Dinah Washington: Mad About the Boy

Artist: Dinah Washington
Number of Discs: 1
Total time: 69:21
Label: Membran
Availability: In stock
Item #: 8017381

List Price: $17.98
Member Price: $11.98

You Save: $6.00

Recorded 1946-56

Review

Read About This Recording

Dinah Washington was always proud of her ability to sing everything very well. Born Ruth Lee Jones, she was a teenager when she started appearing in clubs as a singer and pianist. She was discovered by Lionel Hampton and was a part of his band during 1943-46, scoring her first hit with "Evil Gal Blues." After leaving Hampton, Dinah worked and recorded steadily, having many best sellers on the R&B charts. In the 1950s she recorded jazz, blues, pop, R&B, gospel and even country, being billed as the "Queen of the Blues." She had a pop hit in 1959 with "What a Difference a Day Makes," which made her a major name in homes where jazz and blues were rarely heard. Only Dinah's premature death in 1963 cut short her success.

Mad About the Boy is a fine sampler of Dinah Washington's 1950s recordings. Many of the performances find her backed by big bands arranged by Quincy Jones. The great trumpeter Clifford Brown makes an appearance on "I've Got You Under my Skin." Other highlights include "But Not for Me," "Perdido," "Makin' Whoopee," "Never Let Me Go" and "I'll Drown in My Tears."

But on these recordings, it matters less what the songs are than the fact that Dinah Washington is singing them. Her passionate interpretations are consistently memorable and deserve to be heard and savored.

—Scott Yanow

Imported from Europe!

Mad About the Boy; But Not for Me; Caravan; Perdido; Makin' Whoopee; Stairway to the Stars; The Kissing Way Home; You Let My Love Grow Cold; Ain't My Baby; Embraceable You; I'll Close My Eyes; Never Let Me Go; Tears to Burn; You're Crying; They Didn't Believe Me; Somebody Loves Me; I Know; Bargain Day; Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye; Relax Max; I'll Drown in My Tears; I've Got You Under My Skin*; Summertime*.

Dinah Washington, Vocals; Orchestra directed by Quincy Jones & Clifford Brown.

(*Live bonus tracks.)

Tracks + Soundclips

Dinah Washington: Mad About the Boy
	1.	Mad About the Boy
	2.	But Not for Me
	3.	Caravan
	4.	Perdido
	5.	Makin' Whoopee
	6.	Stairway to the Stars
	7.	The Kissing Way Home
	8.	You Let My Love Grow Cold
	9.	Ain't My Baby
	10.	Embraceable You
	11.	I'll Close My Eyes
	12.	Never Let Me Go
	13.	Tears to Burn
	14.	You're Crying
	15.	They Didn't Believe Me
	16.	Somebody Loves Me
	17.	I Know
	18.	Bargain Day
	19.	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
	20.	Relax Max
	21.	I'll Drown in My Tears
	22.	I've Got You Under My Skin
	23.	Summertime

Dinah Washington: Mad About the Boy

Review

Read About This Recording

Contents

Tracks + Soundclips