Christmas with Etta Jones

Christmas with Etta Jones
Studio album by Etta Jones
Released	1990
Recorded	June 14–15, 1990
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:55
Label	Muse MR 5411
Producer	Houston Person
Etta Jones chronology
Sugar (1990) Christmas with Etta Jones (1990) Reverse the Charges (1993)

Christmas with Etta Jones is a Christmas album by vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded in 1990 and released on the Muse label.

Reception

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Source	Rating
AllMusic

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The fine vocalist Etta Jones sings nine mostly-familiar Christmas-related songs on this 1990 CD. Nothing all that memorable occurs ... but the overall results are pleasing".

Track listing

1. "It's Christmas Time" (Gloria Coleman) – 4:27
2. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 5:06
3. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 8:41
4. "The Christmas Song" (Bob Wells, Mel Tormé) – 5:15
5. "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) – 5:29
6. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) – 7:53
7. "Ring the Bells" (Coleman) – 3:54
8. "(I'm Dreaming of a) White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:37
9. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Walter Kent, Buck Ram, Kim Gannon) – 3:10 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Etta Jones – vocals
• Johnny Coles – flugelhorn (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
• Bill Easley – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
• Houston Person – tenor saxophone (tracks 2–4 & 8)
• Randy Johnston – guitar
• Stan Hope – piano (tracks 2–4 & 8)
• Horace Ott – keyboards (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
• George Devens – vibraphone
• Wilbur Bascomb – bass
• Cecil Brooks III – drums
• Sammy Figueroa – congas, percussion (tracks 1, 5 & 7)