There is no short and painless way to sample the Queen at her best; you have to rush out and buy the entire works. Fortunately, it is possible to do that, on a 21-CD series from Japanese Universal ...

Singer Dinah Washington, the Grammy-winning "Queen of the Jukeboxes," left her turbulent life behind at the tender age of 39. In that short period, a volatile mix of undeniable talent and deep-rooted ...