Hollar!
| Hollar! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1963[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 16, 1960, March 30, 1961 and November 28, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 33:34 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7284 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Etta Jones chronology | ||||
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Hollar! is an album by the jazz vocalist Etta Jones which was released through Prestige Records in November 1963.[1] It was recorded at three separate sessions between 1960 and 1962.[2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars but stated: "Etta Jones had the spark that made each of her vocals special, though she was never acknowledged properly during a long career.... This is easily one of Etta Jones' best recordings."[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "And the Angels Sing" (Ziggy Elman, Johnny Mercer) – 2:37
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:11
- "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 2:54
- "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 4:13
- "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:49
- "Reverse the Charges" (Webster, Clarence Williams) – 2:59
- "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:52
- "Answer Me, My Love" (Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman, Gerhard Winkler) – 3:20
- "Looking Back" (Brook Benton, Clyde Otis) – 3:44
- "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 2:55
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on September 16, 1960 (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7), March 30, 1961 (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9) and November 28, 1962 (track 10).
Personnel
[edit]- Etta Jones – vocals
- Oliver Nelson (tracks 4 & 5), Jerome Richardson (track 10) – tenor saxophone
- Lem Winchester – vibraphone (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7)
- Kenny Burrell (track 10), Bucky Pizzarelli (track 10), Wally Richardson (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9) – guitar
- Sam Bruno (track 10), Jimmy Neeley (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9), Richard Wyands (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7) – piano
- George Duvivier (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7), Michael Mulia (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9) – bass
- Bobby Donaldson (track 10), Roy Haynes (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7), Rudy Lawless (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9) – drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ostrow, Marty, ed. (November 2, 1963). "10 LPs & 4 Singles in Prestige Nov. Release" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2021.
- ^ Prestige Records discography. Accessed May 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic listing. Accessed May 30, 2013.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 794. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.