Etta James - At Last - VINYL LP

Limited 180gm colored vinyl LP pressing including six bonus tracks. InchThe question of whether Etta James became a pop singer, a jazz singer, or a blues singer needn't detain you long. She was all of those, as At Last bears out, and more besides. James touched on gospel, doo-wop and rhythm 'n' blues with equal facility. InchDance With Me, HenryInch was a hit, but renamed InchThe WallflowerInch and covered by Georgia Gibbs. Because James had a composition credit, it made her some money, but she didn't like to be bested. She made sure that the next time it would be her name on the tag. Inch Penguin Guide to Jazz InchAt Last!, her debut LP, made for the celebrated Chicago tag Chess, certainly is one of her most memorable. It's impossible to not be moved by the power of her voice, beginning with the opening notes of InchAnything to Say You're MineInch. Every phrase, every word is attacked with an energy that commands respect. But beware, this young woman (she was only 22 at the time) could also take on the sweetest forms of a melancholy ballad, such as InchStormy WeatherInch, and manage to achieve tenderness. At Last! Is one of the key soul music albums of the early 1960's.Inch Jazz Magazine ETTA JAMES, lead vocals; The Riley Hampton Orchestra. Arranged and conducted by Riley Hampton. Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, 1960 and 1961. Original sessions produced by Phil and Leonard Chess.