1971 Esther Phillips – From A Whisper To A Scream

Bernard Purdie, Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale, Esther Phillips, Gordon Edwards, Richard Tee

From A Whisper To A Scream is an by American singer Esther Phillips. It served as her debut record for the CTI Records offshoot label, Kudu in 1971, and earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance. In a famous moment of music history, Aretha Franklin won the award but gave it to Phillips, stating that Esther deserved it more.

Tracks

1 Home Is Where The Hatred Is (Gil Scott-Heron) 03:24
2 From A Whisper To A Scream (Allen Toussaint) 04:11
3 To Lay Down Beside You (Tim Drummond) 05:03
4 That’s All Right With Me (Mayfield Small) 03:13
5 Til My Back Ain’t Got No Bone (Alvertis Isbell; Eddie Floyd) 06:14
6 Sweet Touch Of Love (Allen Toussaint) 03:38
7 Baby, I’m For Real (Anna Gordy Gaye; Marvin Gaye) 04:20
8 Your Love Is So Doggone Good (Dee Ervin; Rudy Love) 04:26
9 Scarred Knees (Janice Tyrone) 06:22

Biography

Esther Phillips

Musicians

Bass	Gordon Edwards
Drums	Bernard Purdie
Guitar	Cornell Dupree
Guitar	Eric Gale
Organ	Richard Tee
Piano	Richard Tee
Flugelhorn	John Eckert
Flugelhorn	John Gatchell
Flute	David Liebman
Flute	Frank Vicari
Sax	Hank Crawford
Sax	David Liebman
Sax	Frank Vicari
Trombone	Dick Griffin
Trombone	Sam Burtis
Trumpet	John Eckert
Trumpet	John Gatchell
Percussion	Airto Moreira
Vocals	Esther Phillips

Strings

Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken
Harp – Margaret Ross
Viola – Harold Coletta, Harry Zaratzian
Violin – Alvin Rogers, Charles Libove, Guy Lumia, Jack Zayde, Leo Kahn, Max Hollander, Max Pollikoff, Michael Comins, Paul Winter

Liner Notes

Producer – Creed Taylor
Arranged By – Pee Wee Ellis
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Jack Wilson (Tracks 5, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Don Sebesky (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6)
Conductor – Pee Wee Ellis
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder

Design – Bob Ciano
Photography – Julie Scherer

Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Phonographic Copyright KUDU Records
Copyright KUDU Records