The Swingin' Miss "D"

The Swingin' Miss D
Studio album by Dinah Washington
Released	1957
Recorded	December 4–6, 1956[1]
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	31:38 (Original)
Label	EmArcy
Producer	Bob Shad
Dinah Washington chronology
In the Land of Hi-Fi (1956) The Swingin' Miss D (1957) Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller (1957)

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The Swingin' Miss D is a 1957 studio album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Quincy Jones.^[3]

Track listing

1. "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) – 2:44
2. "You're Crying" (Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones) – 3:29
3. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:26
4. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 2:27
5. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:25
6. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:37
7. "Perdido" (Ervin Drake, H. J. Lengsfelder, Tizol) – 3:23
8. "Never Let Me Go" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 2:42
9. "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?" (Billy Austin, Louis Jordan) – 2:56
10. "I'll Close My Eyes" (Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid) – 3:57
11. "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald) – 2:32

Additional tracks on 1998 CD reissue^[3]

• 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^[1]

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

References