Mercury · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller

Recorded	Oct 1 & Nov 20, 1957
Label	Mercury
Released	1957
Personnel	20 credited players
Discogs	master 398959

The record

A one-day session pairing that voice with the Waller songbook, cushioned by a big-band lineup pulling from both Basie's rhythm section and hard-bop's front ranks. Dinah digs into the wit and swing of Fats with the same command she brought to blues and standards, backed by arrangements built for punch, not nostalgia.

Session personnel

Jerome Richardson — alto saxophone
Sahib Shihab — alto saxophone
Charles Davis — baritone saxophone
Richard Evans — bass
Rod Levitt — bass trombone
Charlie Persip — drums
Frank Wess — flute
Freddie Green — guitar
Jack Wilson — piano
Benny Golson — tenor saxophone
Eddie Chamblee — tenor saxophone
Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
Julian Priester — trombone
Sonny Russo — trombone
Charlie Shavers — trumpet
Clark Terry — trumpet
Doc Severinsen — trumpet
Ernie Royal — trumpet
Ray Copeland — trumpet
Reunald Jones — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 17 pressings on file.

1957	EmArcy · MG-36119 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1964	Mercury Wing · SRW 16271 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Richmond Record Pressing · deep groove
1957	mercury · stb 80011 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, Stereo
1958	EmArcy · MG-36119 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono
1958	EmArcy · MG-36119 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1958	EmArcy · MG-36119 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono
1959	Mercury — MONO
1959	Mercury · SR 60202 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Reissue
1959	Mercury · SR 80011 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1959	Mercury · MG-20525 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1962	Mercury · SB-SR-60202 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo
1964	Wing Records · MGW-12271 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1964	Mercury Wing · SRW 16271 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1964	Wing Records · MGW-12271 — Vinyl, LP, Mono