Hollar!

1963 studio album by Etta Jones

Hollar!

Studio album by

Etta Jones

Released

November 1963 (1963-11)^[1]

Recorded

September 16, 1960, March 30, 1961 and November 28, 1962

Studio

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Genre

Vocal jazz

Length

33:34

Label

Prestige
PRLP 7284

Producer

Esmond Edwards

Etta Jones chronology

Lonely and Blue
(1962)

Hollar!
(1963)

Love Shout
(1963)

Hollar! is an album by the jazz vocalist Etta Jones which was released through Prestige Records in November 1963.^[1] It was recorded at three separate sessions between 1960 and 1962.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars but stated: "Etta Jones had the spark that made each of her vocals special, though she was never acknowledged properly during a long career.... This is easily one of Etta Jones' best recordings."^[3]

Track listing

"And the Angels Sing" (Ziggy Elman, Johnny Mercer) – 2:37
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:11
"Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 2:54
"The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 4:13
"Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:49
"Reverse the Charges" (Webster, Clarence Williams) – 2:59
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:52
"Answer Me, My Love" (Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman, Gerhard Winkler) – 3:20
"Looking Back" (Brook Benton, Clyde Otis) – 3:44
"Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 2:55

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on September 16, 1960 (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7), March 30, 1961 (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9) and November 28, 1962 (track 10).

Personnel

Etta Jones – vocals
Oliver Nelson (tracks 4 & 5), Jerome Richardson (track 10) – tenor saxophone
Lem Winchester – vibraphone (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7)
Kenny Burrell (track 10), Bucky Pizzarelli (track 10), Wally Richardson (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9) – guitar
Sam Bruno (track 10), Jimmy Neeley (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9), Richard Wyands (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7) – piano
George Duvivier (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7), Michael Mulia (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9) – bass
Bobby Donaldson (track 10), Roy Haynes (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7), Rudy Lawless (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9) – drums

References

^ ^a ^b Ostrow, Marty, ed. (November 2, 1963). "10 LPs & 4 Singles in Prestige Nov. Release" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2021.
^ Prestige Records discography. Accessed May 30, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Dryden, K. Allmusic listing. Accessed May 30, 2013.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 794. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.