After Hours with Miss "D"

After Hours with Miss "D"
Studio album by Dinah Washington
Released	1954
Recorded	June 17, 1953, February 5, June 15, 1954
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:41
Label	EmArcy, Verve (reissue)
Dinah Washington chronology
Blazing Ballads (1952) After Hours with Miss "D" (1954) Dinah Jams (1955)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

After Hours with Miss "D" is a 1954 studio album by Dinah Washington. The 2004 CD reissue included an extended take of "Blue Skies". ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 7:52
2. "Bye Bye Blues" (David Bennett, Chauncey Gray, Frederick Hamm, Bert Lown) – 6:58
3. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) – 3:14
4. "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:31
5. "A Foggy Day" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 7:59
6. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo) – 7:02
7. "Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) – 2:17
8. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 2:12
9. "Blue Skies" – 10:54

Personnel

• Dinah Washington  – vocals
• Clark Terry  – Trumpet
• Gus Chappell – Trombone
• Rick Henderson  – Alto saxophone
• Eddie Chamblee  – Tenor saxophone
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis  – Tenor saxophone
• Paul Quinichette  – Tenor saxophone
• Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson – Piano
• Junior Mance  – Piano
• Jackie Davis  – Organ
• Keter Betts  – Bass
• Candido Camero  – Congas
• Ed Thigpen  – Drums

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1467. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.