Dinah Washington - The Birdland Broadcasts 1951-1952

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• Kunto Uusi
• Tyyppi CD
• Julkaisija Giant Steps Records
• SKU 5013929852426
• Artisti Dinah Washington
• Lyhyt kuvaus Accompanied by the Wynton Kelly Trio. Dinah Washington was into her ninth marriage when, on December 14, 1963, she died suddenly at her Detroit home. She was just 39. The cause ? A fatal heart attack brought on by washing down diet and sleeping pills with alcohol. Nine husbands could be short of the final count. Those who knew Dinah have suggested that a couple of additional nuptials may have gone unrecorded. Aside from countless one night stands, flings, affairs and breaking up the marriage of producer Quincy Jones, could it be that the lady wasn't terminally lusty, but just addicted to wedding cake ! "I change husbands before they change me"" was her defence. Self-styling herself as everything from 'Queen Of The Jukeboxes' to 'Queen Of The Blues', eventually settling on 'The Queen', Dinah wasn't overly concerned with attempts to categorize her natural talent. ""I don't think of myself as anything except a singer. I like to sing, and I'll sing ballads, church songs, blues, anything ….. people who call me a blues singer don't understand what I'm doing. I used to specialise in blues and I still sing them, but I'm not restricted to any one kind of song. To me, the important thing is soul and conviction… you've got to have feeling"". The full extent of her artistry is to be heard on these revealing broadcasts from Birdland, where she always played to standing-room-only crowds. Here, Dinah Washington's boisterous behaviour was more akin to her hosting no-holds barred private parties as opposed to a paid-for public performance. Throughout, Dinah is accompanied by the Wynton Kelly Trio. Whatever the song, it was impossible to confuse Dinah Washington with any other singer. Her voice was high-pitched, full on, and highly emotive. Gifted with precise cut-glass diction and perfect pitch, her delivery stretched from an intimate whisper to an orgasmic scream that could cut through concrete. A formidable weapon, Dinah's voice dug deep into the listener’s emotions, leaving many an audience tear stained. "
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