Phil Upchurch Upchurch
Label: Cadet Records
Released: 1969
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An incredible album from one of the greatest talents on the Chicago soul scene of the late 60s – guitarist Phil Upchurch, a player with an amazing sound! Phil could work in worlds that were equal parts soul and psychedelia – making his guitar a perfect accompaniment for the best Chicago soul of Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, Minnie Riperton, and other greats of the time. This album's easily one of Phil's best – a mindblowing set of arrangements put together by the groundbreaking producer Charles Stepney – bringing together bits of jazz, rock, soul, and funk – all providing the perfect genre-blending space for Upchurch to solo! Given that there's no singer on the set, Phil's work on guitar is a lot freer than you're used to hearing – in a really great way, one that puts him in a space somewhere between Shuggie Otis and Jimi Hendrix! Brilliant all the way through, with tracks that include "Adam & Charlene", "You Wouldn't You Couldn't Be True", "Crosstown Traffic", "More & More", "Black Gold", "America", and "As You Said". © 1996-2012, Dusty Groove America, Inc.
Tracklist :
01. Black Gold (4:37)
02. America (3:38 )
03. As You Said (2:29)
04. You Wouldn't, You Couldn't Be True (3:05)
05. Cross Town Traffic (3:54)
06. Adam And Charlene (4:20)
07. Spinning Wheel (3:22)
08. Voodoo Chile (2:52)
09. More And More (2:42)
10. Midnight Chile (3:59)
Recorded March 1969 at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois[/size]
Phil Upchurch - Guitar
Donny Hathaway - Keyboards, Organ
Louis Satterfield - Bass
Morris Jennings - Drums
Bobby Christian - Percussion
Dave Chausow - Strings, Horns
James Mack Singers - Choir Vocals
