The Melody Lingers On (Etta Jones album) explained

The Melody Lingers On
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Etta Jones
Cover:	The Melody Lingers On (Etta Jones album).jpg
Released:	March 4, 1997
Recorded:	November 26, 1996
Studio:	M & I Recording Studios, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	48:57
Label:	HighNote HCD 7005
Producer:	Houston Person
Chronology:	Etta Jones
Prev Title:	At Last
Prev Year:	1995
Next Year:	1998

The Melody Lingers On is an album by vocalist Etta Jones featuring tributes to jazz vocalists, which was recorded in late 1996 and released on the HighNote label the following year.^[1]

Reception

In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow states: "On The Melody Lingers On, Etta Jones pays tribute to ten departed members of show business, with one song apiece saluting Phyllis Hyman, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Sammy Davis Jr, Billy Eckstine, Alberta Hunter and Sarah Vaughan. The singer does not attempt to emulate any of these greats, and instead sings in her own soulful bluesy style. ... Fine music."

Track listing

1. "Somewhere in My Lifetime" (Jesus Alvarez) – 5:53
2. "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Al Feldman, Ella Fitzgerald) – 4:30
3. "For Sentimental Reasons" (William Best, Ivory Watson) – 4:32
4. "What a Wonderful World" (George Douglas, George David Weiss) – 5:06
5. "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" (María Grever, Stanley Adams) – 4:41
6. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 4:15
7. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 5:43
8. "I Apologize" (Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Ed Nelson) – 4:45
9. "I'm Having a Good Time" (Alberta Hunter) – 4:50
10. "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 4:42

Personnel

• Etta Jones – vocals
  • Houston Person – tenor saxophone Tom Aalfs – violin
• Dick Morgan – piano
• Keter Betts – bass
• Frankie Jones – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdepot.com/e_jones/7005.html Jazz Depot: HighNote discography