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Performance

Esther Phillips

The Best Of Esther Phillips

Date of recording

2.5.1974, Englewood Cliffs/NJ

Audio sample

Performers

Esther Phillips (Soloist) (vocals)

23.12.1935Galveston, Texas (TX), United States

† 7.8.1984Carson, California (CA), United States

Eric Weissberg (steel guitar)

16.8.1939Brooklyn, New York (NY), United States

† 22.3.2020Detroit, Michigan (MI), United States

Richard Tee (organ)

24.11.1943New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 21.7.1993New York City, New York (NY), United States

Richard Wyands (piano)

2.7.1928Oakland, California (CA), United States

† 25.9.2019New York City, New York (NY), United States

Gary King (e-bass)

4.9.1947Middletown, New York (NY), United States

† 22.7.2003Bushkill, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (drums)

11.6.1939Elkton, Maryland (MD), United States

Michael Brecker (saxophone)

29.3.1949Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 13.1.2007New York City, New York (NY), United States

Pepper Adams (baritone sax)

8.10.1930Highland Park, Michigan (MI), United States

† 10.9.1986New York City, New York (NY), United States

Jon Faddis (trumpet, flugelhorn)

24.7.1953Oakland, California (CA), United States

Jerry Dodgion (alto sax)

29.8.1932Richmond, Indiana (IN), United States

† 17.2.2023Queens, New York (NY), United States

John Gatchell (trumpet, flugelhorn)

27.11.1949

† 9.7.2004

Marvin Stamm (trumpet, flugelhorn)

23.5.1939Memphis, Tennessee (TN), United States

Urbie Green (Trombone)

8.8.1926Mobile, Alabama (AL), United States

† 31.12.2018Hellertown, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

Pee Wee Ellis (glockenspiel)

21.4.1941Bradenton, Florida (FL), United States

† 24.9.2021

Deniece Williams (background voice)

3.6.1950Gary, Indiana (IN), United States

Patti Austin (background voice)

10.8.1948New York City, New York (NY), United States

Lani Groves (background voice)

Authors

Allen Toussaint (Composer, Text author)

14.1.1938New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), United States

† 9.11.2015Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Pee Wee Ellis (Arranger)

21.4.1941Bradenton, Florida (FL), United States

† 24.9.2021

Album information

The Best Of Esther Phillips

Esther Phillips

The Best Of Esther Phillips

Year of production

1990

Record Label

Epic

Tracks

  • 1. Home Is Where The Hatred Is
  • 2. From A Whisper To A Scream
  • 3. Use Me
  • 4. Alone Again (Naturally)
  • 5. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
  • 6. Black-Eyed Blues
  • 7. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
  • 8. Such A Night
  • 9. Disposable Society
  • 10. Performance
  • 11. Mr. Bojangles
  • 12. What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
  • 13. I Can Stand A Little Rain
  • 14. One Night Affair
  • 15. Unforgettable
  • 16. For All We Know