Complete on Mercury 3

Dinah Washington | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: September 19, 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000476Y
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #329,394 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. My Song

2. Half as Much

3. I Cried for You

4. Gambler's Blues

5. You Let My Love Grow Cold

6. Surprise Party

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Such a Night

2. Until Sunrise

3. One Arabian Night

4. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart

5. A Foggy Day

6. Blue Skies

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Introduction

2. I've Got You Under My Skin

3. No More

4. Darn That Dream

5. You Go to My Head

6. Lover, Come Back to Me

See all 10 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best "Jazzy Dinah" Collection, February 1, 2001

By 

Peter (East of Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete on Mercury 3 (Audio CD)

Mercury has done an incredible job compiling Dinah Washington's work and issuing them as box sets during her most productive years as a recording artist. While owning two previous box sets in this massive collection, I decided to purchase this one. After listening, I must say this particular set covering the years 1952-54 simply blows the other two out of the water. In terms of inspiration and improvisation alone, this set captures a peakish Dinah and her 1st class, cream-o-the crop group of sidemen. The names of her famous group should give you an idea---Maynard Ferguson, Max Roach, Nat Adderly, Wynton Kelly---what an inspired combination of great music and creativity this 3-CD set has. These songs were done around the time Dinah was making that transition from blues to jazz, and as a result, captures both elements in her singing. She finds a way to phrase that reminds one of Billie Holiday, but has the power and emotive control to back it up. Compared to her work in later years when the effects of pills and alcohol were starting to take its toll, these recordings capture a fresh and buoyant Dinah. I must point out there are 4 tracks on this set that is a MUST OWN by any lover of Dinah and jazz music: "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" "Foggy Day" "Bye Bye Blues" and "Blue Skies". Each of these tracks easily tops 6-7 minutes because in addition to Dinah, the tracks allow ample solo space for her dynamic group of sidemen with turns at bat, whether being blowing the sax, piano solos, drumming, etc. You are in jazz heaven! The box set also shows a mischievous Dinah singing tongue-in-cheek double entendres cuts such as "Long Sliding Thing" "Long John Blues". The casual jazz listener can decipher what she is singing about with a smile. This 3-CD set is worth every penny by the joy Dinah and her once-in-a-lifetime band bring to the listener.