Time After Time
A masterclass in weathered elegance where Etta James brings her signature grit to the Great American Songbook. Smoky, late-night jazz for the soul-weary.
May 9, 1995 · Private Music
A masterclass in weathered elegance where Etta James brings her signature grit to the Great American Songbook. Smoky, late-night jazz for the soul-weary.
May 9, 1995 · Private Music
Time After Time is a lush, nocturnal journey that finds Etta James stepping away from the fire of her early R&B hits and into the cool, blue shadows of the jazz club. Released in 1995, this album captures a legendary voice in its late-autumn phase: still powerful, but now imbued with a weathered wisdom and a delicate rasp that makes every standard feel like a confession. The production is clean and sophisticated, featuring the impeccable arrangements of pianist Cedar Walton, which provide a velvet cushion for James to lean into. It is the sound of a woman who has survived the storm and is now content to sit in the quiet that follows.
How does Time After Time sound next to the rest of Etta James's catalogue?
It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.
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