Dinah Washington

 

Artist:  Dinah Washington

Birth Name:  Ruth Lee Jones

Born:  August 29, 1924.  Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Died:  December 4, 1963 (Aged 39).  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Blues, R&B, Gospel, Traditional Pop, Standards,  Vocal Jazz, Jump Blues, Early R&B

Occupation:  Singer, Musician

Instruments;  Vocals, Piano, Vibraphone

Dinah Washington was an American Singer and Pianist, one of the most popular Black Female recording artists of the 1950s.  She performed and reccorded in a wide variety off style including Blues, R&B, Traditional Pop Music, also gave herself the title of "Queen Of The Blues".  She was a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall Of Fame and was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993.

Title:  What A Diff'rence A Day Makes! (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Blues, R&B, Gospel, Traditional Pop, Standards, Vocal Jazz, Jump Blues, Early R&B

Label:  Verve

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  I Remember You (2:42)

 2.  I Thought About You (2:28)

 3.  That's All There Is To That (2:15)

 4.  I Won't Cry Anymore (2:15)

 5.  I'm Thru With Love (2:23)

 6.  Cry Me A River (2:24)

Side 2:

 1.  What A Diff'rence A Day Make (2:35)

 2.  Nothing In The World (3:12)

 3.  Manhathan (4:13)

 4.  Time After Time (2:27)

 5.  It's A Magic (2:28)

 6.  A Sunday Kind Of Love (2:26)

Personnel:

Dinah Washington:  Vocals

Charles Davis:  Baritone Saxophone

Jerome Richardson:  Flute

Kenny Burrell:  Guitar

David "Panama" Francis:  Drums

Milt Hinton:  Double Bass

Joe Zawinul:  Piano

What A Diff'rence A Day Makes! is a tenth studio album by Dinah Washington, originally released in 1969 by Mercury, remastered and reissued on January 9, 2026 by Verve.  180 Gram Vinyl.