Etta Jones Sings

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Etta Jones Sings
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Released1966
Recorded1965
StudioNew York City
Genre Vocal jazz
Length36:30
Label Roulette
R/SR 25329
Producer Henry Glover
Etta Jones chronology
Jonah Jones Swings - Etta Jones Sings
(1964)
Etta Jones Sings
(1966)
Etta Jones '75
(1975)

Etta Jones Sings (aka Etta Jones Sings with Junior Mance and Kenny Burrell) is an album by jazz vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Roulette label. [1] [2]

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Track listing

  1. "Moon Man" (Henry Glover, Morris Levy) – 2:15
  2. "My Coloring Book" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 3:10
  3. "Did I Remember" (Walter Donaldson, Harold Adamson) 1:54
  4. "I Had a Man" (Mark Barkan, Don Christopher) – 4:25
  5. "Swinging Shepherd Blues" (Kenny Jacobson, Moe Koffman, Rhoda Roberts) – 2:13
  6. "I Was Telling Him About You" (Morris Charlap, Don George) – 2:30
  7. "Lonely Crowd" (Glover, Levy) – 2:35
  8. "Well A'lright O.K. You Win" (Mayme Watts, Sid Wyche) – 2:24
  9. "I've Got It Pretty Bad" (Henry Johnson) – 2:27
  10. "Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 2:16
  11. "Late Late Show" (Murray Berlin, Roy Alfred) – 2:14
  12. "Tess's Torch Song (I Had A Man)" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:17

Personnel

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References

  1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Roulette Album Discography, Part 1 Archived November 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 14, 2018
  2. Junior Mance discography Archived February 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 14, 2018
  3. Etta Jones – Etta Jones Sings: Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2018.