Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller is a seventh studio album by blues, R&B and jazz singer Dinah Washington released on the Emarcy label, and reissued by Verve Records in 1990 as The Fats Waller Songbook. In the album Washington covers 12 songs that have been penned or performed by jazz pianist, organist, singer and songwriter Fats Waller. Allmusic details the album in its review as saying: "Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller appropriately brings together Waller's vivacious songs and Washington's demonstrative vocal talents. The jazz diva effortlessly handles Waller classics while turning in particularly emotive renditions. Adding nice variety to the already strong set, Washington's husband at the time, saxophonist Eddie Chamblee, joins the singer for playful duets on "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Everybody Loves My Baby".
Track listing "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) – 2:45 "Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do" (Porter Grainger, Robert Graham Prince, Clarence Williams) – 3:25 "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) – 2:45 "Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat" (Leon René, Emerson Scott) – 1:58 "Ain't Cha Glad?" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 2:43 "Squeeze Me" (Fats Waller, Clarence Williams) – 2:07 "Ain't Misbehavin''" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) – 2:32 "Black and Blue" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) – 2:55 "Everybody Loves My Baby" (Spencer Williams, Jack Palmer) – 2:36 "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling" (Fats Waller, Harry Link, Billy Rose) – 2:23 "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 2:33 "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 2:34
Personnel Dinah Washington – Lead Vocals Eddie Chamblee – Saxophone (Tenor), Vocals Benny Golson – Saxophone (Tenor) Hal McKusick – Saxophone (Alto) Sahib Shihab – Saxophone (Alto) Jerome Richardson – Flute, Saxophone (Alto) Frank Wess – Flute, Saxophone (Tenor) Jack Wilson – Piano Patti Bown – Piano Jimmy Cleveland – Trombone Rod Levitt – Trombone (Bass) Melba Liston – Trombone Julian Priester – Trombone Chauncey Welsch – Trombone Sonny Russo – Trombone Johnny Coles – Trumpet Ray Copeland – Trumpet Reunald Jones – Trumpet Joe Newman Quartet – Trumpet Ernie Royal – Trumpet Doc Severinsen – Trumpet Charlie Shavers – Trumpet Clark Terry – Trumpet Charles Davis – Saxophone (Baritone) Richard Evans – Bass Freddie Green – Guitar Wesley Landers – Percussion Sebastian Muro – Guitar Charlie Persip – Drums Ernie Wilkins – Arranger, Conductor Bob Shad – producer
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