ArtistInfo
Esther Phillips
Capricorn Princess
Album US 1976 on Kudu label
Electronic and Jazz (Jazz-Funk, Disco)
All vocals recorded at Van Gelder Studios Recorded May, July, September, 1976 © ℗ 1976 Title of track B2 on label: (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher
Musicians
 | Esther Phillips voc, 1935-1984 US vocals, album by |
 | Dave Matthews p, *1942 US arranged by |
 | Chuck Israels b, *1936 US bass |
 | Alan Shulman vc, 1915-2002 US cello |
 | Charles McCracken vc, US cello |
 | Jonathan Abramowitz vc, cello |
 | Seymour Barab vc, 1921-2014 US cello |
 | Alan Varner , US engineer, mediasound |
 | Joe Jorgensen , engineer, mediasound |
 | Alfred Brown vl, US viola |
 | Emanuel Vardi vl, str, 1915-2011 US viola |
 | Julien Barber vl, str, viola |
 | Lamar Alsop vl, US viola |
 | Barry Finclair vn, US violin |
 | David Nadien vn, 1926-2014 US violin |
 | Guy Lumia vn, violin |
 | Harold Kohon vn, str, US violin |
 | Harry Lookofsky str, vn, 1913-1998 US violin |
 | Kathryn Kienke str, US violin |
 | Lewis Eley vn, US violin |
 | Matthew Raimondi vn, str, US violin |
 | Max Ellen vn, US violin |
 | Max Pollikoff vn, str, 1904-1984 US violin |
 | Paul Gershman vn, 1912-1986 US violin |
 | Raoul Poliakin vn, violin |
 | Richard Sortomme vn, violin |
 | Ronnie Cuber bs, *1941 US baritone saxophone |
 | Jeff Berlin b, voc, *1953 US bass |
 | Andy Newmark dr, *1950 US drums |
 | John Tropea g, *1946 US guitar |
 | Ralph MacDonald perc, cng, 1944-2011 US percussion |
 | Don Grolnick p, key, 1948-1996 US piano, organ, caliope, clavinet |
 | Barry Miles p, key, *1947 US synthesizer |
 | Michael Brecker ts, 1949-2007 US tenor saxophone |
 | Sam Burtis tb, *1948 US trombone |
 | Jon Faddis tr, *1953 US trumpet |
 | Randy Brecker tr, fh, *1945 US trumpet |
 | Anthony Jackson b, eb, *1952 US bass |
 | Steve Gadd dr, *1945 US drums |
 | Steve Khan g, *1947 US guitar |
 | Sue Evans cng, perc, dr, *1951 US percussion |
 | Michael Abene p, *1942 DE piano |
 | John Blair voc, vn, 1943-2006 US violin, electric |
 | Bobby Lyle p, key, *1944 US clavinet |
 | Eric Gale g, 1938-1994 US guitar |
 | Allan Holdsworth g, *1946 GB steel guitar, pedal |
 | Pee Wee Ellis ts, *1941 US tenor saxophone, arranged by, soloist, tenor saxophone |
 | Barry Rogers tb, 1935-1991 US trombone |
 | John Gatchell tr, fh, 1945-2004 US trumpet |
 | Hugh McCracken g, 1942-2013 US harmonica |
 | Joe Farrell ts, fl, 1937-1986 US tenor saxophone, soloist, flute, alto |
Producers
| Babi Floyd backing vocals |
| Frank Floyd backing vocals |
| William Eaton backing vocals |
| Zachary Sanders backing vocals |
| Rene Schumacher design |
| Rudy Van Gelder mixed by, mastered by, engineer, van gelder studios |
| Richard Alcorn photography by |
| Creed Taylor producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Magic's In The Air | Esther Phillips | Ronnie Walker, Vincent Montana, Jr. | 2:59 |
| 2 | | I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do | Esther Phillips | Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance | 3:37 |
| 3 | | Boy, I Really Tied One On | Esther Phillips | Janis Ian | 3:46 |
| 4 | | Candy | Esther Phillips | Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney, Mack David | 5:15 |
| 5 | | A Beautiful Friendship | Esther Phillips | Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne | 2:52 |
| 6 | | Higher & Higher | Esther Phillips | Carl Smith, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner | 3:55 |
| 7 | | All The Way Down | Esther Phillips | Catherine C. Williamson, Gabriel Mekler, Trevor Lawrence | 6:22 |
| 8 | | Dream | Esther Phillips | Johnny Mercer | 3:51 |
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