Divine Miss D

 The Fems of Feb.

Dinah Washington was one of the greatest female vocalists to have sung jazz & popular music in the 20th century. Her style & delivery have been emulated by many that followed but few have had a voice to match the Divine Miss D.

While singing at Garricks Bar in Chicago to supplement her washroom attendant's salary, Dinah (then still using her birth name Ruth Lee Jones) was noticed by Louis Armstrong's manager Joe Glaser. Through Glaser's recommendation, the newly christened Dinah Washington became vocalist for Lionel Hampton's band. In three years Dinah parlayed her talent from band vocalist to headliner.
 

She recorded her debut Slick Chick (on the Mellow Side) for Mercury Records in 1946. In the following years she scored hit after hit on the R&B charts, topping the charts with "Ain't Misbehavin' ", "Am I Asking Too Much", & "Baby Get Lost". In 1950, her song "I Wanna Be Loved" broke into the Billboard pop charts & her audience exploded.

Among the many album highlights of her career was Dinah Jams from 1954. Backed by the likes of Clifford Brown & Maynard Ferguson on trumpet, Herb Geller on alto sax, Max Roach on drums, Junior Mance & Richie Powel on piano plus a host of others. Recorded live in Hollywood, CA on August 14.

 

Dinah Washington - Dinah Jams, Emarcy 814 639-2, 1984.
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Lover Come Back to Me
Alone Together medley (Alone Together,Summertime,Come Rain or Come Shine)
No More
I've Got You Under My Skin
There is No Greater Love
You Go to My Head
Darn that Dream
Crazy He Calls Me
I'll Remember April

Enjoy,
NØ