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Although it was one continuous concert

Misha Mullov-Abbado and Etienne Mbappé (bass)

How You Been represents a breakthrough in the musical language of the group

The results stand in stark contrast to the steamy Chicago blues the duo is best known for

Yazmin Lacey

Tell Mama we-jazz Although it was one continuousWhen soul history shifted in the late '60s, Etta James was right at the center of the storm. After a bitter split between Atlantic's Jerry Wexler and FAME Studio's Rick Hall, Hall struck back by inviting Chess Records Atlantic's fiercest rival to bring its biggest stars to Muscle Shoals. Between August and December of 1967, Etta James walked into FAME looking for a creative spark and walked out with the greatest album of her career: Tell Mama. These