Performer: Dinah Washington
Genre: Jazz
Album: The Best In Blues
Released: 1997
Style: Swing
MP3 version ZIP size: 1166 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1599 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1820 mb
Rating: 4.3
Votes: 765
Other Formats: AC3 DXD APE DMF MP3 MOD FLAC

Tracklist

1	Evil Gal Blues
2	I Know How To Do It
3	Baby, Get Lost
4	Trouble In Mind
5	Fat Daddy
6	TV Is The Thing This Year
7	Salty Papa Blues
8	New Blowtop Blues
9	Gambler's Blues
10	Don't Hold It Against Me
11	Long John Blues
12	Homeward Bound
13	TV Is The Thing This Year - Alternate Take
14	Baby, Get Lost - Alternate Take
15	Good Daddy Blues
16	Good Daddy Blues - Previously Unissued Alternate Take
17	Drummer Man
18	Drummer Man
19	Be Fair To Me

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Ed Freeman , Ernie Wilkins (tracks: 5, 14 to 18), Rupert Cole (tracks: 5, 14 to 18)
• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Russell Procope (tracks: 9)
• Baritone Saxophone – Cecil Payne (tracks: 5, 14 to 18), Joe Koch
• Bass – Joe O'Rear, Keter Betts (tracks: 4 to 6, 8, 9, 13), Ray Brown (tracks: 5, 14 to 18), Vernon King (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 12)
• Clarinet – Rudy Rutherford (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 12)
• Congas – Candido Camero* (tracks: 5, 6, 13)
• Drums – Dick Stanton, Fred Radcliffe (tracks: 1, 7, 12), Gus Johnson (tracks: 8), Jimmy Cobb (tracks: 4 to 6, 9, 13), Teddy Stewart (tracks: 5, 14 to 18)
• Guitar – Chuck Norris, Freddie Green (tracks: 5, 8, 14 to 18)
• Organ – Jackie Davis (tracks: 5, 6, 13)
• Piano – Beryl Booker (tracks: 9), James Forman (Hen Gates)* (tracks: 5, 14 to 18), Milt Buckner (tracks: 1, 2, 7), Wynton Kelly (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 19)
• Producer – Bob Shad (tracks: 5, 5, 8 to 11, 13, 15 to 17, 19), Leonard Feather (tracks: 1 to 4, 7, 12, 14 to 18)
• Tenor Saxophone – Arnett Cobb (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 12), Ben Webster (tracks: 4), Bob Robinson , Paul Gonsalves (tracks: 9), Paul Quinichette (tracks: 5, 6, 8, 13), Bob Hardaway*, Wardell Gray (tracks: 4)
• Trombone – Art Pearlman, Roger White
• Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: 9), Clyde Raesinger (tracks: 10, 19), George Hudson (tracks: 5, 14 to 18), Joe Morris (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 12), Tom Reeves
• Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton (tracks: 2, 12)
• Vocals – Dinah Washington

Notes

Part of the Verve Elite Edition series of CD re-releases of historic recordings in fold-out LP replica cardboard covers w. booklet.

Inside of cover: "Unlike others, the Verve Elite Edition is available only until this first pressing is sold out".

Tracks 1 to 12 are from the original 1957 Mercury LP "The Best In Blues"

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MG-20247	Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington Sings The Best In Blues ‎(LP, Mono)	Mercury	MG-20247	US	1957
3145378112 AD01, 314 537 811-2, 314 537 811-2BK01	Dinah Washington	The Best In Blues ‎(CD, Promo, RE, RM)	Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records	3145378112 AD01, 314 537 811-2, 314 537 811-2BK01	US	1997
MVL 300	Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington Sings The Best In Blues ‎(LP, Mono)	Mercury	MVL 300	UK	Unknown