The arrangements were made and conducted by ex-James Brown sideman Pee Wee Ellis, and he has an excellent cast to work with. Amongst the players are stellar guitarists Eric Gale & Cornell Dupree. Bernard Purdie & Airto Moreira handle the rhythm sections percussive side of the things, playing against Gordon Edwards subtle but deeply grooved bass lines. Richard Tee mans the keys, saxophonists galore including including Hank Crawford on Alto Sax who is oined by full orchestral style string sections working in tandem with the affair. The album had some 9 violinists working on it, along with another half dozen folks on harp, violas, cellos etc.
This is one richly steeped audio stew, captured to tape by the peerless Rudy Van Gelder at his personal studio for Creed Taylor's Kudu label circa December 1971.
In 1972 when Esther lost the Grammy she was up for to the so-called "Queen Of Soul" Aretha Franklin, the modest Franklin actually presented the trophy to Phillips, saying she really should have won it instead.
Enjoy another selection from the "From A Whisper To A Scream" album and tell me you can't hear "it". Here's another Allen Toussaint composition, a little bit lighter fare than the title cut.
via and much more on Esther here
1. Home Is Where The Hatred Is (Gil Scott-Heron) - 3:25
2. From A Whisper To A Scream (Allen Tousaint) - 4:15
3. To Lay Down Beside You (Tim Drummond) - 5:00
4. That's All Right With Me (M. Small/P. Field) - 3:20
5. 'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone (E. Floyd/A. Isbell) - 3:15
6. Sweet Touch Of Love (Allen Toussaint) - 3:15
7. Baby, I'm For Real (Marvin and Anna Gaye) - 4:20
8. Your Love Is So Doggone Good (D. Ervin/R. Love) - 3:55
9. Scarred Knees (Janis W. Tyrone) - 6:15
10. How Blue Can You Get (Leonard Feather) - 5:08
11. Brother, Brother (Carole King) - 2:54
12. Don't Run And Hide (A. Hicks/G. Nash/C. Crock) - 5:58
13. A Beautiful Friendship (D. Cahn/S.H. Styne) - 4:52
Richard Tee (p,org); Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale (g); Gordon Edwards (b); Bernard Purdie (d); Airto Moreira (perc); Esther Phillips (vcl); Joshie Armstead, Hilda Harris, Barbara Massey, Louis St. Louis, Tasha Thomas (bkgrnd vcl); Pee Wee Ellis (arr,cond). Jack Wilson (rhythm arr).
John Eckert, John Gatchell (tp,flhrn); Sam Burtis, Dick Griffin (tb); Frank Vicari (ts,f); David Liebman (bs,f); Hank Crawford (as);
Michael Comins, Max Hollander, Leo Kahn, Charles Libove, Guy Lumia, Max Pollikoff, Alvin Rogers, Paul Winter, Jack Zayde (vln); Harold Coletta, Harry Zaratzian (viola); Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman (cello); Margaret Ross (harp); Don Sebesky (string arr).
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11/22/10
Esther Phillips - From A Whisper To A Scream (1971)
The arrangements were made and conducted by ex-James Brown sideman Pee Wee Ellis, and he has an excellent cast to work with. Amongst the players are stellar guitarists Eric Gale & Cornell Dupree. Bernard Purdie & Airto Moreira handle the rhythm sections percussive side of the things, playing against Gordon Edwards subtle but deeply grooved bass lines. Richard Tee mans the keys, saxophonists galore including including Hank Crawford on Alto Sax who is oined by full orchestral style string sections working in tandem with the affair. The album had some 9 violinists working on it, along with another half dozen folks on harp, violas, cellos etc.
This is one richly steeped audio stew, captured to tape by the peerless Rudy Van Gelder at his personal studio for Creed Taylor's Kudu label circa December 1971.
In 1972 when Esther lost the Grammy she was up for to the so-called "Queen Of Soul" Aretha Franklin, the modest Franklin actually presented the trophy to Phillips, saying she really should have won it instead.
Enjoy another selection from the "From A Whisper To A Scream" album and tell me you can't hear "it". Here's another Allen Toussaint composition, a little bit lighter fare than the title cut.
via and much more on Esther here
1. Home Is Where The Hatred Is (Gil Scott-Heron) - 3:25
2. From A Whisper To A Scream (Allen Tousaint) - 4:15
3. To Lay Down Beside You (Tim Drummond) - 5:00
4. That's All Right With Me (M. Small/P. Field) - 3:20
5. 'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone (E. Floyd/A. Isbell) - 3:15
6. Sweet Touch Of Love (Allen Toussaint) - 3:15
7. Baby, I'm For Real (Marvin and Anna Gaye) - 4:20
8. Your Love Is So Doggone Good (D. Ervin/R. Love) - 3:55
9. Scarred Knees (Janis W. Tyrone) - 6:15
10. How Blue Can You Get (Leonard Feather) - 5:08
11. Brother, Brother (Carole King) - 2:54
12. Don't Run And Hide (A. Hicks/G. Nash/C. Crock) - 5:58
13. A Beautiful Friendship (D. Cahn/S.H. Styne) - 4:52
Richard Tee (p,org); Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale (g); Gordon Edwards (b); Bernard Purdie (d); Airto Moreira (perc); Esther Phillips (vcl); Joshie Armstead, Hilda Harris, Barbara Massey, Louis St. Louis, Tasha Thomas (bkgrnd vcl); Pee Wee Ellis (arr,cond). Jack Wilson (rhythm arr).
John Eckert, John Gatchell (tp,flhrn); Sam Burtis, Dick Griffin (tb); Frank Vicari (ts,f); David Liebman (bs,f); Hank Crawford (as);
Michael Comins, Max Hollander, Leo Kahn, Charles Libove, Guy Lumia, Max Pollikoff, Alvin Rogers, Paul Winter, Jack Zayde (vln); Harold Coletta, Harry Zaratzian (viola); Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman (cello); Margaret Ross (harp); Don Sebesky (string arr).
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