Something Nice
Studio album by
Etta Jones
Released1961
RecordedSeptember 16, 1960, and March 30, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreVocal jazz
Length36:53
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7194
ProducerRudy Van Gelder
Etta Jones chronology
Don't Go to Strangers
(1960) 		Something Nice
(1961) 		So Warm
(1961)

Something Nice is an album by jazz vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "Influenced by Billie Holiday during this era, Jones is at her best during straightforward and sincere renditions".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Through a Long and Sleepless Night" (Mack Gordon, Alfred Newman) – 2:57
  2. "My Heart Tells Me" (Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:52
  3. "That's All There Is to That" (Clyde Otis, Kelly Owens) – 4:00
  4. "Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson) – 2:08
  5. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Al Dubin, Warren) – 3:14
  6. "Maybe You'll Be There" (Rube Bloom, Sammy Gallop) – 3:41
  7. "Love Is the Thing" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:43
  8. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 2:44
  9. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:55
  10. "Canadian Sunset" (Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood) – 2:37
  11. "Fools Rush In" (Bloom, Johnny Mercer) – 4:02

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 28, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 28, 2013
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 793. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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