Originally Posted by
splanky
Kam said:
Esther Phillips is an acquired taste, not for everyone
Actually, I believe more than 95 percent of female jazz singers are "acquired tastes" because most of them sing in ways
that fall outside of the confines of standard soul or pop aesthetics. It was true of Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington [[Esther's
role model), Nancy Wilson, even much of the later material of Abbey Lincoln, Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone. I just think
it's sad that Esther died so young [[45), goes so overlooked and odd that no one has written a biography of her life yet.
One of my favorite songs of hers is her cover of the Originals Baby I'm For Real but I could not find a posting of it on youtube or dailymotion which I also think is as odd as it is,telling. Esther voice comes straight out of the blues and I've
loved it since I was a pup...
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