DAKOTA STATON - Four Classic Albums (Dakota / Dakota Staton Sings Ballads And The Blues / Softly / ‘Round Midnight) (2CD)

AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD second set release from Dakota Staton, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details“Dakota”; “Dakota Staton Sings Ballads And The Blues”; “Softly” and “’Round Midnight”“Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dakota Staton attended the famed George Westinghouse High School, (alumni include pianist Ahmed Jamal, possibly at the same time!) and went on to study music before entering the music scene through that tried and tested, and very tough route, of the night club circuit. From a young age she was travelling around the country appearing in night clubs from Detroit to Indianapolis to Cleveland and to St. Louis and to Harlem in New York, where she was discovered by Capitol Records producer Dave Cavanaugh who promptly signed her to a recording deal with Capitol. Dakota made many highly acclaimed albums in the 1950s and 1960s and we have included five here for your listening pleasure. There may be