''Music for a First Love'' is the eighth

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by American jazz singer

Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...

released in 1957 via Mercury label. The tracks were recorded in various sessions between January 1946 and September 1950.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals *

Willie Cook Willie Cook (November 11, 1923 – September 22, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. Cook was born in Tangipahoa, Louisiana, on November 11, 1923.Hogan, E"Willie Cook" AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2017. He grew up in Chicago and learned to pl ...

(1), Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (1, 3), George Hudson (6, 12), Bob Merrill (9),

Cootie Williams Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter. Biography Born in Mobile, Alabama, Williams began his professional career at the age of 14 with the Yo ...

(9) - trumpet * Gus Chappell (1),

Benny Powell Benny Powell (March 1, 1930 – June 26, 2010) was an American jazz trombonist. He played both standard (tenor) trombone and bass trombone. Biography Born Benjamin Gordon Powell Jr in New Orleans, Louisiana, he first played professionally ...

(possibly 11) - trombone * Andrew Gardner (3) Rupert Cole (6, possibly 9, 12),

Ernie Wilkins Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr. (July 20, 1922 – June 5, 1999) was an American jazz saxophonist, conductor and arranger who spent several years with Count Basie. He also wrote for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie. He was musical direc ...

(6, 11-12) - alto sax * Dave Young (possibly 1; 3), William Parker (9) - tenor sax * Cecil Payne (6, 11-12) - baritone sax *

Tony Aless Anthony Alessandrini, better known by his stage name Tony Aless (August 28, 1921 – January 11, 1988) was an American jazz pianist.Gene Lees, Lees, Gene ''Leader of the band: The life of Woody Herman'' p. 117. Oxford University Press, 1995. . Acc ...

(2), Rudy Martin (possibly 1; 3-4), James Forman (6, 12), Arnold Jarvis (9) - piano *

Billy Bauer Billy Bauer (November 14, 1915 – June 17, 2005) was an American jazz guitarist. Life William Henry Bauer was born in New York City. He played ukulele and banjo as a child before switching to guitar. He played with the Jerry Wald band and r ...

(2), Hurley Ramey (possibly 4), Freddie Green (6, 11-12),

Mundell Lowe James Mundell Lowe (April 21, 1922 – December 2, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician. He produced film and TV scores in the 1970s, such as the ''Billy Jack'' soundtrac ...

(9) - guitar * Chubby Jackson (2), Bill Settles (possibly 1; 3-4), Ray Brown (6, 11-12), Leonard Swain (9) - bass * Oliver Coleman (1), Curtis Walker (3), Teddy Stewart (6, 8, 10-12), Sylvester "Vess" Payne (9) - drums * Jimmy Carroll, conductor (5, 7)

References

{{Authority control Dinah Washington albums 1957 albums Mercury Records albums