# The Swingin' Miss "D"

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The Swingin' Miss D is the sixth studio album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Quincy Jones. It was recorded in December 1956 and released in September 1957.

## Track listing

* "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) – 2:44
* "You're Crying" (Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones) – 3:29
* "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:26
* "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 2:27
* "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:25
* "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:37
* "Perdido" (Ervin Drake, H. J. Lengsfelder, Tizol) – 3:23
* "Never Let Me Go" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 2:42
* "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?" (Billy Austin, Louis Jordan) – 2:56
* "I'll Close My Eyes" (Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid) – 3:57
* "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald) – 2:32

### Additional tracks on 1998 CD reissue

* "I'll Drown in My Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:09
* "You Let My Love Grow Cold" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 2:26
* "Bargain Day" (William Roy) – 2:50
* "Relax Max" (Al Frisch, Sid Wayne) – 2:42
* "Tears to Burn" (Alberts, Bruce) – 2:44
* "The Kissing Way Home" (Harold Solomon, Manny Kurtz) – 2:23
* "I Know" (Dick Felt, Russell Hallowell, Teddy Powell) – 3:07
* 15–18 recorded June 25, 1956
* 12, 13 recorded November 21, 1956
* 6, 7, 9, 11 recorded December 4, 1956
* 1, 2, 4, 5 recorded December 5, 1956
* 3, 8, 10, 14 recorded December 6, 1956

## Personnel
### Performance

* Dinah Washington - vocals

#### Quincy Jones and His Orchestra

* Quincy Jones - conductor, arranger (except tracks 4, 5 and 8)
* Ernie Wilkins - arranger (4 and 5)
* Benny Golson - arranger (8)
* Don Elliott - trumpet, mellophonium, vibraphone, bongos; xylophone (3)
* Jimmy Maxwell - trumpet
* Doc Severinsen - trumpet
* Charlie Shavers - trumpet
* Clark Terry - trumpet
* Bernie Glow - trumpet (1–5, 8, 10, 14)
* Nick Travis - trumpet (1–5, 8, 10, 14)
* Ernie Royal - trumpet (6, 7, 9, 11–13)
* Joe Wilder - trumpet (6, 7, 9, 11–13)
* Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
* Urbie Green - trombone
* Quentin Jackson - trombone
* Tommy Mitchell - bass trombone
* Hal McKusick - flute, alto saxophone
* Anthony Ortega - alto saxophone, clarinet
* Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone, clarinet
* Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone, clarinet
* Danny Bank - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
* Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson - piano, celeste
* Barry Galbraith - guitar
* Milt Hinton - double bass
* Osie Johnson - drums (1–5, 8, 10, 14)
* Jimmy Crawford - drums (6, 7, 9, 11–13)

### Production

* Bob Shad - orig. producer
* John S. Wilson - orig. liner notes
* Murray Garrett and Gene Howard - photography

#### Reissue

* Ben Young - producer and supervisor, research, restoration
* Carlos Kase - assistant producer
* Peter Pullman - editing
* Suha Gur - digital mastering
* Tom Greenwood and Bryan Koniarz - production coordination
* Richard Seidel - executive producer
* Brian Priestley - liner notes
* Patricia Lie and Hat Nguyen - art direction
* Sheryl Lutz-Brown - design
* Chuck Stewart - photography