'Ya heard?  I'm'a make this as short as possible.  Etta James has one'a the mos' passionate an' wrenching voices in all blues n' soul music an' when she takes on THESE numbers, you hear that an' them some.  As a big fan'a Billie Holiday not many singer could give much credibility to performin' the songs that she made famous.  But this jus' works.  Ms. James, rather than adopting the ballads with her own style, jus' adopted a DIFFERENT style than she normally does so that she can sing 'The Man I Love', 'Embraceable You', an' 'The Very Thought of You' with all the relaxed subtlety that Lady Day did.  With a nice jazz backing section, she lays the loveliness on thick.  Strictly fans'a her work only may not be as enthralled by this set, but if your musical tastes cover the whole spectrum from blues to soul to this ol' traditional-style jazz, then definitely check this out.  This is one'a the most earnest, sincere, an' well-done tribute albums of all time.  Ms. Billie would be proud.