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)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Prestige on 1 Jan 1960
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Don't Go To Strangers
Jazz - Released by Prestige on 1 Jan 1960
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Don't Go To Strangers (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by RevOla on 24 Oct 2018
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Etta Jones Sings Sammy Cahn All the Way
Vocal Jazz - Released by HighNote Records on 15 Sep 1999
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Together at Christmas
Bebop - Released by HighNote Records on 15 Aug 2000
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Etta Jones Sings Lady Day
Vocal Jazz - Released by HighNote Records on 10 Aug 2001
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A Soulful Sunday - Live at the Left Bank
Etta Jones, Vernon Welsh, Cedar Walton Trio
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Real To Reel Recordings on 18 Jan 2019
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The Best Of Etta Jones: The Prestige Singles
Jazz - Released by Prestige on 1 Jan 2002
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Lonely And Blue (Album Version)
Jazz - Released by Prestige on 1 Jan 1962
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The Melody Lingers On
Vocal Jazz - Released by HighNote Records on 4 Mar 1997
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So Warm (Album Version)
Jazz - Released by Prestige on 9 Jun 1961
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Hollar! (Album Version)
Jazz - Released by Prestige on 28 Nov 1962
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A Soulful Sunday Live at the Leftbank (Live)
Vocal Jazz - Released by Cellar Live on 23 Oct 2020
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Don't Misunderstand (Live in New York)
Vocal Jazz - Released by HighNote Records on 13 Jul 2007
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Always in Our Hearts
Vocal Jazz - Released by HighNote Records on 13 Apr 2004
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My Buddy: Etta Jones Sings the Songs of Buddy Johnson
Vocal Jazz - Released by HighNote Records on 15 May 1998
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