Regina Marie Williams - Regina Is...The Songs Of Dinah Washington (2004)

Regina is a former member of the Grammy Award winning Sounds of Blackness recording with them at Jimmmy Jam and Terry Lewis' Flytime Studios in the late 1980's. And although a featured vocalist on the Two Queens One Castle soundtrack, written and co-produced by Grammy nominee Jevetta Steele, this is Regina's first solo effort.

Regina is a Southern California transplant. Finding her way to Minneapolis Minnesota 25 years ago by way of Sesame Street Live. Where she rehearsed for six National Tours. Minneapolis is now what she considers home.

Regina is...the songs of Dinah Washington was musically produced by the founder, arranger major piano man, Mr. Sanford Moore of the extraordinary MOORE by FOUR. The cd features vocalists, T. Mychael Rambo (jazz cd SIMPLY) and jazz phenom Dennis Spears. On bass is Gordon Johnson, Sax and flute is Dave Karr who called Ms Williams before the recording date to confirm. He had made a comittment and if he wasn't going to be available for Ms Aretha Franklin he wanted to call and let her know to book with another sax player. He was able to do both gigs. Drummer Steve Jennings also played with Ms Williams for the fabulous runs of Dinah Was at both Penumbra and the Ordway.