Dakota At Storyville by Dakota Staton, released on Capitol in 1962.

American jazz and R&B vocalist. Born June 3, 1932, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died April 10, 2007, New York City, New York, USA. She released several acclaimed albums in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her biggest success came with 'The Late, Late Show' in 1957. For a time following her 1958 wedding to Talib Daawud, an Antiguan Muslim trumpeter, she was also known by her Muslim name, Aliyah Rabia. - Discogs Profile

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'Round Midnight by Dakota Staton, released on Capitol in 1961.

Dakota does sultry versions of the title track, Don't Explain and other classic jazz tunes arranged by Benny Carter,

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Softly Review by Scott Yanow

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...

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Dakota Review by Eugene Chadbourne

Vocalist Dakota Staton rang in a new decade with a collaboration with one of the finest jazz arrangers, Benny Carter. What he has done here is something of a marvel, and it is a pity the record company saw fit to identify no one other than the stars of the show. What this really is all about, despite the vocalist of course having the front row in the happenings, is a kind of constant whirlwind of musical activity with many good-sounding jazz players throwing in comments. Carter shows great respect for the singer's audience by not serving up a watered-down dish of jazz. Once he sets up a solid rhythm basis, he creates many moments in the arrangements in which individual players improvise or different sections loosen up. Perhaps it is a muted trumpet, rapidly adding filigree behind the singer like lace on a skirt. On another track, unison trombones create fun musical action..

https://www.allmusic.com/album/dakota-mw0000871727

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Crazy He Calls Me Review by Stephen Cook

Possessing a sprawling voice, Dakota Staton marked her Capitol heyday with sets taking in everything from torch ballads and Shearing-soft swing to bluesy sides and novelty numbers... what's really memorable about this and other late-'50s and early-'60s Capitol releases of hers is that Staton delivers top-quality interpretations with a dazzling and usually well-gauged array of vocal nuances. In this regard, Staton's debut, The Late, Late Show, is deservedly considered her best; but the equally impressive Crazy He Calls Me should not be missed. Featuring singular takes on the title track, "How Does It Feel?," and "The Party's Over" -- not to mention a fine and varied selection of charts by Nelson Riddle, Sid Feller, and Howard Biggs -- the album figures in with many other classic jazz vocals dates of the era.

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