The Swingin' Miss "D"

The Swingin' Miss D
Studio album by Dinah Washington
Released	September 1957 (1957-09)[1][2]
Recorded	December 4–6, 1956[3]
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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The Swingin' Miss D is the sixth studio album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Quincy Jones.[6] It was recorded in December 1956 and released in September 1957.[1][2]

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[6]

12. "I'll Drown in My Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:09
13. "You Let My Love Grow Cold" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 2:26
14. "Bargain Day" (William Roy) – 2:50
15. "Relax Max" (Al Frisch, Sid Wayne) – 2:42
16. "Tears to Burn" (Alberts, Bruce) – 2:44
17. "The Kissing Way Home" (Harold Solomon, Manny Kurtz) – 2:23
18. "I Know" (Dick Felt, Russell Hallowell, Teddy Powell) – 3:07

• 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[3]

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

1. "September Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. 21 Sep 1957. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. "The Swingin' Miss "D"". Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. 2 Sep 1957. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
3. Mercury Records Discography: 1956, JAZZDISCO.org. retrieved June 29, 2010
4. Allmusic review
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1467. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
6. The Swingin' Miss D (1998 CD Reissue) at AllMusic