[TR24][OF] Esther Phillips with Joe Beck - For All We Know (Reissue) - 1976/2016 (Soul, R&B)

This 1976 Kudu date under Esther Phillips' name is notable for two major reasons, and both of them are Joe Beck. While Creed Taylor produced the date, all of the sets arrangements were done by Beck, who wove an entire band's sound around the smoking, soulful grooves of his guitar. His playing is the other reason this set is so memorable: Beck is at his most inspired and fluidly funky; he is present everywhere in the mix but nonetheless crafts the strengths of the ensemble around Phillips' unusual voice. Other players include the Brecker Brothers, Don Grolnick, Fred Wesley, Will Lee, Bobby Lyle, Steve Khan, and many others. The band winds around Phillips, setting her up as "Soul Sister Number One," hitting the funky grooves and elongating her clipped trademark delivery. Highlights include the title track -- one of the greatest disco tunes never played in a disco -- her up-tempo rave-up of "Unforgettable," with killer breaks by Beck and Michael Brecker, the dirtiest, funkiest version ever of Jackie DeShannon's "Pure Natural Love," and a Latin-tinged read of "Goin' Out of My Head."

foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Esther Phillips with Joe Beck / For All We Know
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR13      -0.10 dB   -14.83 dB      3:42 01-Unforgettable
DR14      -0.10 dB   -15.32 dB      3:35 02-For All We Know
DR14      -0.10 dB   -15.56 dB      5:23 03-Pure Natural Love
DR13      -0.10 dB   -14.80 dB      4:29 04-Fools Rush In
DR13      -0.10 dB   -14.55 dB      7:54 05-Going Out Of My Head
DR14      -0.10 dB   -15.63 dB      3:37 06-Fever
DR14      -0.10 dB   -15.52 dB      5:42 07-Caravan
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Number of tracks:  7
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate:        192000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           5271 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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