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Quincy Jones describes Dinah Washington’s style: she “could take the melody in her hand, hold it like an egg, crack it open, fry it, let it sizzle, reconstruct it, put the egg back in the box and back in the refrigerator and you would’ve still understood every single syllable.” more.

Quincy Jones describes Dinah Washington’s style: she “could take the melody in her hand, hold it like an egg, crack it open, fry it, let it sizzle, reconstruct it, put the egg back in the box and back in the refrigerator and you would’ve still understood every single syllable.”

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  8. daveboogie said: I looooove Dinah❤
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