Etta Jones

vocals · 1928–2001 · Aiken (South Carolina)

Raised in Harlem, Etta Jones began as a teenager and toured with Buddy Johnson's orchestra before building her career as a jazz singer. She recorded for Prestige, Muse and HighNote, and died of cancer in 2001.

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Styles

• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese

Landmark tracks

• Don't Go to Strangers (1960)
• Fine and Mellow (Etta Jones) (1960)
• On the Street Where You Live (1960)
• Bye Bye Blackbird (Etta Jones) (1960)

Sources

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