Etta Jones
Etta Jones ( born November 25, 1928 in Aiken, † 16 October 2001 in Mount Vernon ) was an American jazz singer.
Life and work
Jones, who grew up in New York 's Harlem district, actually comes from the Rhythm & Blues. At age 16, she started as a band singer with Buddy Johnson, then played her first title " Salty Papa Blues ", " Evil Gal Blues ," " Blow Top Blues " and " Long, Long Journey" a. They were produced in 1944 by Leonard Feather; Jones was accompanied among others by the clarinetist Barney Bigard and tenor saxophonist Georgie Auld. Other recordings she played a Pete Johnson ( 1946) and JC Heard (1948 ).
The early 1950s, she went with Earl Hines on tour. A commercial success had just released their debut album for Prestige Records ( Do not Go to Strangers 1960), for which she received a gold record. She took up with Oliver Nelson, Kenny Burrell and Cedar Walton, but also with Gene Ammons. In 1970 she made guest appearances in the New York Town Hall ( with Billy Taylor) and with Art Blakey in Japan. Later she worked with Houston Person as a male partner, with the Harper Brothers and with the trio of Benny Green. She was nominated in 1981 for " Save Your Love For Me" and 1999 for " My Buddy " for a Grammy Award. On the day of her death, her record was released in memory of Billie Holiday.
Etta Jones recalls with their interpretations of standards, ballads and blues numbers to Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington.
Disco Graphical Notes
- Etta Jones 1944-1947 ( Classics ) with Hot Lips Page, Barney Bigard, Georgie Auld, Big Nick Nicholas, Leonard Feather, Duke Jordan, Billy Taylor, Trigger Alpert, JC Heard, Stan Levey
- Do not Go to Strangers ( Prestige / OJC, 1960) with Frank Wess, Richard Wyands, Skeeter Best, George Duvivier, Roy Haynes
- Lonely and Blue ( Prestige / OJC, 1962) with Gene Ammons, Budd Johnson, George Duvivier, Ed Shaugnessy
- The Best of Etta Jones - The Prestige Singles ( Prestige / OJC, 1960-62 )
- Reverse the Charges ( Muse, 1992), Houston Person, Benny Green, Christian McBride, Winard Harper
- Easy Living ( High Note, 2000) with Houston Person, Richard Wyands, Ray Drummond
- Sings Lady Day ( High Note, 2001)
Swell
- Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley: Jazz Rough Guide, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584- X.
- Martin Kunzler: Jazz Encyclopedia Volume 1, Reinbek 2002 ISBN 3-499-16512-0.