Etta Jones

Etta Jones feat. The Cedar Walton Trio – A Soulful Sunday – Live at the Left Bank (Remastered) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 55:39 minutes | 1015 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Real To Reel Recordings

A Soulful Sunday: Live at the Left Bank is the very first official release of this recording by jazz vocalist Etta Jones. Jones flew in from Chicago, IL just before this set began at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, MD with Cedar Walton on piano, Sam Jones on bass and Billy Higgins on drums, and provided instant enjoyment for the crowd gathered on Sunday, February 27, 1972.

A Soulful Afternoon, along with Cannonball Adderley Swingin’ in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966-1967), are the first two releases from the newly-formed Reel to Real Records launched by saxophonist Cory Weeds and producer Zev Feldman focused on important archival jazz releases.

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Etta Jones – Don’t Go To Strangers (1960/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:10 minutes | 427 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

After paying dues for over 15 years, Etta Jones (1928-2001) became an overnight sensation with the release of this, her first Prestige album. While the title song was the catalyst that fueled the singer’s belated discovery, not to mention one of the few singles released by an independent jazz label of the period to attain gold record status, the remaining nine tracks give equal evidence of the spontaneous phrasing and deep emotional commitment that allowed Jones to excel with such rare consistency. Blending the influences of Billie Holiday and more blues-centered vocalists, and supported by an exceptional quintet featuring Frank Wess and Richard Wyands, Jones turned Don’t Go to Strangers into the cornerstone of a career that would see her produce six more Prestige albums in the Sixties, and that kept her among the jazz vocal elite for the next four decades.

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Etta Jones – From The Heart (1962/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 30:06 minutes | 339 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

From the Heart is an album by jazz vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded in early 1962 and released on the Prestige label.
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