Dinah Washington - Sings Bessie Smith + Fats Waller - CD - New

2 COMPLETE LPs ON 1 CD + 4 EXTRA TRACKSThis release contains two complete tribute albums Dinah Washington devoted to jazz and blues icons: "Dinah Sings Bessie Smith" (EmArcy MG-36130), taped in 1957-58 with a band led by saxophonist Eddie Chamblee, and "Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller" (EmArcy MG-36119), recorded in 1957 with orchestra conducted by Ernie Wilkins. Both masterpieces showcase a myriad of great soloists, such as Clark Terry, Johnny Coles, Quentin Jackson, Julian Priester, Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Golson, and Sahib Shihab.Four bonus tracks have been added, consisting of three tunes that complete the last session of the Bessie Smith LP (among them a version of the classic “Trouble in Mind”), and an earlier reading by Dinah of Bessie Smith’s “Back Water Blues”.PERSONNEL:DINAH WASHINGTON, vocals on all tracks, plus:TRACKS [1-14]: SINGS BESIE SMITH (Eddie Chamblee & His Orchestra)Featuring Clark Terry (tp), Quentin Jackson, Julian Priester (tb), Eddie Chamblee (ts),Charles Davis (bar), James Craig (p), Robare Edmonson (b), James Slaughter (d), among others.New York, December 1957-January 1958.TRACKS [15-26]: SINGS FATS WALLER (Ernie Wilkins & His Orchestra)Featuring Johnny Coles, Clark Terry, Charlie Shavers, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (tp),Julian Priester, Melba Liston (tb), Jerome Richardson (fl, as), Sahib Shihab (as),Frank Wess (ts, fl), Benny Golson, Eddie Chamblee (ts), Charles Davis (bar),Patti Bown, Jack Wilson (p), Freddie Green (g), Richard Evans (b), Charlie Persip (d), among others.New York, October-November, 1957.INCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLETTRACKS:SINGS BESSIE SMITH01 TROMBONE BUTTER02 SEND ME TO THE ‘LECTRIC CHAIR03 CARELESS LOVE04 ME AND MY GIN05 JAILHOUSE BLUES06 YOU’VE BEEN A GOOD OLD WAGON07 AFTER YOU’VE GONE08 BACK WATER BLUES09 IF I COULD BE WITH YOU ONE HOUR TONIGHT10 FINE FAT DADDY11 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY (*)12 SHOW TIME (*)13 TROUBLE IN MIND (*)14 BACK WATER BLUES [1957 version](*)SINGS FATS WALLER15 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE16 AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’17 I’VE GOT A FEELING I’M FALLING18 KEEPIN’ OUT OF MISCHIEF NOW19 EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY20 BLACK AND BLUE21 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS22 T’AINT NOBODY’S BIZNESS IF I DO23 SOMEONE’S ROCKING MY DREAMBOAT24 JITTERBUG WALTZ25 AIN’T CHA GLAD?(*) BONUS TRACKS