Etta Jones

This release contains the complete original Etta Jones albums, Don’t Go to Strangers (Prestige PR7186), on which she is backed by a quintet including Frank Wess and Roy Haynes, and, as a bonus, her subsequent LP Something Nice (Prestige PR7194), also featuring Haynes. The former made Jones an overnight sensation when the title tune from the album went gold, hitting the Top 40 on the pop charts and reaching number five on the R&B charts. Both albums are among the best of Jones’ early efforts and showcase the singer performing a variety of well-known standards.

PERSONNEL:

ETTA JONES, vocals on all tracks, plus:

[1-10] DON'T GO TO STRANGER
FRANK WESS, tenor sax, flute
RICHARD WYANDS, piano,
SKEETER BEST, guitar
GEORGE DUVIVIER, bass
ROY HAYNES, drums

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, June 21, 1960.

[11-21] Bonus Album: SOMETHING NICE

(13,15,18-20): Oliver Nelson (ts on 19); Lem Winchester (vibes on 19-20), Richard Wyands (p);

George DuvivieR (b); Roy Haynes (d). New York, September 16, 1960.
(11-12,14,16-17 & 21): Jimmy Neely (p), Wally Richardson (g, out on 11,17 & 21), Michel Mulia (b),

Rudy Lawless (d). New York, March 30, 1961.

TRACKS:

01. Yes Sir, That’s My Baby
02. Don’t Go To Strangers
03. I Love Paris
04, Fine And Mellow
05. Where Or When
06. If I Had You
07. On The Street Where You Live
08. Something To Remember You By
09. Bye Bye Blackbird
10. All The Way
11. Through A Long And Sleepless Night*
12. My Heart Tells Me*
13. That’s All There Is To That*
14. Till There Was You*
15. I Only Have Eyes For You*
16. Maybe You’ll Be There*
17. Love Is The Thing*
18. Almost Like Being In Love*
19. Easy Living*
20. Canadian Sunset*
21. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)*

Total Time: 78:18