Blazing Ballads

Blazing Ballads is a 1952 album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Jimmy Carroll, Nook Shrier and Ike Carpenter.

Blazing Ballads
Studio album by Dinah Washington
Released	1952
Recorded	April 12, June 1, September 24, 1951
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mercury
Dinah Washington chronology
Dynamic Dinah! - The Great Voice of Dinah Washington (1950) Blazing Ballads (1952) After Hours with Miss "D" (1954)

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Track listing

1. "My Heart Cries for You" (Carl Sigman, Percy Faith)
2. "I Apologize" (Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Ed Nelson)
3. "I Won't Cry Any More" (Al Frisch, Fred Wise)
4. "Don't Say You're Sorry Again" (Lee Pearl, Art Berman, Eugene West)
5. "Mixed Emotions" (Stuart F. Louchheim)
6. "Cold, Cold Heart" (Hank Williams)
7. "Baby, Did You Hear?"
8. "Just One More Chance" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)

Personnel

• Dinah Washington - vocals on all tracks.

Tracks 1 to 4

• Orchestra with Strings conducted by Jimmy Carroll

Tracks 5 to 7

• Orchestra conducted by Nook Shrier, including:
• Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Gus Johnson - drums

Track 8

• Orchestra conducted by Ike Carpenter, including:
• Clyde Reasinger - trumpet
• Tom Reeves - trumpet
• Art Pearlman, Roger White - trombone
• Ed Freeman, alto saxophone
• Bob Hardaway, Bob Robinson - tenor saxophone
• Joe Koch - baritone saxophone
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Chuck Norris - guitar
• Joe O'Rear - bass
• Dick Stanton - drums