ESTHER MARROW
SISTER WOMAN

Nowadays known as “Queen” Esther Marrow, her gospel and stage performances have made her a worldwide concert draw. She recorded two sought-after funk albums early in her career, marked by some excellent songs and fantastic musicianship. “Sister Woman” was her second LP (her debut was on Bob Thiele’s Flying Dutchman label, and was earmarked for the Prestige label, before Prestige was bought by Fantasy). A great combination of a killer band, that included Bernard Purdie, Cornell Dupree and Richard Tee and a great selection of songs. ‘Things Ain’t Right’ and ‘And When I Die’ are funk-fuelled floorfillers, and her cover of ‘The Ghetto’ is simply amazing.