Confessin the Blues

Esther Phillips | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002JLT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,009 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an essential album by a gifted blues/jazz artist., January 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Confessin the Blues (Audio CD)

I love this album. Her singing is earthy, assured and powerful. Her phrasing makes each song uniquely her own. If you like Dinah Washington or Billie Holliday you owe it to yourself to listen to this album

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, March 25, 2001

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Darrren12000 "Darren" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Confessin the Blues (Audio CD)

I just bought this album yesterday, and I am now playing it for the third time. It is splendid. Phillips' style is very similar to Dinah Washington -- which means deep southern black blues singing. What is amazing about the album is that it was made in 1976, but it has the same "classic" sound as 40s/50s blues.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely incredible swinging, sexy timeless album, July 16, 2009

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J. Hooten "JHoots" (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Confessin the Blues (Audio CD)

I have owned this album for more 30 years and it always gives me a thrill to hear it. In fact, it is in my car's CD player right now.

When I first bought it, I was not sure how old it was. It just had that classic sound of bigband sultry sassiness, with jazzy horns and drums. And, of course, Phillips' amazingly assured vocal phrasing. She was a master. I was amazed a few years later to realize that it had actually come out shortly before I had bought it.

It continues to be one of the most prized albums in my whole collection, and I love turning others on to it.