Etta James: Blue Gardenia album review by Dave Nathan, published on September 1, 2001. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

EXCLUSIVE: Leela James Talks New Album and Honoring Etta James The talented R&B singer shares why she's dedicating her new album to the late icon.

Etta James’ health has been deteriorating in recent years, so as sad as the announcement is that “The Dreamer” is her final album as she retires from music, it isn’t a shock.

Unlike Jones, Bode is much more wrapped in traditional jazz and is backed here by vibes, sax, a little Stephan Grappeli -style violin and pianist Bruce Barth.

Nina Simone & Etta James live albums are forthcoming on both CD and vinyl from BMG and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Classic jazz recordings you need to own!

Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang ...

AP-US--Obit-Etta James, 2nd Ld-Writethru,1708URGENTLegendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. Eds: Updates with details, quotes, background, biography. AP Photos, Video planned. By ROBERT ...

Here are reviews of new pop, country and blues, jazz and classical releases. Etta James - "The Dreamer," 3 1/2 stars: By all indications, this will be Etta James' last album -- the 73-year-old R&B ...

Instead, James' acidicwords more likely came from resentment—not of Beyoncé but of a system that has all but forgotten her enormous contribution to R&B, rock and roll and soul. Fortunately, we can now ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Etta James, the sultry, powerful blues, R&B and jazz singer who infused her work with a depth of emotion culled from hard-fought experience, died Friday in Riverside, Calif ...

During the peak Led Zeppelin years, John Paul Jones played the Montreux Jazz Festival as a sideman for the great Etta James.

LOS ANGELES — Etta James, the feisty R&B singer whose raw, passionate vocals anchored many hits and made the yearning ballad “At Last” an enduring anthem for weddings, commercials and even ...