Part of Verve's
Diva Series, this
Dinah Washington collection serves as a solid introduction to her dynamic work. Featuring such popular
Washington mainstays as "What a Diff'rence a Day Made," "If I Were a Bell," and "I'll Close My Eyes," this is a timely introduction to one of the jazz world's most versatile artists. While by no means definitive, at over 14 tracks one could do worse with a single-disc overview than to check this one out first. ~ Matt Collar