What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! is a 1959 album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Belford Hendricks, featuring her hit single of the same name.
The title track won Washington the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording at the Grammy Awards of 1960.
Personnel
Performance
* Dinah Washington - vocals
* Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
* Jerome Richardson - flute
* Kenny Burrell - guitar
* David "Panama" Francis - drums
* Milt Hinton - double bass
* Joe Zawinul - piano
* Belford Hendricks - arranger, conductor
Production
* Tom Greenwood - research coordination
* Carlos Kase
* Hollis King - art direction
* Edward Odowd - design
* Sherniece Smith - art producer
* Chuck Stewart - photography
* Bruce Swedien - sound engineer
References
Category:1959 albums
Category:Dinah Washington albums
Category:Mercury Records albums
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Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963), born Ruth Lee Jones, was a blues, R&B and jazz singer. She has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s", and called "The Queen of the Blues". She is a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame,Bogdanov et al. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues p. 373. Backbeat Books. ISBN 0879307366 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
Career
Ruth Jones was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and moved to Chicago as a child. She sang gospel music in church and played piano, directing her church choir in her teens and being a member of the Sallie Martin Gospel Singers. After winning a talent contest at the age of 15, she began performing in clubs. She appeared at the Garrick Bar in 1942, and was recommended as a vocalist to Lionel Hampton. Changing her stage name to Dinah Washington, she joined Hampton in 1943. She made her recording debut for the Keynote label that December with "Evil Gal Blues", written by Leonard Feather and backed by Hampton and musicians from his band, including Joe Morris (trumpet
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