Dakota Staton

Dakota Staton - Five Classic Albums (1957-1959) [2CD Reissue 2017] Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 24, 2024

Avid Jazz continues with its Five Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Dakota Staton complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. “Late Late Show”; “Dynamic!”; “More Than The Most” “ Crazy He Calls Me” and “Time To Swing”.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dakota Staton attended the famed George Westinghouse High School, (alumni include pianist Ahmed Jamal, possibly at the same time!) and went on to study music before entering the music scene through that tried and tested, and very tough route, of the night club circuit. From a young age she was travelling around the country appearing in night clubs from Detroit to Indianapolis to Cleveland and to St. Louis and to Harlem in New York, where she was discovered by Capitol Records producer Dave Cavanaugh…

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Dakota Staton - Softly (1960/2019) Music

Posted by Pisulik at Feb. 19, 2019

Dakota Staton - Softly (1960/2019)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 212 MB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 94 MB | 00:39:26
Jazz, Vocal Jazz | Label: Capitol Records

Dakota Staton has long been a fine jazz singer who is at her best on blues and standards. Usually her ballad renditions make for a fine contrast, but this out-of-print LP is a bit of a disappointment. Staton is backed by strings, flutes, French horns, a harp and a rhythm section arranged by Benny Carter. Unfortunately, the strings often weigh down the music, and the worst aspects of Staton's singing are often emphasized with exaggerated emotions, a touch too much vibrato and a sameness to many of her interpretations. The dozen songs mostly stick to older standards and are not completely without merit Dakota Staton's fans will want it anyway, but she is represented by much more exciting performances elsewhere.

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Dakota Staton - Isn't This a Lovely Day (1995) Music

Posted by Domestos at July 11, 2020

A large improvement over her previous set, this outing by veteran singer Dakota Staton finds her in excellent form. The repertoire is mostly comprised of veteran standards, highlighted by "Isn't This a Lovely Day," "Cold Cold Feeling," "The Masquerade Is Over" and a medley of "I'll Close My Eyes" and "Close Your Eyes." Staton uses her vibrato more sparingly than on her previous (and weaker) Muse release Darling Please Save Your Love for Me, and there is much more variety in these arrangements. Assisted by either Bross Townsend or Norman Simons on piano and a fine rhythm section, Staton is also joined on various tracks by Rob Paparozzi's harmonica, saxophonist Peter Loeb and guitarist George Naha. Recommended. ~ AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

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Dakota Staton - More Than the Most! (Remastered) (1991) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Aug. 16, 2019

Dakota Staton - More Than the Most! (Remastered) (1991)
FLAC tracks | 29:38 | 206 Mb
Genre: Jazz / Label: Collectables

Another of Dakota Staton's fine outings from the latter half of the '50s, More Than the Most finds the singer working her magic on a varied selection of standards and relatively obscure sides. While maybe not as well-regarded as her famous debut, The Late, Late Show, this Staton release stands as one of the singer's better early efforts. Enveloped in Sid Feller's urbane mix of romantic ballad backdrops and West Coast-style swingers, Staton wraps her coyly seductive pipes around standouts like "East of the Sun," "September in the Rain," and "Some Days It's Monday." Mixing in some of Dinah Washington's muscle and Sarah Vaughan's airy sophistication, Staton ably navigates this fine program of classic pop-jazz.

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Dakota Staton - Congratulations To Someone (2005) Music

Posted by TmanHome at March 18, 2016

Dakota Staton - Congratulations To Someone (2005)
Vocal Jazz | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 48 min | 111 MB
Label: LRC Records | Rel: 2005

Dakota Staton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied music at Pittsburgh’s Filion School of Music. She was soon chosen to be a vocalist with the Joe Wespray Orchestra, then the top band in the Pittsburgh area. After spending two years with Wespray she traveled to Detroit, working in various clubs there. Staton then followed the nightclub circuit which led her to Canada, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Cleveland, and eventually New York. It was while singing in a Harlem nightclub called the Baby Grand that Capitol Records producer Dave Cavanaugh discovered Staton and signed her to the label. After several singles Staton attracted the attention of Down Beat magazine, winning the magazine's high profile "Most Promising New Comer Award" in 1955. In the late 1950s she rose rapidly in popularity due to some fine swinging vocals on her first full length Capitol Records LP as backed by Jonah Jones on trumpet in 1957.

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Dakota Staton - The Complete Early Years 1955-58 (2019) Music

Posted by delpotro at Feb. 10, 2021

Dakota Staton was a jazz and R&B singer very much in the mould of Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington, whose style was sultry and sophisticated but who was extrovert and funky enough to share an R&B stage with the likes of Fats Domino and Big Joe Turner. She paid her dues on the jazz club circuit before signing to Capitol and released a number of singles and claimed Down Beat magazine's Most Promising Newcomer award before recording her No. 4 hit album The Late, Late Show in 1957. This great-value 55-track 2-CD set comprises all her recordings released as singles from her debut in 1955, along with all the tracks from her first four albums The Late, Late Show, In The Night, Dynamic and Crazy He Calls Me. It features performances with some noted musicians and arrangers, including Nelson Riddle, George Shearing, Harry Sweets Edison, Jonah Jones, Hank Jones, Van Alexander, Toots Thielemans and Al McKibbon. It's a comprehensive presentation of her studio work during the first and probably most significant era in her career, and a great showcase for the talent of a noted vocal stylist.

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Dakota Staton - Dynamic! (1958/2006) {Reissue} Music

Posted by Domestos at June 20, 2020

Dakota Staton - Dynamic! (1958/2006) {Reissue}
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 252.92 Mb | 42:00 | Covers
Vocal Jazz | Country: USA | Label: Capitol Jazz - 0946 3 69804 2 3

Singer Dakota Staton's follow-up album to The Late Late Show (her big hit) is even better and still stands as one of the highpoints of her career. Backed on some selections by trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and either a rhythm section or an orchestra, Staton (who turned 26 around this time) is heard throughout in peak form. She really tears into "Let Me off Uptown," puts plenty of feeling into "When Sunny Gets Blue" and swings hard on "Cherokee." Other highlights include "They All Laughed," "Say It Ain't So, Joe," "Too Close for Comfort" and "It Could Happen to You." ~ AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

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George Shearing and Dakota Staton - In The Night (1958/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at Dec. 30, 2024

George Shearing and Dakota Staton - In The Night (1958/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 33:16 minutes | 550 MB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

In the Night is a 1958 album by the jazz pianist George Shearing and the singer Dakota Staton.

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Dakota Staton - Live at Milestones (2007) Music

Posted by Domestos at Nov. 22, 2020

Dakota Staton Gained a strong reputation as a soulful jazz singer early in her career. She had retained her popularity for decades. Her biggest hit was "The Late Late Show". … Now this great CD recorded "Live" at Milestones in Buffalo N.Y. November 20,1986 This 14 track set includes "My Funny Valentine" - "Summertime" and a her version of "Broadway" now from Caffe Jazz.

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V.A. - Diamond voices of the Fifties (2016) [Master Quality Reel To Reel Tape,DSD128] Vinyl & HR

Posted by Discograf_man at Oct. 26, 2019

V.A. - Diamond voices of the Fifties (2016) [Master Quality Reel To Reel Tape,DSD128]
Pop,Jazz,Vocal | DSD128 (*.dsf, tracks), 1-bit/5.64 MHz
Run Time: 00:45:39 | 3.79 GB + 5% Recovery
Label: STS Digital | Release Year: 2016

This album contains music sung by some of the finest female voices of the fifties including Doris Day, Dinah Shore, Julie London, Peggy Lee and Dakota Staton. This Tape is carefully copied from a Philips EL3501 master recorder to 6 Philips N4522 recorders. We copy with CCIR equalization with reference level 320 nWb/m on halftrack 1/4” LPR35 tape from (Recording The Masters). Deliver on a special made silver or golden aluminum reel with a cut out STS logo (3X).

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