The Swingin' Miss D is the sixth studio album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Quincy Jones. It was recorded in December 1956 and released in September 1957.
Track listing "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) – 2:44 "You're Crying" (Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones) – 3:29 "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:26 "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 2:27 "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:25 "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:37 "Perdido" (Ervin Drake, H. J. Lengsfelder, Tizol) – 3:23 "Never Let Me Go" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 2:42 "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?" (Billy Austin, Louis Jordan) – 2:56 "I'll Close My Eyes" (Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid) – 3:57 "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald) – 2:32 Additional tracks on 1998 CD reissue
15–18 recorded June 25, 1956 12, 13 recorded November 21, 1956 6, 7, 9, 11 recorded December 4, 1956 1, 2, 4, 5 recorded December 5, 1956 3, 8, 10, 14 recorded December 6, 1956
Personnel
Performance Dinah Washington - vocals Quincy Jones and His Orchestra Quincy Jones - conductor, arranger (except tracks 4, 5 and 8) Ernie Wilkins - arranger (4 and 5) Benny Golson - arranger (8) Don Elliott - trumpet, mellophonium, vibraphone, bongos; xylophone (3) Jimmy Maxwell - trumpet Doc Severinsen - trumpet Charlie Shavers - trumpet Clark Terry - trumpet Bernie Glow - trumpet (1–5, 8, 10, 14) Nick Travis - trumpet (1–5, 8, 10, 14) Ernie Royal - trumpet (6, 7, 9, 11–13) Joe Wilder - trumpet (6, 7, 9, 11–13) Jimmy Cleveland - trombone Urbie Green - trombone Quentin Jackson - trombone Tommy Mitchell - bass trombone Hal McKusick - flute, alto saxophone Anthony Ortega - alto saxophone, clarinet Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone, clarinet Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone, clarinet Danny Bank - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson - piano, celeste Barry Galbraith - guitar Milt Hinton - double bass Osie Johnson - drums (1–5, 8, 10, 14) Jimmy Crawford - drums (6, 7, 9, 11–13)
Production Bob Shad - orig. producer John S. Wilson - orig. liner notes Murray Garrett and Gene Howard - photography Reissue Ben Young - producer and supervisor, research, restoration Carlos Kase - assistant producer Peter Pullman - editing Suha Gur - digital mastering Tom Greenwood and Bryan Koniarz - production coordination Richard Seidel - executive producer Brian Priestley - liner notes Patricia Lie and Hat Nguyen - art direction Sheryl Lutz-Brown - design Chuck Stewart - photography
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