Etta James: At Last (Chess 75) 1LP ETJS-126.1 Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson capped

Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson capped off his run of five sublime 1960s Blue Note leader dates with his 1966 classic Mode for Joe

original liner notes by Ben Sidran and Bob Porter

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Etta James: At Last (Chess 75) 1LP ETJS-126.1 Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson cappedChess, 1960 Chess Records was more than the home of guitar driven blues; their Argo imprint was the longtime home of Etta James, whose powerful voice remains a gold standard for pop and souls most impassioned belters. 1960s At Last bolstered by renditions of Stormy Weather, A Sunday Kind of Love, I Just Want to Make Love to You and the immortal title track, which became her signature song is perhaps the purest essence of Ettas craft pressed onto