Jazz Round Midnight

by Dinah Washington

Product Description:

JAZZ 'ROUND MIDNIGHT is also available with Ella Fitzgerald's JAZZ 'ROUND MIDNIGHT AGAIN and Billie Holiday's JAZZ 'ROUND MIDNIGHT in the 3-CD box set JAZZ 'ROUND MIDNIGHT: THREE DIVAS (Verve 529 153).

Personnel includes: Dinah Washington (vocals); Herb Geller (alto saxophone); Paul Quinichette, Harold Land (tenor saxophone); Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry, Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Keter Betts (bass); Jimmy Cobb, Max Roach (drums); Belford Hendricks's Orchestra.

Quincy Jones's Orchestra includes: Quincy Jones (arranger); Harold Mooney, Ernie Wilkins (arrangers); Hal McKusick (alto saxophone, flute); Anthony Ortega (alto saxophone); Jerome Richardson, Lucky Thompson, Al Cohn (tenor saxohpone); Danny Bank (baritone saxophone); Don Elliott (trumpet, mellophone, vibraphone, bongo); Joe Newman, Jimmy Maxwell, Doc Severinsen, Charlie Shavers, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal (trumpet); Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson, Kai Winding (trombone); Tom Mitchell (bass trombone); Sleepy Anderson (piano, celesta); Jack Wilson, Patti Brown (piano); Barry Galbraith, George Barnes (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); Jimmy Crawford (drums); The Dells (background vocals).

Harold Mooney's Orchestra includes: Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Gus Chappell (trombone); Junior Mance, Wynton Kelly (piano); Keter Betts (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums).

Nat Goodman's Orchestra includes: Belford Hendricks (arranger); Joe Zawinul (piano).

Fred Norman's Orchestra includes: Belford Hendricks (arranger).

Recorded between 1954 and 1961. Includes liner notes by James Gavin.