Stormy Weather (Etta James)

Etta James · 1960 · Standard d'Arlen et Koehler, version blues-vocal

Context

Standard by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler covered on At Last! (Argo, 1960). It illustrates the “standards” side of the album, alongside the blues and soul.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Blues, spirituals, work songs. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Sep 25, 2026: STORMY WEATHER - COTTON CLUB SOUS TURBULENCES (Anatomie d'un titre, TSF Jazz, in French)

By the same artist

• At Last (Etta James) (1960)
• I Just Want to Make Love to You (1960)
• Trust in Me (1960)
• Tell Mama (1967)
• I'd Rather Go Blind (1967)
• Security (1967)

Sources

• EN: At Last!

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