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1987 studio album by Horace Parlan
Little Esther is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1987 and released on the Italian-based Soul Note label.[ 1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "straight-ahead but reasonably adventurous. A fine effort".[ 2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
Track listing
All Compositions by Horace Parlan except as indicated
"Little Esther" - 7:48
"Opus 16a" - 6:52
"Snow Girl" (Per Goldschmidt ) - 7:20
"Arrival" - 6:33
"Something for Silver" - 7:58
"Precious Lady" (Goldschmidt) - 8:38
"T for Jazz" (Klavs Hovman ) - 8:23
Personnel
References
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader WithStanley Turrentine With others
Gene Ammons in Sweden (1973)
One Foot in the Gutter (Dave Bailey , 1960)
Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960)
Motoring Along (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims , 1974)
Tough Tenor Favorites (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin , 1962)
Goin' to the Meeting (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1962)
Jaw's Blues (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1981)
The Time Is Right (Lou Donaldson , 1959)
Sunny Side Up (Lou Donaldson, 1960)
Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson, 1960)
The Jazzpar Prize (Pierre Dørge , 1991)
That's It! (Booker Ervin , 1961)
Exultation! (Booker Ervin, 1963)
The House That Love Built (Frank Foster , 1982)
Doin' Allright (Dexter Gordon , 1961)
Stable Mable (Dexter Gordon , 1975)
Jazz with a Twist (Slide Hampton , 1961)
Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton (1962)
Weary Blues (Langston Hughes , Charles Mingus & Leonard Feather , 1958)
Gifts & Messages (Roland Kirk , 1964)
I Talk with the Spirits (Roland Kirk, 1964)
Slightly Latin (Roland Kirk, 1965)
A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (Charles Mingus , 1957)
Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1959)
Mingus Ah Um (Charles Mingus, 1959)
I'll Close My Eyes (Doug Raney , 1982)
Meeting the Tenors (Doug Raney, 1983)
Splashes (Archie Shepp, 1987)
Bird's Grass (Idrees Sulieman , 1976)
Groovin' (Idrees Sulieman, 1985)