Something Nice is an album by jazz vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Something Nice
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedSeptember 16, 1960, and March 30, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreVocal jazz
Length36:53
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7194
ProducerRudy Van Gelder
Etta Jones chronology
Don't Go to Strangers
(1960)
Something Nice
(1961)
So Warm
(1961)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "Influenced by Billie Holiday during this era, Jones is at her best during straightforward and sincere renditions".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Through a Long and Sleepless Night" (Mack Gordon, Alfred Newman) – 2:57
  2. "My Heart Tells Me" (Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:52
  3. "That's All There Is to That" (Clyde Otis, Kelly Owens) – 4:00
  4. "Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson) – 2:08
  5. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Al Dubin, Warren) – 3:14
  6. "Maybe You'll Be There" (Rube Bloom, Sammy Gallop) – 3:41
  7. "Love Is the Thing" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:43
  8. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 2:44
  9. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:55
  10. "Canadian Sunset" (Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood) – 2:37
  11. "Fools Rush In" (Bloom, Johnny Mercer) – 4:02
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on September 16, 1960 (tracks 3, 5 & 8–10), and March 30, 1961 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 11).

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 28, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 28, 2013
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 793. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.