The Complete Mercury Master Takes 1943-1951
Released: Aug 17, 2004
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Released: Aug 17, 2004
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The seven-volume unexpurgated overview of Dinah Washington's Mercury years is a small masterpiece of the jazz box set, down to its elegant packaging and thorough liner notes. It's also far more...
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Queen of the Blues - ASV/LIVING ERA
Released: Jul 27, 2004
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Released: Jul 27, 2004
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More befitting the "Queen" than the "Blues" in the title, this Living Era compilation includes many of the jazz standards Dinah Washington recorded during the postwar years, the material that --...
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Greatest Hits 1946-1953
Released: May 25, 2004
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Released: May 25, 2004
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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...
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50 Original Recordings
Released: Mar 9, 2004
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Released: Mar 9, 2004
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Though it doesn't stint on the number of songs, the Dinah Washington collection 50 Original Recordings on Prism lacks the context needed for such a long and famous career. This material dates from...
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After Hours with Miss D - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Feb 10, 2004
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Released: Feb 10, 2004
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Any self-respecting jazz musician would leap at the chance to record an afterhours session with Dinah Washington. One of the finest musician's singers, Washington demanded respect from her band and...
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What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! - SACD
Released: Nov 4, 2003
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Released: Nov 4, 2003
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One of the more notorious albums in the history of vocal music, What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! is the lush session that bumped up Dinah Washington from the Queen of the Blues to a...
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