Etta Jones

• 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL LIMITED EDITION

• THE COMPLETE LP + 3 BONUS TRACKS

• 5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Although Etta Jones (1928-2001) never became a household name, she achieved a certain degree of success as a jazz vocalist. She performed with the Earl Hines sextet from 1949- 1952 and during her lifetime received three Grammy nominations, one of them for her 1960 LP Don’t Go to Strangers, featuring Frank Wess and Roy Haynes.

This LP made Jones an overnight sensation when the title tune went gold, hitting the Top 40 on the pop charts and reaching number five on the R&B charts.

PERSONNEL:

• ETTA JONES - (vocals) on all tracks, plus:
• FRANK WESS - (tenor sax & flute)
• RICHARD WYANDS - (piano)
• SKEETER BEST - (guitar)
• GEORGE DUVIVIER - (bass)
• ROY HAYNES - (drums)

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, June 21, 1960

• (*) BONUS TRACKS: ETTA JONES (vocals) plus
• A6 & B7: Jimmy Neely (p), Wally Richardson (g), Michel Mulia (b), Rudy Lawless (d).
• New York, March 30, 1961.
• B6: Lem Winchester (vibes), Richard Wyands (p), George Duvivier (b), Roy Haynes (d).
• New York, September 16, 1960.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1. YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY
• A2. DON’T GO TO STRANGERS
• A3. I LOVE PARIS
• A4. FINE AND MELLOW
• A5. WHERE OR WHEN
• A6. MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE (*)

• SIDE B:
• B1. IF I HAD YOU
• B2. ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
• B3. SOMETHING TO REMEMBER YOU BY
• B4. BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
• B5. ALL THE WAY
• B6. CANADIAN SUNSET (*)
• B7. TILL THERE WAS YOU (*)