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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |