Queen Esther
EL Recordings, 2024, CD
Instrument: Female Vocals
Issue: 30.2
Jazz Ruler Type: Ballads, Blues
Performance: 3
Sound: 3
Score: 71
O’s Notes: Jazz vocalist, actress, songwriter Queen Esther is a talented entertainer. Things Are Looking Up is a collection of blues and sultry ballads, twelve songs in 48 pleasurable minutes. We liked “Gold Standard” featuring guitarist Jeff McLaughlin, “Clean Blue Flame”, and “Glad To Be Unhappy”. Jeremy Bacon (p), Hilliard Greene or Thomson Kneeland on bass, and Shawn Balthazor or Warren Smith on drums, round out the supporting band as Esther leads our reemergence from the pandemic.
Publicist: Jazz Promo Services