I'm a big fan of Dinah Washington who is among the most distinctive jazz singers ever, partly because she adds a definite bluesy air to the material. You can always recognize her voice when you hear it. Her duets with Brook Benton are really good too, but here she is singing with a hot band from the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958:
Friday, September 24, 2010
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