Etta Jones
An understated, dynamic singer within jazz and popular standards, Etta Jones was an excellent singer always worth hearing. She grew up in New York and at 16, toured with Buddy Johnson. She debuted on record with Barney Bigard's pickup band (1944) for Black & White, singing four Leonard Feather songs, three of which (including "Evil Gal Blues") were hits for Dinah Washington. She recorded other songs during 1946-1947 for RCA and worked with Earl Hines (1949-1952). Jones' version of "Don't Go to Strangers" (1960) was a hit and she made many albums for Prestige during 1960-1965. Jones toured Japan with Art Blakey (1970), but was largely off record during 1966-1975. However, starting in 1976, Etta Jones (an appealing interpreter of standards, ballads, and blues) began recording regularly for Muse, often with the fine tenor saxophonist Houston Person. She died from complications of cancer on October 16, 2001, the day her last album, Etta Jones Sings Lady Day, was released.
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Don't Go To Strangers (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei Prestige am 01.01.1960
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Don't Go To Strangers
Jazz - Erschienen bei Prestige am 01.01.1960
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Don't Go To Strangers (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei RevOla am 24.10.2018
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Easy Living
Bebop - Erschienen bei HighNote Records am 07.01.2000
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Etta Jones Sings Sammy Cahn All the Way
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei HighNote Records am 15.09.1999
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Together at Christmas
Bebop - Erschienen bei HighNote Records am 15.08.2000
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Etta Jones Sings Lady Day
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei HighNote Records am 10.08.2001
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A Soulful Sunday - Live at the Left Bank
Etta Jones, Vernon Welsh, Cedar Walton Trio
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Real To Reel Recordings am 18.01.2019
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The Best Of Etta Jones: The Prestige Singles
Jazz - Erschienen bei Prestige am 01.01.2002
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Lonely And Blue (Album Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Prestige am 01.01.1962
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The Melody Lingers On
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei HighNote Records am 04.03.1997
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So Warm (Album Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Prestige am 09.06.1961
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Hollar! (Album Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Prestige am 28.11.1962
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A Soulful Sunday Live at the Leftbank (Live)
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 23.10.2020
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Don't Misunderstand (Live in New York)
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei HighNote Records am 13.07.2007
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Always in Our Hearts
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei HighNote Records am 13.04.2004
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Etta Jones Compilation
Jazz - Erschienen bei Savoy am 15.07.2009
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My Buddy: Etta Jones Sings the Songs of Buddy Johnson
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei HighNote Records am 15.05.1998
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