| " (...) Aretha sat in a chair and starts playing with her gang (trumpeter Clark Terry, drummer Roy Haynes, bassist Ron Carter, pianist Herbie Hancock, saxophonist James Carter, and guitarist Russell Malone). The first truly inspired moment of the show. And not coincidentally, the first time Aretha allowed herself to be upstaged. The amount of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Aretha herself showed to these players rose to the occasion. This is music she likes. And where Aretha's kudos go, so goes the show (...)". 'M. E. Ladd |
