Esther Phillips - At Onkel PO's Carnegie Hall Hamburg 1978

180-gram double LP

Recorded November 11, 1978 at Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall, Hamburg, Germany. Esther Phillips live with Henry Cain (piano), Wes Blackman (guitar), Bill Upchurch (bass), and James Levi (drums).

This spectacularly exceptional singer introduced herself as a native New Yorker on November 11, 1978 at a magical concert at Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall in Hamburg, Germany, the legendary hot spot, which once again turned into a seething cauldron of emotions. Back in those days this was almost always the case, when the dense concert schedule invoked the abysses and primal grounds of blues . . . She was rediscovered in the disco-sound era: with "What A Difference A Day Makes," a song which had previously been an inherent part of the repertoire of Dinah Washington, an artist much admired by Esther. Of course, the song was also performed in Hamburg at Onkel Pö, just before the end of the concert.

The concert at Onkel Pö, which was recorded by NDR and featured powerful accompanists and a highly enthusiastic audience proved, that she was still able to evocate the ghosts. Once again she managed to completely enchant her audience that evening in Hamburg in November of 1978. Some weeks later Esther Phillips turned 43. However, time was running out for her — she did not make it to 50. She passed away on August 7, 1984.

 

I've Never Found A Man

One Night Affair

Stormy Weather

Man Ain't Ready

The Blues

Native New Yorker

MS

Cherry Red

What A Difference A Day Makes

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