[1][2] Promoted as a jazz album, it was timed to the 50th anniversary celebration of Blue Note Records.

[8] "Fine Brown Frame", a duet with Dianne Reeves, is a cover of the Nellie Lutcher song.

[12] The New York Times wrote that "the album's songs, Mr. Rawls's rich drawling delivery and production that adds discreet pop flavoring to ensemble jazz arrangements all work together to bring jazz, blues and soul inflections into a perfectly relaxed and natural blend.

At Last brings that velvety baritone back to the record label, the jazz/ blues standards and the small acoustic combo setting that launched his career nearly three decades ago.

"[17] The Omaha World-Herald noted that, "although Rawls is always nice to hear, the jazz soloists keep the album from drifting into a smooth sameness.