Esther Phillips
Jazz Moods Hot
Arranged and Conducted
by Pee Wee Ellis and Joe Beck
Produced by 
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded July 17 & 18 1973
Catalog Number: EK 93641
Format: CD
Release Date: 2005
Label: CTI/Sony
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Reviews
The 11 tracks here are taken frm Esther's three Kudu recordings in te early to mid-'70s -- From a Whisper to a Scream, What a Diff'rence a Day Makes, and Black-Eyed Blues. Her chart-smashing cover of Gil Scott-Heron's "Home Is Where The Hatred Is" is here, as is her read of Eddie Floyd's "Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone." Her funky take of "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" is perhaps the most radical version of the song ever cut, and Esther's reggae-drenched presentation of Bill Withers' "Use Me" is second to none. Likewise, her twist on "I Can Stand a Little Rain" adds depth and dimension to the tune, stretching it to the bluesy side of R&B.
Thom Jurek
Esther Phillips broke into music's big leagues when she was all of 13 years old, as a member of Johnny Otis' R&B troupe. It was with Otis that Phillips (1935-1984) scored her first number one R&B hits, "Double Crossing Blues" and "Mistrustin' Blues," both for Savoy in 1950. A 1962 cover of the Ray Price country favorite "Release Me" topped the R&B chart in 1962, and from 1964-71, there was a mildly successful stay at Atlantic Records, which yielded Phillips' 1965 rendition of the Beatles' "And I Love Her" (retitled "And I Love Him"). In 1972, Phillips began to record for Creed Taylor's Kudu Records
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Esther Phillips
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