Hits and Classics the Singles Collection 1944 62

· Dinah Washington effortlessly bestrode the worlds of R&B, jazz and sophisticated pop · Racked up 60 R&B and pop hits in the two decades before her untimely demise in 1963 · Great-value 108-track 4-CD set featuring selected A & B sides of releases on the Keynote, Decca, Apollo and Mercury labels · Features 58 hits, including 3 No. 1s, and her duet hits with Brook Benton and includes recordings with top bands of the day · Substantial and entertaining overview of the career of one of the great singers of the era