Blue Gardenia (album)
2001 studio album by Etta James / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blue Gardenia is the twenty-fifth studio album by Etta James, released through the record label Private Music.[1] It was produced by John Snyder, who had worked with James on five of her previous studio albums. Blue Gardenia contains thirteen jazz standards from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. All of the standards were arranged by pianist Cedar Walton, with the exception of "Love Letters", which was arranged by Josh Sklair. Between November 2000 and February 2001, Snyder and Walton assembled musicians to record tracks while James was recovering from a flu; her vocals were added following her recovery. In addition to Walton, artists appearing on the album included Red Holloway on tenor saxophone and Dorothy Hawkins, James' mother, who provided vocals on the title track. Hawkins died in May 2002, less than a year after the album's release.[2]
Blue Gardenia | ||||
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Released | August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21) | |||
Recorded | November 30, 2000 – February 27, 2001 | |||
Genre | Blues, jazz, rhythm and blues | |||
Length | 67:15 | |||
Label | Private Music | |||
Producer | John Snyder | |||
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James promoted the album by touring throughout the United States leading up to and following its release.[3] Critical reception of the album was positive overall. The album reached number one on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.