Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Evil Gal Blues ~ Dinah Washington |  |
| 2. Salty Papa Blues ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 3. Embraceable You ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 4. Slick Chick, A (On The Mellow Side) ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 5. Postman Blues ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 6. That's Why A Woman Loves A Heel ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 7. Walkin' And Talkin' ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 8. Record Ban Blues ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 9. After I Say I'm Sorry? (What Can I Say, Dear) ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 10. I'll Wait - (with Mitch Miller) ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 11. Good Daddy Blues ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 12. I Only Know ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 13. Baby Get Lost ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 14. It Isn't Fair ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 15. I'll Never Be Free ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 16. I Wanna Be Loved ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 17. Time Out For Tears ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 18. I Won't Cry Anymore ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 19. New Blowtop Blues ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 20. Wheel Of Fortune ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 21. Trouble In Mind ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 22. I Cried For You ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 23. T.V. Is The Thing This Year ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 24. Am I Blue? ~ Dinah Washington | |
| 25. Blue Skies - (with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) ~ Dinah Washington | |
(P) 1993 The Island Def Jam Music Group
(C) 1993 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Dinah Washington, Brook Benton (vocals); Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone); Maynard Ferguson, Clifford Brown, Doc Severinsen, Quincy Jones, Clark Terry (trumpets); Mitch Miller (oboe); Terry Gibbs (vibraphone); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone, drums); Wynton Kelly, Beryl Booker (piano); Jackie Davis (organ); George Morrow, Keter Betts (bass); Max Roach, Ed Thigpen (drums). | | Producers include: Quincy Jones, Hal Mooney, Clyde Otis, Bob Shad, Leonard Feather. | | Compilation producer: Chris Albertson. | | FIRST ISSUE contains 46 tracks presented in roughly chronological order beginning with Dinah Washington's first recordings for Keynote with Lionel Hampton in 1944 and concluding with her Mercury tracks from 1961. This 2-CD set includes never-before-published photos by Chuck Stewart, plus liner notes and annotations by jazz historian Chris Albertson. | | First Issue, which coincided with the United States Postal Service's issue of a stamp bearing the image of Dinah Washington, is a two-disc, 46-song anthology of her recordings for Keynote, Mercury, Verve, Wing, and EmArcy from 1943-1961. The set chronicles Washington's evolution from a strictly jazz and blues vocalist in the Bessie Smith tradition to an important crossover artist who could appeal equally to the pop audience. The collection is not entirely hit-oriented -- although it rounds up her important R&B and pop singles, including the crossover hits "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" and "Baby, You've Got What It Takes" (a duet with Brook Benton), there is also an early bluesy session with Lionel Hampton and a few notable album tracks that show the variety of material she handled. Some of her Top Ten R&B hits are omitted, but Washington was a prolific hitmaker beyond that which a two-disc set can contain. Washington recorded nearly 500 sides during the period covered by First Issue, and this generous survey is an excellent compromise for buyers wanting a thorough anthology but who are unwilling to commit to the expensive series of box sets that comprise The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury. ~ Greg Adams |
Musical Guests | | Brook Benton | | Quincy Jones | | Cannonball Adderley | | Wynton Kelly | | Doc Severinsen |
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| Compilation Appearances |
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| Associated Artists and Works |
| You've Got What It Takes ~ Benton, Brook | | Benton, Brook | | Blakey, Art | | Featuring Dinah Washington ~ Cobb, Arnett | | Fitzgerald, Ella | | Four By Four ~ Fitzgerald, Ella | | Freeman, Yvette | | Holiday, Billie | | Simone, Nina | | Simone, Nina | | Mastercuts Presents...Nina Simone - The Definitive ~ Simone, Nina | | Various Artists | | The Best of Blues Jubilees ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Back To Back Hits ~ Vaughan, Sarah | | Yvette Freeman |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 06/22/1993 | | Original Release Date : 1993 | | Catalog ID : 514 841 | | Label : Verve (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Mixed | | Mono/Stereo : Mono | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00731451484124 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Entertainment Weekly (7/16/93, p.59)
- "...Wisely emphasizing the jazz-oriented material and small-band settings that best suited her cynically sophisticated style, FIRST ISSUE is marred only by some really annoying surface noise..." - Rating: A-Musician (10/93, p.93)
- "...[FIRST ISSUE] neatly encapsulates [Dinah Washington's] achievements...every style is represented here, and her force-of-nature approach is seldom less than magical..." |
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