Compil. US 1998 on Collectables label
Rock, R&B/Soul and Blues
℗ 1998 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. © 1998 Collectables Records Corp. Distributed by Collectables Records. Tracks 1 to 8 and 16 to 18 recorded live at Freddie Jett's Pied Piper Club, Los Angeles, California.
Esther Phillips voc, 1935-1984 US album by, arranged by | |
Ike Isaacs b, 1923-1981 US acoustic bass, bass | |
Gabe Baltazar as, sax, *1929 US alto saxophone | |
Ray Triscari tr, 1923-1996 US alto saxophone | |
Sonny Criss as, 1927-1977 US alto saxophone | |
Onzy Matthews p, 1930-1997 US arranged by, conductor | |
Jay Migliori ts, 1930-2001 US baritone saxophone | |
Victor Venegas b, 1932-2006 US bass | |
Chuck Rainey eb, b, ep, *1940 US bass, fender bass | |
Charles Grant drums | |
Donald Bailey dr, 1933-2013 US drums | |
Cornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US electric guitar | |
Joe Gentle sax, US flute, overdub sessions | |
François Vaz guitar | |
Herb Ellis g, 1921-2010 US guitar | |
Paul Griffin org, 1937-2000 US organ | |
Richard Tee p, 1943-1993 US organ | |
Rodgers Grant p, 1935-2012 US piano | |
Jack Wilson p, tr, 1936-2007 US piano, electric piano | |
King Curtis ts, as, 1934-1971 US producer, arranged by, overdub sessions, tenor saxophone, overdub sessions | |
Ira Schulman ts, cl, fl, tenor saxophone | |
Louis Ciotti ts, sax, US tenor saxophone | |
Teddy Edwards ts, 1924-2003 US tenor saxophone | |
Lou Blackburn tb, 1922-1990 US trombone | |
Pete Myers tb, US trombone | |
Richard Leith tb, US trombone | |
Ron Myers tb, trombone | |
Al Porcino tr, 1925-2013 DE trumpet | |
Bill Clark dr, trumpet | |
Bob Rolfe tr, US trumpet | |
James Smith tr, fh, trumpet | |
Melvin Moore tr, trumpet | |
Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet, overdub sessions |
Wally Heider engineer, recording engineer |
Carmen McRae liner notes |
Leonard Feather liner notes |
Philip Elwood liner notes |
Ralph J. Gleason liner notes |
Nesuhi Ertegun producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Burnin' | Esther Phillips | ||
2 | Don't Let Me Lose This Dream | Esther Phillips | Aretha Franklin, Ted White | 2:23 |
3 | And I Love Him | Esther Phillips | Lennon-McCartney | 6:27 |
4 | Cry Me A River Blues | Esther Phillips | Traditional | 5:26 |
5 | Release Me | Esther Phillips | Eddie Miller, William Stevenson | 4:43 |
6 | Makin' Whoopee | Esther Phillips | Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson | 3:55 |
7 | If It's The Last Thing I Do | Esther Phillips | Cahn & Chaplin, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | 3:54 |
8 | Shangri-La | Esther Phillips | Carl Sigman, Matty Malneck, Robert Maxwell | 2:39 |
9 | Please Send Me Someone To Love | Esther Phillips | Percy Mayfield | 5:50 |
10 | Confessin' The Blues | Esther Phillips | ||
11 | I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright | Esther Phillips | Bobby Sharp, Charles Singleton | 2:57 |
12 | I Wonder | Esther Phillips | Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen | 2:57 |
13 | Confessin' The Blues | Esther Phillips | Jay McShann, Walter Brown | 2:58 |
14 | Romance In The Dark | Esther Phillips | Lil Green | 3:35 |
15 | C. C. Rider | Esther Phillips | Chuck Willis | 2:45 |
16 | Cherry Red | Esther Phillips | Bill Lazerus, Jack Moon | 3:12 |
17 | In The Evenin' | Esther Phillips | Don Raye, Leroy Carr | 2:54 |
18 | I Love Paris | Esther Phillips | Cole Porter | 4:06 |
19 | Bye Bye Blackbird | Esther Phillips | Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson | 4:47 |
20 | Blow Top Blues / Jelly Jelly Blues / Long John Blues | Esther Phillips | 10:42 | |
21 | Blow Top Blues | Esther Phillips | Leonard Feather, Jane Feather | |
22 | Jelly Jelly Blues | Esther Phillips | Earl Hines, Billy Eckstine | |
23 | Long John Blues | Esther Phillips | Tommy George |