This Bitter Earth
Context
Written and produced by Clyde Otis, this ballad was recorded in 1959 and released on Mercury in 1960, on the A side of a single and then on the album Unforgettable. It reached number 1 on Billboard's R&B chart in July 1960 and number 24 on the Hot 100, one of Dinah Washington's last major hits.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).