Hollar!

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Hollar!
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Studio album by
Etta Jones
ReleasedNovember 1963 (1963-11) [1]
RecordedSeptember 16, 1960, March 30, 1961 and November 28, 1962
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Vocal jazz
Length33:34
Label Prestige
PRLP 7284
Producer Esmond Edwards
Etta Jones chronology
Lonely and Blue
(1962)		Hollar!
(1963)		 Love Shout
(1963)

Hollar! is an album by the jazz vocalist Etta Jones which was released through Prestige Records in November 1963. [1] It was recorded at three separate sessions between 1960 and 1962. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars but stated: "Etta Jones had the spark that made each of her vocals special, though she was never acknowledged properly during a long career.... This is easily one of Etta Jones' best recordings." [3]

Track listing

  1. "And the Angels Sing" (Ziggy Elman, Johnny Mercer) – 2:37
  2. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:11
  3. "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 2:54
  4. "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 4:13
  5. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:49
  6. "Reverse the Charges" (Webster, Clarence Williams) – 2:59
  7. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:52
  8. "Answer Me, My Love" (Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman, Gerhard Winkler) – 3:20
  9. "Looking Back" (Brook Benton, Clyde Otis) – 3:44
  10. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 2:55

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Ostrow, Marty, ed. (November 2, 1963). "10 LPs & 4 Singles in Prestige Nov. Release" (PDF). Cash Box . New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ Prestige Records discography. Accessed May 30, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Dryden, K. Allmusic listing. Accessed May 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 794. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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