Esther Phillips ‎– Black-Eyed Blues

Kudu records 1973‎– KU-14

credits:

     Vocal : Esther Phillips
    Alto Saxophone – Jerry Dodgion, Pee Wee Ellis (tracks: B1)
    Arranged By [Strings] – Bob James
    Arranged By, Conductor – Pee Wee Ellis
    Backing Vocals – Carl Carldwell*, Joshie Armstead*, 

Lani Groves, Tasha Thomas
    Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams
    Bass – Boz* (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3), Ron Carter (tracks: A3)
    Cello – Alan Shulman, Anthony Sophos
    Drums – Ian Wallace
    Guitar – Charlie Brown
    Percussion – Arthur Jenkins (tracks: A1, B1)
    Piano – Tim Hinkley
    Trumpet – Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm
    Viola – Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi
    Violin – David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harold Kohon,
     Harry Lookofsky, Irving Spice, Joe Malin, Max Ellen

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Recorded July, 1973
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Producer – Creed Taylor

tracklist:

A1     Justified
    Written-By – Bill Withers
    5:38
A2     I've Only Known A Stranger
    Written-By – Carolyn Plummer
    3:30
A3     I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
    Written-By – Duke Ellington, Paul Webster*
    6:40
B1     Black-Eyed Blues
    Written-By – Chris Stainton, Joe Cocker
    6:00
B2     Too Many Roads
    Written-By – Carolyn Franklin
    4:35
B3     You Could Have Had Me, Baby
    Written-By – Leonard Feather
    7:30

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