If You Could See Me Now (Etta Jones album)

DownBeat assigned the album 5 stars.^[3] Reviewer Sam Freedman wrote, "Jones doesn't flaunt her range, but devotes her energies to the power of decades-old lyrics. If a good singer tells a story. Jones orates. Except for an occasional slurred run of four or five words, she drenches each word with meaning . . . Throughout, the band is excellent. Person leaves his normal lusty grits-and-greens tenor for subtle, mid-register solos and answering twos and fours. Phillips is the smooth essence of what he calls “featherbedding.” The brief solos by drummer Idris Muhammad and vibist George Devens always matter. This may not be a ground-breaking album; Jones has been good lfor years. But If You Could See Me Now chronicles a woman at the height of her powers".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
DownBeat	[5]