Fine and Mellow (Etta Jones album)

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Fine and Mellow
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Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedOctober 21, 1986
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Label Muse
MR 5333
Producer Houston Person
Etta Jones chronology
Love Me with All Your Heart
(1984)
Fine and Mellow
(1987)
I'll Be Seeing You
(1988)

Fine and Mellow is an album by vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2]

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Track listing

  1. "I Laughed at Love" (Abner Silver, Benny Davis) – 4:13
  2. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 4:37
  3. "I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)" (Henry Sullivan, Harry Ruskin) – 4:25
  4. "I Want a Little Boy" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 4:18
  5. "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) – 4:30
  6. "Orange Colored Sky" (Milton DeLugg, Willie Stein) – 3:59
  7. "Fine and Mellow" (Billie Holiday) – 7:17

Personnel

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References

  1. Muse LP series discography: 5300 to 5349 accessed September 27, 2017
  2. Muse Records listing, accessed September 27, 2017
  3. Etta Jones: Fine and Mellow – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2017.