The Way We Were

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

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Overview

Etta Jones could flat-out sing, and she never failed to make the blues, jazz, and Great American Songbook standards she sang her own, especially in her many collaborations with tenor saxophonist Houston Person, who was as sympathetic a player as any singer could ever hope for -- Jones and Person simply clicked and understood each other as a duo. This joyous set was recorded live April 15, 2000 (a little more than a year away from Jones' death in the fall of 2001) at the Tri-C Jazz Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, and features Jones and Person with the help of pianist Stan Hope, bassist George Kaye, and drummer Chip White. Jones sings with vitality and poise, transforming Gershwin's "Oh, Lady Be Good" from a jazz standard into a flowing blues, making old chestnuts like "What a Wonderful World" and "Don't Go to Strangers" shine anew with a poignant wisdom. This set is both a pleasant listen and a fun archival recording -- it captures Jones and Person at their best in front of a nimble and flexible rhythm section. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date: 04/26/2011
Label: Highnote Records
UPC: 0632375719722
Rank: 3836

Tracks

  1. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
  2. The Way We Were
  3. Deed I Do
  4. Please Send Me Someone to Love
  5. Fine and Mellow
  6. Oh, Lady Be Good
  7. Somewhere in My Lifetime
  8. I Could Have Danced All Night
  9. What a Wonderful World
  10. Ma, He's Makin' Eyes at Me
  11. Don't Go to Strangers
  12. I'll Be Seeing You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Etta Jones   Primary Artist,Vocals
Houston Person   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
George Kaye   Bass
Stan Hope   Piano
Chip White   Drums

Technical Credits

R. Andrew Lepley   Photography
Brad Wrolstad   Design
J Alvarez   Composer
Joe Fields   Executive Producer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Marvin Hamlisch   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
W. Hirsch   Composer
Percy Mayfield   Composer
R. Evans   Composer
Alan Bergman   Composer
C. Conrad   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Will Friedwald   Liner Notes
Sidney Clare   Composer
Houston Person   Producer
Frederick Loewe   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer
Bob Thiele   Composer
Billie Holiday   Composer
Malcolm Addey   Mastering
B. Russell   Composer
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