Track Listing 1. Don't Explain 2. You've Changed 3. Man I Love, The 4. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance (With You) 5. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) 6. Embraceable You 7. How Deep Is the Ocean 8. Masquerade Is Over, (I'm Afraid) The 9. Body and Soul 10. Very Thought of You, The 11. I'll Be Seeing You
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Cedar Walton, Red Holloway | | Producer: | John Snyder | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Etta James (vocals); Josh Sklair (guitar); Red Holloway (saxophone); Ronnie Buttacavoli (trumpet, flugelhorn); Kraig Kilby (trombone); Cedar Walton (piano); Tony Dumas (bass); Ralph Penland (drums, percussion). Recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by David Ritz. MYSTERY LADY: SONGS OF BILLIE HOLIDAY won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.
Editorial Reviews ...MYSTERY LADY is a gem whose musicality and depths of feeling bear comparison with the best records of James' or Holiday's career...[Etta James] finds the bluesy thread that connects her R&B heritage with the jazz standards of Holiday's era... Musician (06/01/1994)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...sub-titled SONGS OF BILLIE HOLIDAY...whoever had the idea is a visionary. For a start, Etta James is so distinctive, and so dissimilar to Holiday...instead we get a 100 percent personal tribute, with a body and soul of its own... Q (08/01/1994)
...The arrangements by Cedar Walton nicely split the difference between Holiday's uptown vibe and James's own barbecue-joint roots. An elegant and earthy performance all the way around... Vibe (08/01/1994)
...The arrangements by Cedar Walton nicely split the difference between Holiday's uptown vibe and James's own barbecue-joint roots. An elegant and earthy performance all the way around... Vibe (08/01/1994)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...sub-titled SONGS OF BILLIE HOLIDAY...whoever had the idea is a visionary. For a start, Etta James is so distinctive, and so dissimilar to Holiday...instead we get a 100 percent personal tribute, with a body and soul of its own... Q (08/01/1994)
4 stars out of 5 -- MYSTERY LADY is an act or re-creation from the outside in: metaphorical gardenia in her hair, Etta steps into a luxurious spotlight of small-band jazz arranged by pianist Cedar Walton... Mojo
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