Esther Phillips - Capricorn Princess (1976) [2010, Remastered Reissue]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Jazz, Blues, Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 32:50 | 316,80 Mb
Label: Reel Music (USA) | Cat.# 66748-78020-2 | Released: 2010-06-15 (1976)
"Capricorn Princess" is a pretty amazing, and too long overlooked set from Esther Phillips – here final album for Kudu – and a beautiful mix of soaring soul sounds from one the most unique, emotionally inflected and diverse soul vocalists of her era! Esther's in prime Kudu mode here – working with jazzy arrangements by David Matthews and Pee Wee Ellis, adding her unique, grit-inflected soul chanteuse vocals to a smoother mix of instrumention that creates a perfect counterpoint that took her way past her earlier work!