Sugar (Etta Jones album) explained

Sugar
Type:	Album
Artist:	Etta Jones
Cover:	Sugar (Etta Jones album).jpg
Released:	1990
Recorded:	October 18 and 30, 1989
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:45
Label:	Muse
Producer:	Houston Person
Chronology:	Etta Jones
Prev Title:	I'll Be Seeing You
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Christmas with Etta Jones
Next Year:	1990

Sugar is an album by vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded in 1989 and released on the Muse label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Etta Jones' long string of recordings during the final part of her career for Muse and High Note are some of the most rewarding of her life. Her voice was naturally not as youthful as earlier and her range gradually shrunk, but she was very soulful and had a way of wailing out notes that made each song her own. On Sugar, the first four numbers have her joined by a rhythm section that is hurt slightly by Horace Ott's dated-sounding keyboards. The other four numbers have more suitable accompaniment".

Track listing

1. "Sugar" (Maceo Pinkard, Edna Alexander, Sidney D. Mitchell) – 4:36
2. "So I Love You" (Carroll Coates) – 6:02
3. "That's All There Is to That" (Clyde Otis, Kelly Owens) – 4:42
4. "All the Way" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 6:18
5. "He's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting) – 4:20
6. "Blow Top Blues" (Leonard Feather, Jane Feather) – 5:55
7. "This Is Always" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 5:07
8. "Side by Side" (Harry M. Woods) – 4:45

Personnel

• Etta Jones – vocals
• Houston Person – tenor saxophone
• George Devens – vibraphone
• Randy Johnston – guitar
• Stan Hope – piano (tracks 5–8)
• Horace Ott – keyboards (tracks 1–5)
• Wilbur Bascomb (tracks 1–4), Peter Martin Weiss (tracks 5–8) – bass
• Cecil Brooks III (tracks 1–4), Bertel Knox (tracks 5–8) – drums
• Ralph Dorsey – congas, percussion
• Earl Coleman (track 7), Della Griffin (track 8) – vocals

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5350.htm Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records listing