After all, washington knew plenty about hard living, drinking and the torture of loving the wrong kind of man. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from dinah washington at the discogs marketplace. The complete roulette dinah washington sessions 5cds, mosaic records with clifford brown. The bessie smith songbook by dinah washington on amazon. Dinah washington sings bessie smith by dinah washington. Bessies darkly funny send me to the lectric chair, which galea got the audience singing along to. Its too soon to know featuring the dinah washington trio 17.
A new studio work from the wonderful singer michael buble, crazy love, is executed in full accordance with his principles. This release contains dinah washingtons complete tribute album devoted to blues icon bessie smith, dinah sings bessie smith emarcy mg36. The essential dinah washington double cd dinah washington. Mad about the boy, the best of dinah washington dinah washington. Bessie smith bessie smith, photograph by carl van vechten, 1936. More music lyrics and songs see see rider lyrics, i cant love you enough lyrics, tweedlee dee, that lucky old sun lyrics, still lyrics, st.
Carl van vechten estatelibrary of congress, washington, d. Queen is the landmark biography of the brief, intensely lived life and soulful music of the great dinah washington a gospel star at 15, she was discovered by jazz great lionel hampton at 18, and for the rest of her life was on the roadplaying clubs or singing in the studiomaking music one way or another. Bessie smith, billie holliday and dinah washington are icons of jazz. She has been cited as the most popular black female recording artist of the 50s, and called the queen of the blues. Jim dandy lyrics, i cried a tear lyrics, play it fair, get up, get up, tomorrow night, voodoo voodoo, soul on fire lyrics, saved lyrics. Nicknamed the empress of the blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. The complete dinah washington on mercury 7 x 3cds, polygram, 19871989 2004.
Lcusz6211788 known in her lifetime as the empress of the blues, smith was a bold, supremely confident artist who often disdained the use of a microphone and whose art expressed the frustrations and hopes of a. First of all, the concept of this album is musically conservative. Dinah washington, trombone butter, a bessie smith song. There is no doubt that dinah washington would be qualified to sing the songs made famous by bessie smith. Dinah washington dinah sings bessie smith album art. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.
It was taped in 195758 with a band led by saxophonist eddie chamblee, and showcases a myriad of great soloists, such as clark terry, quentin jackson, and julian priester. What a diffrence a day makes 180g vinyl lp vinyl dinah washington. But this tribute album is highly flawed, mainly from the novelty arrangements. Each of the eponymous singers is given half a dozen songs, with chat about their life. Dinah washington with eddie chamblee and his orchestra dinah washington with eddie chamblee and his orchestra dinah sings bessie smith. When keynote folded, dinah signed to the mercury records imprint as a solo performer.
The album arrangements are headed by robare edmondson and ernie wilkins, and the songs are associated with american blues singer bessie smith. Her story could have been as mythologised as elvis presleys or. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Reissued several times occasionally under the title the bessie smith songbook, dinah washington sings bessie smith charts a perfect balance between tribute and genuine artistic statement. Dinah otherwise quite at ease with terry gibbs, clifford brown etc.
The legend of bessie smith, who was born on 15 april 1984, and died, aged just 43, on 26 september 1937, has created an extra layer to what was a fascinating and monumental career. Dinah washington albums dinah washington discography on. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Bessie smith april 15, 1894 september 26, 1937 was an american blues singer widely renowned during the jazz age. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Dinah washington dinah sings bessie smith vinyl discogs. Dinah washington sings bessie smith dinah washington emarcy, 1958. Deep passion oscar pettiford mca records, 1957 418.
Albums include dinah jams, what a diffrence a day makes. Dinah sings bessie smith remastered dinah washington wynton kelly format. Dinah washington sings bessie smith dinah washington. Listen to your favorite songs from dinah washington sings bessie smith by dinah washington now. Bb king 3 blues women ma rainey mother bessie smith. A verve master edition reissue added alternate takes of trombone butter and careless love, plus three songs taken from a newport performance later in 1958. When it rained five days and the skies turned dark at night when it rained five days and the skies turned dark at night there was trouble takin place in the. After attending the bittersweet new musical dinah was, one will have an entirely new reaction to the seemingly innocent term crossover. Dinah washington sings bessie smith dinah washington emarcy, 1958 414. At the age of 39, she was the selfacclaimed yet undisputed queen of the blues. The queen dinah washington to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Her first recording for mercury was a version of fats wallers aint misbehavin. Dinah washington and bessie smith are 2 of my very 3 favorite singers of all time since a youth.
This time its to come up with a definitive list of the 100 greatest blues albums ever. Dinah washington download high quality complete mp3 albums. It was taped in 195758 with a band led by saxophonist eddie chamblee, and showcases a myriad of great soloists, such as. Dinah sang with lionel hamptons band up until 1946. Music profile for dinah washington, born 29 august 1924. The world of dinah washington sr25269 compilation 1967. Dinah washington sings bessie smith by dinah washington on. Ruth lee jones born august 29, 1924 in tuscaloosa, alabama. Dinah washington dinah sings bessie smith lyrics and. Dinah washington sings bessie smith, an album by dinah washington on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. I want to cry featuring dizzy gillespie orchestra the dinah washington trio 16. The great jazz singer dinah washington sings send me to the electric chair from her bessie smith album c.
Dinah washington albums and dinah washington discography, collection 2cds from a true j, dinah washington very best of, mad about the boy the best of dinah washington, after hours with miss d, the swingin miss d. Bb king 3 blues women ma rainey mother bessie smith empress dinah washington from music 0711 at university of pittsburgh. Check out dinah washington sings bessie smith by dinah washington on amazon music. August 29, 1924 december 14, 1963 was an american singer and pianist, who has been cited as the most popular black female recording artist of the 50s. Listen to your favorite songs from the bessie smith songbook by dinah washington now.
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