Dinah Washington - Dina Washington's Finest Hour
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Artist: Dinah WashingtonEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2000-06-27
Music Label: Polygram Records
Product features:
- WASHINGTON DINAH WASHINGTON S FINEST HOUR
- Evil Gal Blues
- Blowtop Blues
- West Side Baby
- Long John Blues
- Baby, Get Lost
- Trouble In Mind
- Cold, Cold Heart
- TV Is The Thing This Year
- I'll Remember April
- Teach Me Tonight
- I Just Couldn't Stand It No More
- I Could Write A Book
- Blue Gardenia
- What A Diff'rence A Day Made
- Unforgettable
- Baby, You Got What It Takes
- This Bitter Earth
- Mad About The Boy
Music reviews of Dina Washington's Finest Hour
Music Review: What a Diff'frence a Seer Makes..... ;)
Rating: 5 Stars
Well folks, I finally made it home alive. I went out to the mall today dressed in my best holiday Seer's clothing. Red thermalite with white powder trim. Figured I'd take advantage of last minute deals. But people kept pushing me out of the way so, exhausted, I went to sit down at the expresso shop. Before I knew it, children from the ages between 2 to 7 were alternately thrown on my lap and I heard the rapid clicking of cameras! I think they thought I was Santa!! Just because I have a fat belly and a long, flowing white beard is no reason for them to make this mistake. Is it? Anyway- before I left I picked up extra "needed" items like hair dye and diet pills. Culture shock is so hard to take these days.
In any event, I am here to review the inimitable Dinah Washington. As always, your kind Seer is always on the look out for worthy music to report. Dinah is exceptional and, perhaps, one of the greatest blues singers of the last half-century. The selections here convey her considerable diversity, not only vocally, but with the various moods of the material. Another thing I should point out that whether the accompaniment is economical or fully orchestrated- Dinah remains the focal (vocal) point always. You cannot forget who's singing. No, not for one second.
First off, she sings with precision and clarity with a je ne sais quoi teardrop inflection that makes listening to her such a satisfying experience. There is so much here that she does so well - mixes heartache and loss along with sexual innuendo that it's all a cavalcade of rich emotion. For example, her bawdy takes on "Long John Blues" and "TV is the Thing This Year" are amazingly 2 sides of the same coin. Sass and rythmn are different but with the same noble goal in mind. "Teach Me Tonight" lightly harkens to that direction- but done with more tenderness.
Loss is another subject which Dinah is a master at. We get the ballad-like torch song "Cold, Cold Heart", and then the swing-strut of "I Just Couldn't Stand It No More". This lady is good - REAL GOOD! Some more stand-outs I should mention are "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" ( a beautiful ballad in every sense), "Unforgettable" (complete with strings and angelic back-up!), and, one of Metamorpho's favorites, "Baby, You Got What It Takes" ( a swingin' pop duet with Brook Benton). In short, this c.d. offers quite alot.
These songs span roughly 20 years of her recording career (1943-1961)and by no means am I suggesting that this is all you need by this remarkable artist. However, it is a good starting point to learn the range of composition and vocals that distinguish her over and above many others. She sang in an era that produced some of the greatest jazz and blues singers we've known. And, by my estimation, I don't believe that era can, or ever, be repeated. Get Dinah soon. Add a little class and spice to your collection.
Now you must excuse me for I must get ready for the big holiday. It's being held in the dining room named after my Aunt Jezebel who was a spinster. In her honor we made it into a panic room. Totally child-resistent my friends! ;)
"May the berry from the holly never fall under your feet and trip you"-
An olde spiritual saying I just made up -
Cheers! -- your own, Metamorpho
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