Très jeune Dinah Washington commence à chanter dans les églises et dirigera une chorale gospel. Adolescente, après avoir remporté un concours de chant début des années 40, elle commence à chanter dans des jazz-clubs de Chicago. Elle est vite repérée par des producteurs qui la présentent auprès de jazzmen de renoms. De cette manière elle devient la voix du big band de Lionel Hampton. A partir de 1946 elle signe chez Mercury Records et publie depuis lors des disques sous son propre nom. En 7 années (entre 1948 et 1955) elle cumule plus de 20 titres dans le TOP10 des charts R&B (à partir de 1959 elle intègre les charts pop, jusqu'en 1963 année de son décès, elle est alors agée de 39 ans). Avec sa voix puissante au timbre vibrant si singulier, elle transcende alors tous les standards du jazz. Surnommée "The Queen" (la reine) elle est une des voix les plus populaire de l'histoire du jazz dans (la lignée de Billie Holiday qui sera une influence majeure).(BB)
From Keynote, Decca, Apollo, Parrot and Mercury Records. Track 29 recorded March or April, 1947; tracks 59 & 60 recorded September/November, 1948.
- Lionel HAMPTON SEXTET WITH DINAH WASHINGTON:
- Dinah WASHINGTON Voix
- Lionel HAMPTON Vibraphone, Piano, Drums
- Joe MORRIS Trompette
- Rudy RUTHERFORD Clarinette
- Arnett COBB Saxophone ténor
- Milt BUCKNER Piano
- Vernon KING Contrebasse
- Fred RADCLIFFE Drums
- Lionel HAMPTON & HIS SEPTET:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Lionel HAMPTON Vibraphone, Piano
- Wendell CULLEY Trompette
- Herbie FIELDS Saxophone alto
- Arnett COBB
- John MEHEGAN Piano
- Billy MACKEL Guitare
- Charles HARRIS Contrebasse
- George JONES Drums
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH LUCKY THOMPSON'S ALL STA
- RS:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Karl GEORGE Trompette
- Jewel GRANT Saxophone alto
- Gene PORTER Clarinette, Saxophone alto, Saxophone baryton
- Lucky THOMPSON Saxophone ténor
- Wilbert BARANCO Piano
- Milt JACKSON Vibraphone
- Charles MINGUS Contrebasse
- Lee YOUNG Drums
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH GUS CHAPPELL'S ORCHESTRA
- :
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Gus CHAPPELL Trombone
- Sonny COHN Trompette
- [poss.]
- rest unknown
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH GERALD WILSON'S ORCHESTR
- A:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Gerald WILSON Trompette
- Snooky YOUNG Trompette
- Melba LISTON Trombone
- James ROBINSON Trombone
- Clyde DUNN Saxophone ténor
- Vernon SLATER Saxophone ténor
- Maurice SIMON Saxophone baryton
- Jimmy BUNN Piano
- Henry GREEN Drums
- others unknown
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH TAB SMITH'S ORCHESTRA:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- possibly
- Frank GALBRAITH Trompette
- Russell ROYSTER Trompette
- Tab SMITH Saxophone alto
- Johnny HICKS Saxophone ténor
- Larry BELTON Saxophone baryton
- Red RICHARDS Piano
- Johnny WILLIAMS Contrebasse
- Walter JOHNSON Drums
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH CHUBBY JACKSON'S ORCHEST
- RA:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- possibly
- Tony ALESS Piano
- Billy BAUER Guitare
- Chubby JACKSON Contrebasse
- and other members of
- the
- Woody HERMAN ORCHESTRA
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH DAVE YOUNG'S ORCHESTRA:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Harry Pee Wee JACKSON Trompette
- Andrew Coon GARDNER Saxophone alto
- Dave YOUNG Saxophone ténor
- Rudy MARTIN Piano
- Bill SETTLES Contrebasse
- Curtis Geronimo WALKER Drums
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH RUDY MARTIN'S TRIO:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Rudy MARTIN
- Bill SETTLES
- Curtis WALKER
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH TEDDY BRANNON'S TRIO:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Teddy BRANNON Piano
- unknown Guitare
- unknown Contrebasse
- unknown Drums
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH RUDY MARTIN'S TRIO:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Rudy MARTIN Piano
- unknown Guitare
- unknown Contrebasse
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH COOTIE WILLIAMS & HIS OR
- CHESTRA:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Cootie WILLIAMS Trompette
- Robert MERILL Trompette
- Rupert COLE Saxophone alto
- William Weasel PARKER Saxophone ténor
- Arnold JARVIS Piano
- James LOWE Guitare
- Leonard Heavy SWAIN Contrebasse
- Sonny PAYNE Drums
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- unknown Clarinette
- unknown Guitare
- unknown Contrebasse
- unknown Drums
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- unknown Clarinette
- unknown Piano
- unknown Guitare
- unknown Contrebasse
- unknown Drums
- unknown vocal group
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH MITCH MILLER & HIS ORCHE
- STRA:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Mitch MILLER Oboe
- unknown Clarinette
- unknown Piano
- unknown Guitare
- unknown Contrebasse
- unknown Drums
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- with possibly
- Cootie WILLIAMS & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Cootie WILLIAMS Trompette
- others unknown
- unknown vocal group
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- unknown orchestra
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Mitch MILLER Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- Buck CLAYTON Trompette
- others unknown
- Dinah WASHINGTON & TEDDY STEWART'S ORCHESTRA:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- including
- George HUDSON Trompette
- Rupert COLE Saxophone alto
- Ernie WILKINS Saxophone alto
- Teddy STEWART Drums
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Mitch MILLER Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- unknown strings
- unknown personnel
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH TEDDY STEWART'S ORCHESTR
- A:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- poss.members of the
- Dizzy GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA:
- Willie COOK Trompette
- or
- Elmon WRIGHT Trompette
- Matthew GEE Trombone
- or
- Charles GREENLEE Trombone
- Jimmy HEATH Saxophone alto
- John COLTRANE Saxophone alto
- John ACEA Piano
- Teddy STEWART Drums
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH TEDDY STEWART'S ORCHESTR
- A:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Teddy STEWART
- others unknown
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Teddy STEWART
- including
- Ernie WILKINS Saxophone alto
- Cecil PAYNE Saxophone baryton
- Freddie GREEN Guitare
- Ray BROWN Contrebasse
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Jimmy CARROLL Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- others unknown
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH WALTER BUCHANAN'S ORCHES
- TRA:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Wynton KELLY Piano
- Walter BUCHANAN Contrebasse
- rest unknown
- Dinah WASHINGTON WITH NOOK SHRIER'S ORCHESTRA:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- including
- Paul QUINICHETTE Saxophone ténor
- Wynton KELLY
- Mickey BAKER Guitare
- Gus JOHNSON Drums
- unknown vocal group
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Ike CARPENTER Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- Clyde REASINGER Trompette
- Tim REEVES Trompette
- Art PEARLMAN Trombone
- Roger WHITE Trombone
- Ed FREEMAN Saxophone alto
- Bob HARDAWAY Saxophone ténor
- Bob ROBINSON Saxophone ténor
- Joe KOCK Saxophone baryton
- Wynton KELLY
- or
- Ike CARPENTER Piano
- Chuck NORRIS Guitare
- Joe O'HEAR Contrebasse
- Dick STANTON Drums
- as above but omit
- Chuck NORRIS
- Dinah WASHINGTON & THE RAVENS:
- Dinah WASHINGTON
- Joe Van LOAN Voix
- Leonard PUZIE Voix
- Warren SUTTLES Voix
- Jimmy RICKS Voix
- unknown rhythm secti
- on
- 1 Evil gal blues
- 2 I know how to do it
- 3 Salty papa blues
- 4 Homeward bound
- 5 Blow-top blues
- 6 Wise woman blues
- 7 Walking blues
- 8 No voot, no boot
- 9 Chewin' mama blues
- 10 My lovin' papa
- 11 Rich man's blues
- 12 All or nothing
- 13 Beggin' mama blues
- 14 Mellow mama blues
- 15 My voot is really vout
- 16 Blues for a day
- 17 Pacific Coast blues
- 18 Embraceable you
- 19 I can't get started
- 20 When a woman loves a man
- 21 Joy juice
- 22 Oo-wee walkie-talkie
- 23 The man I love
- 24 You didn't want me then
- 25 A slick chick (on the mellow side)
- 26 Postman blues
- 27 That's why a woman loves a heel
- 28 Mean and evil blues
- 29 Stairway to the stars
- 30 You satisfy
- 31 Fool that I am
- 32 There's got to be a change
- 33 Mean evil blues
- 34 Since I fell for you
- 35 West side baby
- 36 You can depend on me
- 37 Early in the morning
- 38 I'm afraid of you
- 39 I love you, yes I do
- 40 Don't come knocking at my door
- 41 I wish I knew the name of the boy
- 42 No more lonely gal blues
- 43 Walkin' and talkin'
- 44 Ain't misbehavin'
- 45 What can I say after I say I'm sorry
- 46 Tell me so
- 47 I can't face the music
- 48 Pete
- 49 Am I asking too much?
- 50 I'm getting old before my time
- 51 Record ban blues
- 52 Resolution blues
- 53 I want to cry
- 54 Long John blues
- 55 In the rain
- 56 I sold my heart to the junkman
- 57 I'll wait
- 58 It's too soon to know
- 59 Why can't you behave?
- 60 It's funny
- 61 Laughing boy
- 62 Am I really sorry?
- 63 How deep is the ocean?
- 64 New York, Chicago and Los Angeles
- 65 Give me back my tears
- 66 Good daddy blues
- 67 Baby, get lost
- 68 I only know
- 69 Drummer man
- 70 I challenge your kiss
- 71 Fast movin' mama
- 72 Juice head man of mine
- 73 Shuckin' and jivin'
- 74 Richest guy in the graveyard
- 75 Journey's end
- 76 It isn't fair
- 77 My kind of man
- 78 If I loved you
- 79 Why don't you think things over?
- 80 Big deal
- 81 I'll never be free
- 82 I wanna be loved
- 83 Love (me) with misery
- 84 Harbor lights
- 85 I cross my fingers
- 86 Time out for tears
- 87 Only a moment ago
- 88 Five, fine daddy
- 89 Please send me someone to love
- 90 Ain't nobody's business if I do
- 91 I'm so lonely I could cry
- 92 My heart cries for you
- 93 I apologize
- 94 I won't cry anymore
- 95 Don't say you're sorry again
- 96 Mixed emotions
- 97 Cold, cold heart
- 98 Baby did you hear?
- 99 New blowtop blues
- 100 What's the matter baby
- 101 Don't hold it against me
- 102 Be fair to me
- 103 Just one more chance
- 104 Saturday night
- 105 If you don't think I'm leavin'
- 106 I'm a fool to want you
- 107 I'm crying
- 108 Out in the cold again
- 109 Hey, good looking