Dinah Washington Boxset

10/29/2010
. The original, pre-LP era singles of Dinah Washington, the undisputed Queen of the Jukeboxes in the late '40s and early '50s, have been collected in one package for the first time with the 4-CD box set The Fabulous Miss D! The Keynote, Decca And Mercury Singles 1943-1953 (Verve Select/UMe).

Restored, remastered and presented in their release sequence are 107 tracks, including her biggest hits: "Evil Gal Blues," "Am I Asking Too Much," "Baby Get Lost"/"Long John Blues" and "Trouble In Mind."

All but five are the original 78 rpm singles from the Mercury label. Added are four Keynote singles and a Decca one-off with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. It will be in stores November 30th

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