From the Heart (Etta Jones album) explained
From the Heart is an album by jazz vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded in early 1962 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "From the Heart is a lot of fun, a too-long-forgotten gem that takes the listener back to a more innocent time and provides the perfect setting for Etta Jones to display her vocal wares".[2]
Track listing
- "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:00
- "By the Bend of the River" (Clara Edwards) – 2:14
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:50
- "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis" (John Benson Brooks, Bob Russell) – 2:26
- "Funny (Not Much)" (Scott Edward, Larry Holofcener) – 3:07
- "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:07
- "I'll Never Be Free" (Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss) – 3:05
- "(I'm Afraid) the Masquerade Is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 2:56
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) – 2:33
- "Look for the Silver Lining" (Buddy DeSylva, Jerome Kern) – 2:27
- "There Goes My Heart" (Benny Davis, Abner Silver) – 3:17
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 8, 1962 (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 11) and February 9, 1962 (tracks 2–4, 6 & 8–10)
Personnel
- Etta Jones – vocals
- Lloyd Mayers – piano
- Wally Richardson – guitar
- horn section added on tracks 3, 4, 8, 10
- unidentified string section added on tracks 1, 5, 7 & 11
- Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson.
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7200-series/#prlp-7214 Prestige Records discography
- Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 28, 2013
