kay Starr on the latter). The sound quality leaves a bit to be desired, but the wealth of material on display is more than enough to compensate.
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| 01. |  |
Salty Papa Blues |
3:03 |
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| 02. | |
Evil Gal Blues |
2:53 |
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| 03. | |
Walking Blues |
2:40 |
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| 04. | |
When A Woman Loves A Man |
2:59 |
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| 05. | |
A Slick Chick On The Mellow Side |
2:45 |
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| 06. | |
Blow Top Blues |
3:20 |
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| 07. | |
Stairway To The Stars |
3:03 |
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| 08. | |
Fool That I Am |
2:36 |
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| 09. | |
Since I Fell For You |
2:43 |
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| 10. | |
I Love You Yes I Do |
2:40 |
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| 11. | |
Ain't Misbehavin' |
2:53 |
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| 12. | |
West Side Baby |
3:01 |
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| 13. | |
Walkin' And Talkin' |
2:36 |
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| 14. | |
I Want To Cry |
3:12 |
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| 15. | |
Resolution Blues |
3:18 |
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| 16. | |
In The Rain |
2:57 |
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| 17. | |
Tell Me So |
2:40 |
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| 18. | |
Am I Asking Too Much |
2:53 |
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| 19. | |
It's Too Soon To Know |
2:45 |
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| 20. | |
Laughing Boy |
2:34 |
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| 21. | |
You Satisfy |
2:51 |
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| 22. | |
Baby Get Lost |
2:53 |
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| 23. | |
Long John Blues |
3:12 |
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| 24. | |
I Challenge Your Kiss |
3:14 |
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| 25. | |
Good Daddy Blues |
2:28 |
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| 26. | |
I Only Know |
2:30 |
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| 27. | |
It Isn't Fair |
3:06 |
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| 28. | |
Journey's End |
3:14 |
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| 29. | |
I Wanna Be Loved |
2:53 |
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| 30. | |
I'll Never Be Free |
2:47 |
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| 31. | |
Time Out For Tears |
3:22 |
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| 32. | |
Harbour Lights |
3:06 |
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| 33. | |
My Heart Cries For You |
2:47 |
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| 34. | |
I Won't Cry Anymore |
3:26 |
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| 35. | |
Be Fair To Me |
2:59 |
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| 36. | |
Hey Good Lookin' |
2:47 |
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| 37. | |
Out In The Cold Again |
3:14 |
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| 38. | |
Cold Cold Heart |
3:24 |
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| 39. | |
Just One More Chance |
2:55 |
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| 40. | |
Wheel Of Fortune |
2:17 |
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| 41. | |
Tell Me Why |
3:01 |
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| 42. | |
Trouble In Mind |
2:53 |
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| 43. | |
New Blowtop Blues |
2:40 |
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| 44. | |
Double Dealing Daddy |
2:47 |
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| 45. | |
Pillow Blues |
2:59 |
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| 46. | |
TV Is The Thing This Year |
2:24 |
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| 47. | |
Fat Daddy |
2:26 |
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47 Total Tracks, 136:06 Total Length
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