BEST OF/20TH CENTURY

Personnel includes: Dinah Washington, Brook Benton. Producers include: Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones, Hal Mooney, Clyde Otis, Bob Shad. Compilation producer Andy McKaie. Recorded between 1949 & 1961. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl. All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series. Personnel: Brook Benton (vocals). Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl. Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (03/04/1949-??/??/1960); New York, NY (03/04/1949-??/??/1960). Arrangers: Quincy Jones; Belford Hendricks. Dinah Washington's installment of the ongoing 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection concentrates on her pop-oriented recordings for Mercury Records. Although this doesn't make for the most comprehensive overview of her career, it works well at shining a spotlight on a particular portion of her career, and the end result is quite enjoyable on those terms. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

• Genre: Jazz
• Format: CD
• Released: 07/16/2002