ETTA JONES - Hollar! (1962-2001) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Etta Jones had the spark that made each of her vocals special, though she was never acknowledged properly during a long career. Following her hit "Don't Go to Strangers," she continued to record first-rate songs. Many of her albums were unjustly out of print for decades, though Hollar! was finally reissued by Fantasy as part of their Original Jazz Classics series in 2001. Jones is backed by three separate groups on this release. Guitarist Wally Richardson provides the driving rhythm to back her swinging take of "And the Angels Sing," while vibraphonist Lem Winchester and pianist Richard Wyands support Jones in her emotional rendition of "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)." Jones would eventually return to the brisk bop gem "Reverse the Charges" decades after this recording, but this early version is preferable, with a nice interlude by pianist Jimmy Neely. There's a bit of friendly conversation in the studio as Jones gets underway with another swinger, "Our Love Is Here to Stay," adding a boisterous tenor sax solo by Oliver Nelson. This is easily one of Etta Jones' best recordings. by Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1     And the Angels Sing 2:37
Ziggy Elman / Johnny Mercer
2     I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 4:11
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster
3     Give Me the Simple Life 2:54
Rube Bloom / Harry Ruby
4     The More I See You 4:13
Mack Gordon / Harry Warren
5     Love Is Here to Stay 3:49
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
6     Reverse the Charges 2:59
Paul Francis Webster / Clarence Williams
7     They Can't Take That Away from Me 2:52
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
8     Answer Me My Love 3:20
Fred Rauch / Carl Sigman / Gerhard Winkler
9     Looking Back 3:44
Brook Benton / Belford Hendricks / Clyde Otis
10     Nature Boy 2:55
Eden Ahbez
Credits :
Bass – Ernest Hayes (faixas: 10), George Duvivier (faixas: 2, 4, 5, 7), Michael Mulia* (faixas: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9)
Drums – Bobby Donaldson (faixas: 10), Roy Haynes (faixas: 2, 4, 5, 7), Rudy Lawless (faixas: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9)
Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli (faixas: 10), Kenny Burrell (faixas: 10), Wally Richardson (faixas: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9)
Piano – Jimmy Neeley (faixas: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9), Richard Wyands (faixas: 2, 4, 5, 7)
Tenor Saxophone – Jerome Richardson (faixas: 10), Oliver Nelson (faixas: 2, 4, 5, 7)
Vibraphone – Lem Winchester (faixas: 2, 4, 5, 7)