EPIC JAM FROM THIS LADY

I don't know how much Esther Phillips you've heard. I've heard only a fraction of her stuff.  Pretty stupid considering I've liked just about everything I've heard of hers, spanning decades. I've heard early r&b stuff, northern soul type stuff and blues. Somehow I never ran across a 1971 cover of Gil Scott Heron's "Home Is Where the Hatred Is". Man, it's intense, lyrically and musically. The instrumentation is insane, all the shit that's going on, yet it still sounds spare. Listen to "Mojo Hannah" first, and then "Home Is Where the Hatred Is". Only seven years separate those two songs. Oh shit, here goes.

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~

Listen:

Esther Phillips - Mojo Hannah mp3 at Le Mellotron 1964
Esther Phillips - Home Is Where the Hatred Is mp3 at ATumblr (?) 1971
Esther Phillips and 'Big Al' Downing - You'll Never Miss Your Water (streaming) at YouTube 1963
Esther Phillips - I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) mp3 at ATumblr (?) 1966
Gil Scott-Heron - Home Is Where the Hatred Is (streaming) at YouTube
Gil Scott-Heron - Home Is Where the Hatred Is (Lyrics)