Etta Jones
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Born | Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. | November 25, 1928
Died | October 16, 2001 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. | (aged 72)
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1943–2001 |
Labels | Prestige, Muse, HighNote |
Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer.[1] Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene Ammons, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, Cedar Walton, and Houston Person.[2]
Biography
Jones was born in
Following her recordings for Prestige, on which Jones was featured with high-profile arrangers such as Oliver Nelson and jazz stars such as Frank Wess, Roy Haynes, and Gene Ammons, she had a musical partnership of more than 30 years with tenor saxophonist Houston Person, who received equal billing with her.[5] He also produced her albums and served as her manager after the pair met in one of Johnny "Hammond" Smith's bands.
Although Etta Jones is likely to be remembered above all for her recordings on Prestige, her close professional relationship with Person (frequently, but mistakenly, identified as Jones' husband) helped ensure that the last two decades of her life would be marked by uncommon productivity. Starting in 1976, they began recording for Muse, which later changed its name to HighNote. Mr. Person became her manager, as well as her record producer and accompanist, in a partnership that lasted until her death in 2001.[6]
Only one of her recordings—her debut album for
She died in Mount Vernon, New York at age 72, from cancer.[2][11]
Discography
- The Jones Girl...Etta...Sings, Sings, Sings (King, 1958)
- Don't Go to Strangers (Prestige, 1960)
- Something Nice (Prestige, 1961)
- So Warm: Etta Jones and Strings (Prestige, 1961)
- From the Heart (Prestige, 1962)
- Lonely and Blue (Prestige, 1962)
- Love Shout (Prestige, 1963)
- Hollar! (Prestige, 1963)
- Soul Summit Vol. 2 (Prestige, 1963)
- Jonah Jones Swings, Etta Jones Sings (Crown, 1964)
- Etta Jones Sings (Roulette, 1965)
- Etta Jones '75 (20th Century/Westbound 1975)
- Ms. Jones to You (Muse, 1976)
- My Mother's Eyes (Muse, 1978)
- If You Could See Me Now (Muse, 1979)
- Save Your Love for Me (Muse, 1981)
- Love Me with All Your Heart (Muse, 1984)
- Fine and Mellow (Muse, 1987)
- I'll Be Seeing You (Muse, 1988)
- Sugar (Muse, 1990)
- Christmas with Etta Jones (Muse, 1990)
- Reverse the Charges (Muse, 1992)
- At Last (Muse, 1995)
- My Gentleman Friend (Muse, 1996)
- The Melody Lingers On (HighNote, 1996)
- My Buddy: Etta Jones Sings the Songs of Buddy Johnson (HighNote, 1997)
- Some of My Best Friends Are...Singers with Ray Brown (Telarc, 1998)
- All the Way (HighNote, 1999)
- Together at Christmas (HighNote, 2000)
- Easy Living (HighNote, 2000)
- Etta Jones Sings Lady Day (HighNote, 2001)
- Don't Misunderstand: Live in New York with Houston Person (HighNote, 2007)[9]
- The Way We Were: Live in Concert with Houston Person (HighNote, 2011)
Guest appearances
With Houston Person
- The Real Thing (Eastbound, 1973)
- The Lion and His Pride (Muse, 1994)
- Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (Muse, 1994)
- Together at Christmas (HighNote Records, 2000)
References
- ^ a b c d "Biography by Scott Yanow". Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ a b Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed September 2011
- ^ Jones, Etta, "1944-1947" Classics (France) CD
- ^ Dahl, Linda, Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazzwomen, Limelight Editions, 1989, p. 291.
- ^ Murph, John. "NPR's Jazz Profiles: Etta Jones". www.npr.org. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ 2008 Grammy Hall of Fame List Archived June 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Etta Jones". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
External links
- Etta Jones at AllMusic
- Etta Jones Discography