Dinah Jams

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Dinah Jams
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Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 1955
RecordedAugust 15, 1954
Genre Jazz
Length53:05
Label EmArcy [1]
Producer Bob Shad
Dinah Washington chronology
After Hours with Miss "D"
(1954)
Dinah Jams
(1955)
For Those in Love
(1955)
Professional ratings
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Dinah Jams is the second studio album by vocalist Dinah Washington. [5] It was recorded live in Los Angeles in 1954. [2] Billboard in 1955 wrote: "The instrumental solos are excellent and the entire package is well recorded in a smoothly paced collection of hot and cool jazz." [6]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II and Sigmund Romberg)9:46
2."Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz)2:23
3."Summertime" (George Gershwin)2:27
4."Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer)2:22
5."No More" (Tutti Camarata and Bob Russell)3:17
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter)5:18
7."There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones and Marty Symes)2:17
8."You Go to My Head" (John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie)11:07
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen and Eddie DeLange)5:14
10."Crazy He Calls Me" (Carl Sigman and Bob Russell)4:47
11."I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston and Don Raye)11:47

Tracks 2 and 3 are instrumentals.

Personnel

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