In September 1957, “EmArcy” label released “The Swingin’ Miss D”, the sixth Dinah Washington studio album. It was recorded in December 1956, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

• Dinah Washington – vocals

Quincy Jones and His Orchestra

• Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
• Ernie Wilkins – arrangements
• Benny Golson – arrangements
• Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Don Elliott – trumpet, mellophonium, vibraphone, bongos; xylophone
• Jimmy Maxwell – trumpet
• Doc Severinsen – trumpet
• Charlie Shavers – trumpet
• Clark Terry – trumpet
• Bernie Glow – trumpet
• Nick Travis – trumpet
• Ernie Royal – trumpet
• Joe Wilder – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Urbie Green – trombone
• Quentin Jackson – trombone
• Tommy Mitchell – bass trombone
• Hal McKusick – flute, alto saxophone
• Danny Bank – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Clarence “Sleepy” Anderson – piano, celeste
• Barry Galbraith – guitar
• Milt Hinton – double bass
• Osie Johnson – drums
• Jimmy Crawford – drums
• Murray Garrett, Gene Howard – photography
• John S. Wilson – liner notes

Track listing:

1. They Didn’t Believe Me – Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds
2. You’re Crying – Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones
3. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
4. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
5. But Not for Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
6. Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
7. Perdido – Ervin Drake, H. J. Lengsfelder, Tizol
8. Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
9. Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? – Billy Austin, Louis Jordan
10. I’ll Close My Eyes – Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid
11. Somebody Loves Me – Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald