Dinah Washington BEST OF/20TH CENTURY

Personnel includes: Dinah Washington, Brook Benton.Producers include: Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones, Hal Mooney, Clyde Otis, Bob Shad.Compilation producer Andy McKaie.Recorded between 1949 & 1961. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl.All tracks have been digitally remastered.This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series.Personnel: Brook Benton (vocals).Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (03/04/1949-??/??/1960); New York, NY (03/04/1949-??/??/1960).Arrangers: Quincy Jones; Belford Hendricks.Dinah Washington's installment of the ongoing 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection concentrates on her pop-oriented recordings for Mercury Records. Although this doesn't make for the most comprehensive overview of her career, it works well at shining a spotlight on a particular portion of her career, and the end result is quite enjoyable on those terms. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Format: CD Released: 07/16/2002 Genre: Jazz