Phil Upchurch
Phil Upchurch (born July 19, 1941 in Chicago ) is an American jazz guitarist and bass guitarist of rhythm and blues and rock jazz .
Live and act
Phil Upchurch started his music career in R&B bands like The Kool Gents, The Dells and The Spaniels . In 1961 he formed his own band with which he recorded the hit "You Can't Sit Down", which reached # 30 in the US charts. The band then consisted of the organist Cornell Muldrow , the saxophonist David "Bubba" Brooks , the trumpeter Mac Johnson and the drummer Joe Hoddrick . In 1966 he worked on Stan Getz ´ Homage to Burt Bacharach , What the World Needs Now . In the 1970s, Upchurch worked with keyboardist Tennyson Stephens ; their albumUpchurch / Tennyson was released on CTI Records in 1975, produced by Creed Taylor , the arrangements were by Bob James . In 1974 he worked on one of the last albums by Cannonball Adderley ( Pyramid ) before his death.
Upchurch was a sought-after session musician on albums by Bo Diddley , Muddy Waters , Jimmy Reed and Howlin 'Wolf . In the 1970s he worked mainly on various fusion albums, such as Grover Washington , George Benson ( Breezin ' , 1976) and The Crusaders . In the 1980s and 1990s, he worked with Joey DeFrancesco , Red Holloway , Chaka Khan , Booker T. Jones , Leroy Hutson , John Klemmer , Jack McDuff , Carmen McRae , John Pisano , David Sanborn , Jimmy Smith and Michael Jackson .
Upchurch received the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1997 .
Discography
- You Can't Sit Down (Boyd 1961)
- You Can't Sit Down, Part Two (United Artists 1961)
- Twist the Big Hit Dances (United Artists 1961)
- Feeling Blue (Milestone 1968)
- Upchurch (Cadet Concept 1968)
- The Way I Feel (Cadet Concept 1969)
- Darkness, Darkness (Blue Thumb Records 1972)
- Lovin 'Feelin' (Blue Thumb 1973)
- Upchurch Tennyson (Kudu 1975)
- Phil Upchurch (1978)
- Revelation (Jam 1982)
- Name of the Game (Jam 1983, with Marlena Shaw )
- Companions (Paladin 1985)
- LA Jazz Quintet (Pro Arte 1986)
- All I Want (Ichiban 1991)
- Whatever Happened to the Blues (Go Jazz 1992, with Clyde Stubblefield , Fred Wesley , James Van Buren , Jevetta Steele , Lenny Castro , Les McCann , Maceo Parker , Pee Wee Ellis , Pops Staples , Rosie Gaines )
- Love Is Strange (Go Jazz 1995, with Chaka Khan , Mavis Staples , Ben Sidran and Bob Malach )
- Whatever Happened to the Blues? (Ridgetop / Bean 1997)
- Rhapsody & Blues (Go Jazz 1999)
- Tell the truth! (Evidence 2001)
Web links
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Upchurch, Phil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Connors, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , USA |