Mellow Mama

by Dinah Washington

Overview

Dinah Washington's first solo recordings (with the exception of a session supervised by Lionel Hampton in 1943) are included on this Delmark repackaging of her Apollo sides. Recorded in Los Angeles during a three-day period, the 12 selections feature the singer with a swinging jazz combo that has tenor-saxophonist Lucky Thompson, trumpeter Karl George, vibraphonist Milt Jackson and bassist Charles Mingus among its eight members. The 21-year-old Washington was already quite distinctive at this early stage and easily handles the blues and jive material with color and humor. Recommended despite the brevity (34 minutes) of the CD. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/18/1993
Label:	DELMARK
UPC:	0038153045128

Tracks

1. Mellow Mama Blues
2. All or Nothing Blues
3. Rich Man's Blues
4. Chewin' Mama Blues
5. Blues for a Day
6. Wise Woman Blues
7. My Voot Is Really Vout
8. Pacific Coast Blues
9. Beggin' Mama Blues
10. Walking Blues
11. No Voot, No Boot
12. My Lovin' Papa

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dinah Washington   Primary Artist,Vocals
Milt Jackson   Guest Artist,Vibraphone
Charles Mingus   Guest Artist,Bass
Lee Young   Drums
Lucky Thompson   Sax (Tenor)
Joe Grant   Sax (Alto)
Jewell L. Grant   Sax (Alto)
Karl George   Trumpet
Wilbert Barranco   Piano
Leonidas Raymond "Lee" Young   Drums
Wilbert Branco   Piano
Gene Porter   Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)

Technical Credits

Duke Henderson   Composer
Jack Towers   Transfers
John Henry   Composer
Robert G. Koester   Producer
Lucky Thompson   Composer
Jessie Mae Robinson   Composer
Randy Kling   Pre-Mastering
Henry   Composer
Dave Jones   Quality Control
Mundell Lowe   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Wilbert Barranco   Composer
Eduardo Paim   Composer
Al Brandtner   Design
Steve Wagner   Producer
Paul Underwood   Engineer
Charles Mingus   Composer