Dinah Washington - Complete 1943-1951 Mercury Master Takes (2001) [4CD Box Set]

A third-generation blues singer who matched the interpretive brilliance of Billie Holiday and the vocal sweetness of Ella Fitzgerald very early in her career, Dinah Washington needed precious little time to hone her art. While still a teenager, she recorded her first hit, “Evil Gal Blues,” with Lionel Hampton’s band, and was recording as a solo act by 1946. During the next five years she steadily broadened her interests past classic female blues to embrace swing, traditional pop, jive — no jazz-based genre lay beyond her grasp. For vocal fans unwilling to expend the effort or cash required for Mercury’s massive series The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury (over 20 discs of issued sides and alternates), this four-disc set by The Jazz Factory will come as quite a relief. Covering 1946 through 1951, her first five years at Mercury (plus an early Keynote session from 1943 that grabs “Evil Gal Blues”), Complete 1943-1951 Mercury Master Takes covers some of the best material of her career, a period resulting in music that varied from Cootie Williams to Mitch Miller. ― Allmusic

CD 1
01. Embraceable You – 02:56
02. I Can’t Get Started – 02:49
03. When a Woman Loves a Man – 02:56
04. Joy Juice – 02:48
05. Oo Wee Walkie Talkie – 02:42
06. The Man I Love – 02:59
07. You Didn’t Want Me Then – 02:32
08. A Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side) – 02:43
09. Postman Blues – 02:55
10. That’s Why a Woman Loves a Heel – 02:54
11. Stairway to the Stars – 03:01
12. I Want to Be Loved – 02:54
13. You Satisfy – 02:49
14. Fool That I Am – 02:33
15. There’s Got to Be a Change – 02:35
16. Mean and Evil Blues – 02:49
17. Since I Fell for You – 02:40
18. West Side Baby – 02:58
19. You Can Depend on Me – 02:43
20. Early in the Morning – 02:36
21. I’m Afraid of You – 02:51
22. I Love You, Yes I Do – 02:39
23. Mean and Evil Blues – 01:54
24. Evil Gal Blues – 02:55
25. I Know How to Do It – 03:12
26. Salty Papa Blues – 03:04
27. Homeward Bound – 02:49

CD 2
01. Don’t Come Knockin’ at My Door – 02:56
02. I Wish I Knew the Name of the Boy – 02:32
03. No More Lonely Gal Blues – 02:50
04. Walkin’ and Talkin’ – 02:34
05. Ain’t Misbehavin’ – 02:51
06. What Can I Say After I Am Sorry – 02:40
07. Tell Me So – 02:40
08. I Can’t Face the Music – 02:58
09. Pete – 02:24
10. Am I Asking Too Much – 02:51
11. I’m Getting Old Before My Time – 02:59
12. Record Ban Blues – 03:18
13. Resolution Blues – 03:18
14. I Want to Cry – 03:12
15. Long John Blues – 03:11
16. In the Rain – 02:55
17. I Sold My Heart to the Junkman – 03:10
18. I’ll Wait – 03:07
19. It’s Too Soon to Know – 02:44
20. Why Can’t You Behave – 02:49
21. It’s Funny – 02:38
22. Laughing Boy – 02:34
23. Am I Really Sorry – 02:53

CD 3
01. How Deep Is the Ocean – 03:04
02. New York, Chicago & Los Angeles – 01:59
03. Give Me Back My Tears – 02:40
04. Good Daddy Blues – 02:27
05. Baby Get Lost – 02:52
06. I Only Know – 02:28
07. Drummer Man – 02:47
08. I Challenge Your Kiss – 03:13
09. Fast Movin’ Mama – 02:16
10. Juice Head Man of Mine – 02:46
11. Shuckin’ and Jivin’ – 02:23
12. Richest Guy in the Graveyard – 02:55
13. Journey’s End – 03:13
14. It Isn’t Far – 03:04
15. My Kind of Man – 03:26
16. If I Loved You – 02:29
17. Why Don’t You Think Things Over – 02:33
18. Big Deal – 02:44
19. I’ll Never Be Free – 02:46
20. I Wanna Be Loved – 02:52
21. Love (Me) With Misery – 02:57
22. Harbor Lights – 03:05
23. I Cross My Fingers – 03:01
24. Time Out for Tears – 03:20

CD 4
01. Only a Moment Ago – 02:59
02. Fine Fine Daddy – 02:34
03. Please Send Me Someone to Love – 03:03
04. Ain’t Nobody’a Business But My Own – 03:08
05. I’m So Lonely I Could Cry – 03:13
06. My Heart Cries for You – 02:45
07. I Apologize – 03:21
08. I Won’t Cry Anymore – 03:24
09. Don’t Say You’re Sorry Anymore – 03:17
10. Mixed Emotions – 03:01
11. Cold, Cold Heart – 03:23
12. Baby Did You Hear – 03:07
13. New Blowtop Blues – 02:40
14. What’s the Matter With Baby – 02:43
15. Don’t Hold It Against Me – 02:52
16. Be Fair to Me – 02:59
17. Just One More Chance – 02:55
18. Saturday Night – 02:30
19. If You Don’t Think I Am Leavin’ – 02:43
20. I’m a Fool to Want You – 02:41
21. I’m Crying – 02:44
22. Out in the Cold Again – 03:14
23. Hey, Good Looking – 02:43

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