Casual fans of Etta James most often thought of her as a blues singer, and she was, when that was what she wanted to do, but she also sang straight girl group pop, belted out R&B and soul tunes, and she also, when she chose, took herself uptown and sang jazz.
That's the case here, as James elegantly delivers her versions of vocal jazz standards like Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne's "Time After Time" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You," in front of a tight and fluid big band comprised of Josh Sklair (guitar), Eddie Harris and Herman Riley (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Buttacavoli (trumpet, flügelhorn), Kraig Kilby (trombone), Cedar Walton (piano), John Clayton (bass), Paul Humphrey (drums), and Donto Metto James (shakers).
It's all graceful and uptown, and James' singing is hauntingly beautiful.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teach Me TonightSammy Cahn, Gene DePaul | Etta James | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Love Is Here to StayGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Etta James | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Time After TimeSammy Cahn, Jule Styne | Etta James | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Fool That I AmFloyd Hunt | Etta James | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Willow Weep for MeAnn Ronell | Etta James | Play | 06:23 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | ImaginationJohnny Burke, James Van Heusen | Etta James | Play | 06:52 | 15 MB | 36 MB |
| 7 | Night and DayCole Porter | Etta James | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Someone to Watch Over MeGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Etta James | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Ev'rybody's Somebody's Fool | Etta James | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 252 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Burke | Composer |
| 2 | Ronnie Buttacavoli | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 3 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 4 | Hoagy Carmichael | Composer |
| 5 | John Clayton | Bass |
| 6 | Lupe DeLeon | Executive Producer |
| 7 | Gene DePaul | Composer |
| 8 | Redd Evans | Composer |
| 9 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 10 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 11 | Howard Greenfield | Composer |
| 12 | Eddie Harris | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 13 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 14 | James Van Heusen | Composer |
| 15 | Paul Humphrey | Drums |
| 16 | Floyd Hunt | Composer |
| 17 | Donto Metto James | Percussion, Shaker |
| 18 | Etta James | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 19 | Pat Karamian | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Jack Keller | Composer |
| 21 | Arthur Kent | Composer |
| 22 | Kraig Kilby | Trombone |
| 23 | Joe Lopes | Mastering |
| 24 | Dave Mann | Composer |
| 25 | Kathryn Keller Moss | Production Coordination |
| 26 | Jay Newland | Engineer, Mastering |
| 27 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 28 | Herman Riley | Sax (Tenor) |
| 29 | David Ritz | Liner Notes |
| 30 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 31 | Ann Ronell | Composer |
| 32 | Josh Sklair | Guitar |
| 33 | John Snyder | Producer |
| 34 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 35 | Cedar Walton | Arranger, Guest Artist, Piano |
| 36 | Ned Washington | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |