Etta James - The Right Time (1992)
The late Jamesetta Hawkins - known to the world as Etta James - was a lady who could belt out the blues like no other woman could. Her high octane vocal chords possessed a lot of horsepower, but she always added just the right amount of nuance, and that made her the perfect blueswoman. In 1992 James worked with legendary producer Jerry Wexler for the second time to make The Right Time , an album that should be a classic. The sessions took place at Alabama's renowned Muscle Shoals Studios. The band Wexler and James assembled comported themselves as the all-stars they truly were. The lineup included Lucky Peterson, Jimmy Johnson and Stax's Steve Cropper on guitars. Alto saxman Hank Crawford anchored the horn section. The sax solos, probably by Crawford, are outstanding. Steve Ferrone - famous for his work with Tom Petty and the Average White Band - manned the drums, and Willie Weeks handled the bass as part of the superb rhythm section. James is not known as a songwrite...