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After Hours with Miss "D"
Studio album by Dinah Washington
Released	1954
Recorded	June 17, 1953, February 5, June 15, 1954
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:41
Label	EmArcy, Verve (reissue)
Dinah Washington chronology
Blazing Ballads (1952) After Hours with Miss "D" (1954) Dinah Jams (1955)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

After Hours with Miss "D" is a 1954 studio album by Dinah Washington. The 2004 CD reissue included an extended take of "Blue Skies".

Track listing

1. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 7:52
2. "Bye Bye Blues" (David Bennett, Chauncey Gray, Frederick Hamm, Bert Lown) – 6:58
3. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) – 3:14
4. "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:31
5. "A Foggy Day" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 7:59
6. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo) – 7:02
7. "Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) – 2:17
8. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 2:12
9. "Blue Skies" – 10:54

Personnel

• Dinah Washington – vocals
• Clark Terry – Trumpet
• Gus Chappell – Trombone
• Rick Henderson – Alto saxophone
• Eddie Chamblee – Tenor saxophone
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – Tenor saxophone
• Paul Quinichette – Tenor saxophone
• Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson – Piano
• Junior Mance – Piano
• Jackie Davis – Organ
• Keter Betts – Bass
• Candido Camero – Congas
• Ed Thigpen – Drums

References

1. ^ AllMusic review
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1467. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• 1954 debut albums
• Dinah Washington albums
• Mercury Records albums
• Verve Records albums