Something Nice

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 Etta Jones
Released	1961
Recorded	September 16, 1960, and March 30, 1961
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	36:53
Label	Prestige PRLP 7194
Producer	Rudy Van Gelder
Etta Jones chronology
Don't Go to Strangers (1960) Something Nice (1961) So Warm (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

• Etta Jones – vocals
• Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone (track 9)
• Lem Winchester – vibraphone (tracks 9 & 10)
• Wally Richardson – guitar (track 2, 4 & 6)
• Jimmy Neeley (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 11), Richard Wyands (tracks 3, 5 & 8–10) – piano
• George Duvivier (tracks 3, 5 & 8–10), Michel Mulia (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 11) – bass
• Roy Haynes (tracks 3, 5 & 8–10), Rudy Lawless (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 11) – drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 28, 2013
2. 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.