First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story

~ Release by Dinah Washington (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Evil Gal Blues
cover recording of:
Evil Gal Blues
lyricist:
Lionel Hampton
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
2:55
2Salty Papa Blues
recording of:
Salty Papa Blues
writer:
Leonard Feather and Lionel Hampton
3:06
3Embraceable You
cover recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
2:55
4A Slick Chick (on the Mellow Side)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1946-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1946-10-03)
piano:
Red Richards (on 1946-10-03)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1946-10-03)
recording of:
A Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side) (on 1946-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Harvey Brooks (US jazz pianist and composer)
2:43
5Postman Blues
2:55
6That’s Why a Woman Loves a Heel
2:53
7Walkin’ and Talkin’
recording of:
Walkin’ and Talkin’
lyricist and composer:
Leo Hickman
2:33
8Record Ban Blues
3:17
9(What Can I Say, Dear) After I Say I’m Sorry?
2:39
10I’ll Wait (master take)
recording of:
I'll Wait
lyricist and composer:
Alec Wilder
3:09
11Good Daddy Blues
2:27
12I Only Know
2:27
13Baby Get Lost
orchestra:
Teddy Stewart Orchestra
recording of:
Baby Get Lost
writer:
Leonard Feather and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
2:52
14It Isn’t Fair
cover recording of:
It Isn’t Fair
writer:
Richard Himber, Sylvester Sprigato and Frank Warshauer
3:03
15I’ll Never Be Free
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
2:46
16I Wanna Be Loved
alto saxophone:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1950-05-09)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1950-05-09)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Teddy Stewart (on 1950-05-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1950-05-09)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1950-05-09)
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved (on 1950-05-09)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1932)
42:51
17Time Out for Tears
cover recording of:
Time Out for Tears
writer:
Irving Berman and Abe Schiff
3:21
18I Won’t Cry Anymore
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1951)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (in 1951)
cover recording of:
I Won’t Cry Anymore (in 1951)
lyricist:
Fred Wise
composer:
Al Frisch
publisher:
Erika Publishing, Myra Music Co. and United Music Corp.
recording of:
I Won’t Cry Anymore
lyricist:
Fred Wise
composer:
Al Frisch
publisher:
Erika Publishing, Myra Music Co. and United Music Corp.
3:23
19New Blowtop Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1951-09-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1951-09-24)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1951-09-24)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1951-09-24)
orchestra:
Nook Shrier and his Orchestra (on 1951-09-24)
recording of:
New Blowtop Blues (on 1951-09-24)
writer:
Jane Feather and Leonard Feather
cover recording of:
New Blowtop Blues
writer:
Jane Feather and Leonard Feather
2:39
20Wheel of Fortune
cover recording of:
Wheel of Fortune (1951 song)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
2:15
21Trouble in Mind
double bass:
Keter Betts
piano:
Wynton Kelly
cover recording of:
Trouble in Mind
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
2:51
22I Cried for You
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1952)
recording of:
I Cried for You
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
2:30
23T.V. Is the Thing This Year
recording of:
TV Is the Thing This Year
writer:
Phil Medley and Bill Sanford (replacement vocals for The Four Vagabonds)
32:27
24Am I Blue?
alto saxophone:
Rick Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-06-17)
bass:
Keter Betts (on 1953-06-17)
bongos:
Candido (Cuban conga and bongo player) (on 1953-06-17)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1953-06-17)
piano:
Rolf "Sleepy" Anderson (on 1953-06-17)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-06-17) and Paul Quinichette (on 1953-06-17)
trombone:
Gus Chappell (on 1953-06-17)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1953-06-17)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1953-06-17)
cover recording of:
Am I Blue? (on 1953-06-17)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
33:15
25Blue Skies
cover recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
10:55
▼ CD 2
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1Love for Sale
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (in 1954)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1954)
recording of:
Love for Sale (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
cover recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:14
2I’ve Got You Under My Skin
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Born to Dance
5:22
3I Don’t Hurt Anymore
cover recording of:
I Don’t Hurt Anymore
writer:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter) and Jack Rollins
3:14
4Crazy He Calls Me
cover recording of:
Crazy He Calls Me
lyricist:
Sidney Keith Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
24:48
5Lover, Come Back to Me
cover recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
9:54
6Teach Me Tonight
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1954)
cover recording of:
Teach Me Tonight (in 1954)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Cahn Music Company, Hub Music Co Inc, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
32:48
7Blue Gardenia
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Blue Gardenia
writer:
Lester Lee and Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
5:20
8Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
translated version of:
Sen jag mötte dig
part of:
Roberta
23:24
9If I Had You
cover recording of:
If I Had You (jazz standard)
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ted Shapiro
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
4:47
10Sometimes I’m Happy
cover recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:19
11Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now
cover recording of:
Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Razaf Music
2:39
12Back Water Blues
cover recording of:
Backwater Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
piano arranger:
James P. Johnson (in 1927)
4:38
13All of Me
double bass:
Paul West (bass)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
mellophone:
Don Elliott
piano:
Wynton Kelly
vibraphone:
Terry Gibbs (jazz vibraphonist)
vocals:
Dinah Washington
cover recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
5:32
14What a Diff’rence a Day Made
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1959-02-19)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1959-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1959-02-19)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-02-19)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-02-19)
piano:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1959-02-19)
lead vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
orchestra:
Belford Hendricks' Orchestra (on 1959-02-19)
conductor:
Belford Hendricks (on 1959-02-19)
arranger:
Belford Hendricks
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made (on 1959-02-19)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
3.352:31
15Unforgettable
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1959-08)
cover recording of:
Unforgettable (in 1959-08)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Bourne Music Ltd.
2:44
16Baby, You’ve Got What It Takes
performer:
Brook Benton
cover recording of:
Baby, (You’ve Got What It Takes) (in 1959)
writer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer) and Murray Stein
publisher:
Sony/ATV Melody, The Clyde Otis Music Group (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Chappell Morris Ltd. (in 1951) and Vogue Music Corp. (in 1951)
4.52:46
17A Rockin’ Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)
vocals:
Brook Benton (in 1960) and Dinah Washington (in 1960)
cover recording of:
A Rockin’ Good Way
writer:
Brook Benton, Luchi de Jesus (American composer and producer) and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
42:28
18A Bad Case of the Blues
2:40
19This Bitter Earth
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1959)
recording of:
This Bitter Earth
lyricist and composer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Eden Music, Inc., Ensign Music, Iza Music Corp., Play Music, Inc. and Trio Music (publisher)
2:28
20September in the Rain
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1960)
cover recording of:
September in the Rain (in 1960)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
2:07
21Mad About the Boy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-04)
piano:
Jack Wilson (jazz pianist) (on 1961-12-04)
trombone:
Billy Byers (on 1961-12-04)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-12-04)
vocals:
Dinah Washington
orchestra:
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (on 1961-12-04)
arranger:
Quincy Jones (on 1961-12-04)
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
52:44