22/04/2023

Phil Upchurch Guest Artists Jimmy Witherspoon "Companions" (1985) -Jazz Funk / Jazz Fusion-



Label : Paladin Records / Virgin Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - Companions (Phil Upchurch)
02 - Song For Lenny (Phil Upchurch)
03 - Mr. T. (B.A.'s Song) (Phil Upchurch)
04 - Show Your Love (Phil Upchurch)

Side Two

01 - Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (Phil Upchurch)
02 - Blues In The Middle (Phil Upchurch)
03 - Rosanna (Phil Upchurch)
04 - See See Rider (Phil Upchurch)


Produced by Phil Upchurch for Phil Upchurch Productions
Recorded & Mixed, August & September, 1984 at Stage & Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Jim Mooney : Recording & Mixing Engineer
Jerry Wood : Assistant Engineer


Side One

01 - Companions

Guitars :
Left Lenny Breau
Right Phil Upchurch
First Solo - Lenny Breau
Second Solo - Phil Upchurch
Vocal : Mike Baker
Bass : Kevin Brandon
Drums : Land Richards
Percussion : Michael Fisher & Steve Forman
Synthesizers : Russell Ferrante

02 - Song For Lenny

Guitars :
Left - Lenny Breau
Right - Phil Upchurch
First Solo - Phil Upchurch
Second Solo - Lenny Breau
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Land Richards
Fender Rhodes : Rodney Franklin

03 - Mr. T. (B.A.'s Song)

Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Tenor Sax : Gerald Albright
Bass : Kevin Brandon
Drums : Land Richards
Keyboards & Synthesizer : Will Boulware
Percussion : Michael Fisher & Steve Forman, Phil Upchurch (Tambourine & Beanpocks)

04 - Show Your Love

Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Vocals : Mike Baker
Bass Kevin Brandon
Drums : Land Richards
Soprano Sax : Gerald Albright
Fender Rhodes : Will Boulware
Synthesizer : Russell Ferrante
Percussion Michael Fisher & Steve Forman

Side Two

01 - Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming

Guitars : Phil Upchurch
Tenor Sax : Gerald Albright
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Land Richards
Fender Rhodes : Rodney Franklin
Synthesizers : Russell Ferrante
Percussion Michael Fisher & Steve Forman

02 - Blues In The Middle

Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Flute & Tenor Sax : Gerald Albright
Bass : Nathan East
Fender Rhodes : Rodney Franklin
Synthesizers : Russell Ferrante
Drums : Land Richards
Percussion Michael Fisher & Steve Forman

03 - Rosanna

Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Alto Sax : Gerald Albright
Bass Kevin Brandon
Drums : Land Richards
Keyboards & Synthesizer : Will Boulware
Percussion : Michael Fisher & Steve Forman, Phil Upchurch (Tambourine)

04 - See See Rider

Guitars : Phil Upchurch
Vocal : Jimmy Witherspoon
Bass : Nathan East
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Drums : Land Richards
Percussion : Michael Fisher & Phil Upchurch