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12/02/2026

Phil Upchurch "Lovin' Feeling" (1973) -Soul Jazz / Jazz Funk-



Label : Blue Thumb Records


États-Unis Side I

01 - Keep On Trippin'* (Phil Upchurch & Curtis Mayfield)
02 - Another Funky Tune** (Phil Upchurch)
03 - Being At War With Each Other** (Carole King)
04 - Sitar Soul* (Phil Upchurch)

Side II

01 - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling* (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & Phil Spector)
02 - I Still Love You* (Phil Upchurch)
03 - Washing Machine** (Phil Upchurch)
04 - You've Been Around Too Long** (Carole King)


Produced by Tommy LiPuma & Phil Upchurch
Mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.
Engineer : Al Schmitt
*Recorded at Sound House Studios, Medinah, Illinois
Engineer : 'Uncle Al' Kubicka
**Recorded at Curtom Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Engineer : Roger Anfinsen


Side I

01 - Keep On Trippin'

Acoustic & Electric Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Fender Bass : Lucky Scott
Drums : Steve Cobb
Percussion : Derf Recklaw Raheem
Fender Rhodes Piano & Mellotron : Tennyson Stephens

02 - Another Funky Tune

Fender Rhodes Piano : Tennyson Stephens
Fender Bass : Lucky Scott
Percussion & Shaker Sticks : Derf Recklaw Raheem
Guitar & Vocal : Phil Upchurch
Drums : Steve Cobb

03 - Being At War With Each Other

Fender Rhodes Piano : Tennyson Stephens
Fender Bass : Lucky Scott
Percussion : Derf Recklaw Raheem
Guitars : Phil Upchurch
Drums : Steve Cobb

04 - Sitar Soul

Electric Sitar & Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Electric Bass : Phil Upchurch
Drums : Steve Cobb
Bells & Tabla : Tom Radtke

Side II

01 - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

Fender Rhodes Piano : Tennyson Stephens
Fender Bass : Lucky Scott
Percussion : Derf Recklaw Raheem
Guitar & Vocal : Phil Upchurch
Drums : Steve Cobb

02 - I Still Love You

Acoustic & Electric Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Fender Bass : Lucky Scott
Drums : Steve Cobb
Percussion : Derf Recklaw Raheem
Fender Rhodes Piano : Tennyson Stephens

03 - Washing Machine

Fender Rhodes Piano : Tennyson Stephens
Fender Bass : Lucky Scott
Percussion : Derf Recklaw Raheem
Guitars : Phil Upchurch
Drums : Steve Cobb

04 - You've Been Around Too Long

Fender Rhodes Piano : Tennyson Stephens
Fender Bass : Lucky Scott
Percussion : Derf Recklaw Raheem
Guitars : Phil Upchurch
Drums : Steve Cobb

Phil Upchurch "Darkness, Darkness" (1972) -Jazz Funk / Jazz Fusion-



Label : ABC / Blue Thumb Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Darkness, Darkness (Youngbloods)
02 - Fire And Rain (James Taylor)

Side 2

01 - Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye & James Nyx Jr.)
02 - Cold Sweat (James Brown & Alfred Ellis)


Lead Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Rhythm Guitar : Arthur Adams
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Piano : Joe Sample
Drums : Harvey Mason
Conga & Tambourines : Bobbye Hall

Produced by Tommy LiPuma & Phil Upchurch
Engineer : Bruce Botnick
Remix Engineer : Al Schmitt
Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles
Mastered by Bob MacLeod's Artisan Sound

31/01/2026

Phil Upchurch "Name Of The Game" (1984) -Jazz Funk-



Label : Jam Records & Tapes


États-Unis Side A

01 - Name Of The Game (Phil Upchurch)
02 - Where Do We Go From Here (Bill Myers & Ross Vannelli)
03 - When I Think Of You (Gabriel Terrado)

Side B

01 - She's Mine (Phil Upchurch)
02 - Could It Be You* (Bill Myers, Rick Risso & Joey Arreguin)
03 - Samba For Wanda (Phil Upchurch)
04 - Pass It On (Russell Ferrante)


Phil Upchurch : Guitars

Marlena Shaw : Vocals
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Gary Willis : Bass
Michael Baker : Drums
Michael Fisher & Steve Forman : Percussion

*Rhythm Arrangements by Phil Upchurch except "Where Do We Go From Here" & "Could It Be You" Arranged by Bill Myers
Synthesizer Arrangements by Russell Ferrante & Phil Upchurch

Producer : Esmond Edwards
Recorded & Mixed at Sage & Sound Studio, Los Angeles, CA (Oct / Nov 1983)
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Jim Mooney
Assistant Engineer : Jerry Wood

12/09/2025

Phil Upchurch & The Phil-Harmonic Orchestra "Rhapsody & Blues" (1999) -Jazz Fusion-



Label : Go Jazz


États-Unis 01 - 516 (Phil Upchurch)
02 - Whatever Happened To The Blues (Phil Upchurch)
03 - Black Gold (Charles Stepney)
04 - 12/25 (Phil Upchurch)
05 - Amber (Phil Upchurch)
06 - Name Of The Game (Phil Upchurch)
07 - 6 To 4 (Phil Upchurch)
08 - Everything is Everything (Phil Upchurch, Ric Powell & Richard Evans)


Produced by Ben Sidran & Larry Ball
Orchestrated & Conducted by Larry Ball
Concert Produced by Phil Upchurch
Recorded by Bill Smith live at the Musicians Institute, Los Angeles, July 18, 1998
Assistant Engineer : Orlando Rashid
Mixed by Steve Wiese at Creation Audio
Post Production by Dan Geocaris at Concept Productions

Guitar : Phil Upchurch

The Rhythm Section :
Drums : Tony Lewis
Bass : Ernest Tibbs
Percussion : Mike Smith
Keyboards : Harman Jackson & Chris Ho
The Horn Section :
Saxophones : Dave Boruff, Tom Saviano, Dave Woodford
Trumpets : Rhamlee Davis, Steve Madaio
Trombone : Bruce Otto
French Horn : Stephanie Mijanovich
Concertmaster : Yvette Devereaux
Violins : Yvette Devereaux, Calabria McChesney, Jacqueline Suzuki, Marianne Henry-Van Akstyne
Cello : Giovanna Moraga
Violas : Cynthia Morrow, Marcy Dicterow-Vaj
Vocals : Kyna Austin, Windy Barnes, Howard & Darius McCrary

03/07/2025

Phil Upchurch / Tennyson Stephens "Upchurch / Tennyson" (1975) -Soul Jazz / Smooth Soul / Jazz Funk-



Label : Kudu Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - You Got Style (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)
02 - Ave Maria (Frantz Schubert)
03 - In Common (Tennyson Stephens)
04 - Tell Me Something Good (Stevie Wonder)

Side 2

01 - Don’t I Know You? (Master Henry Gibson)
02 - South Side Morning (Bob James)
03 - Evil (Tennyson Stephens)
04 - Black Gold (Charles Stepney)
05 - I Wanted It Too (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)


Arranged by Bob James
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded September, 1974 & January-March, 1975

Piano Solos 
Bob James (also Arp Synthesizer)
Tennyson Stephens (also Vocal Solos)
Bass : Doug Bascomb, Eric Gale, Phil Upchurch
Drums : Steve Gadd, Andrew Smith
Guitar : Eric Gale, Phil Upchurch
Alto Saxophone Solos : David Sanborn

"Ave Maria" Arranged & Adapted by Bob James

Produced for CTI Records by Creed Taylor

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

21/04/2022

Various Artists "Go Jazz Singing Singles" (1996) -Jazz Funk / Westcoast Jazz / Jazz Fusion-



Label : Bean Bag Entertainment


États-Unis 01 - The In Crowd (Billy Page)
02 - I'm Not Talking (Mose Allison)
03 - Love Is Strange (Ellis McDaniel, Mickey Baker & SylviaRobinson)
04 - Georgy Porgy (David Paich)
05 - Who'll Be The Fool Tonight (Buzz Feiten)
06 - Yeh Yeh (Jon Hendricks, Laurdine Patrick Jr. & Rodgers Grant)
07 - On The Cool Side (Ben Sidran)
08 - The Tide Keeps Lifting Me (Phil Upchurch, Ben Sidran & J.D. Steele)
09 - Maryanne (James Salucci & Jay Canfora)
10 - What You Won't Do For Love (Bobby Caldwell & Alfons Kettner)
11 - If Someone Has To Wreck Your Life (Pat McDonald)
12 - You Want It, You Got It (Volere e Potere) (Gege Telesforo, Luca Persico & Sergio Maglietta)


Produced by Ben Sidran
Post Production Editing by Dan Geocaris at Concept Productions, Madison
Mastering by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York


01 - The In Crowd

Gege Telesforo : Vocals
Ben Sidran : Background vocal
Margie Cox : Background vocal
Paul Peterson : Drum Loops, Bass, Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Keyboards
Bob Malach : Tenor Saxophone
Mark Anderson : Percussion
From The Album "GEGE & THE MOTHER TONGUE" Bean 55556
Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Co-Produced by Gege Telesforo & Paul Peterson
Production Assistance : Leo Sidran
Recorded & Mixed by Steve Wiese at Creation Audio, Minneapolis
Additional Recording by Leo Sidran at Bulldog Studios, Madison

02 - I'm Not Talking

Ben Sidran : Electric Piano & Vocal
Phil Upchurch : Bass & Guitar
Clyde Stubblefield : Drums
Howard Levy : Low Vocal
Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ
Alejo Poveda : Percussion
From The Ben Sidran Album "MR. P'S SHUFFLE" Bean 55554
Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Recorded by Brian Anderson at Smart Studios, Madison
Additional Recording by :
Steve Wiese at Creation Audio, Minneapolis
John Buehler & Scott Steinman at Studio Media, Evanston
Mixed by James Farber at River Sound, New York

03 - Love Is Strange

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Chaka Khan : Vocals
Ricky Peterson : Keyboards
Michael Bland : Drums
Paul Peterson : Bass
Bashiri Johnson : Percussion
From The Phil Upchurch Album "LOVE IS STRANGE" Bean 55552
Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Tom Tucker at Paisley Park, Minneapolis
Additional Recording by Charlie Paakkari at Capitol Studios, LA

04 - Georgy Porgy

Will Lee : Fender Precision Bass, Yamaha Piccolo Bass, Yamaha Custom Electric Bass & Vocal
Chris Parker : Drums
John Tropea : Guitar
Rob Mounsey : Keyboards
Chris Hajian : Additonal Keyboards
Bashiri Johnson : Percussion
Background vocals : Babi Floyd, Frank Floyd, Will Lee
Mixed by Bob Brockman
From The Will Lee Album "OH!" Bean 55559
Executive Producer : Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Produced by Chris Hajian & Will Lee
Recorded by Steve Boyer at The Power Station, New York
Mixed by Bob Brockmann at The Power Station, New York

05 - Who'll Be The Fool Tonight

Ricky Peterson : Keyboards & Vocals
Dave Barry : Guitar
Michael Bland : Drums
Statik : Drum Loops
Horns : Mike Nelson, Cathy Jensen, David Jensen, Brian Gallagher, Steve Shand
From The Ricky Peterson Album "A TEAR CAN TELL" Bean 55558
Executive ProducerBen Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Produced by Paul Peterson & Ricky Peterson
Recorded & Mixed by Tom Tucker at Paisley Park, Minneapolis

06 - Yeh Yeh

Georgie Fame : Vocal & Organ
Richard Tee : Piano
Robben Ford : Guitar
Steve Gadd : Drums
Will Lee : Bass
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
From The Georgie Fame Album "COOL CAT BLUES" Bean 55551
Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by James Farber at Skyline, New York

07 - On The Cool Side

Ben Sidran : Keyboards & Vocals
Billy Peterson : Bass
Ricky Peterson : Additional Keyboards
Steve Miller : Background vocals
Paul Peterson : Drum Programming
From The Ben Sidran Album "ON THE COOL SIDE" (Heat Wave) Bean 55560
Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Steve Wiese at Creation Audio, Minneapolis

08 - The Tide Keeps Lifting Me

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Feet Percussion
Lenny Castro : Congas
Pops Staples : Vocals
Mavis Staples : Vocals
Jevetta Steele : Vocals
J.D. Steele : Vocals
Fred Steele : Vocals
From The Phil Upchurch Album "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE BLUES"
Produced by Ben Sidran & Ricky Peterson for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Tom Tucker at Paisley Park, Minneapolis
Additional Recording by Dave Brickson at Streeterville, Chicago

09 - Maryanne

Will Lee : 5 String Sadowsky Bass & Vocals
Charley Drayton : Drums
Chuck Loeb : Guitar
Don Grolnick : Keyboards
Bashiri Johnson : Percussion
Chris Hajian : Loop & Synth Programming
Horns : Lew Soloff, Bruce Kapler, Tom Malone
Background vocals : Babi Floyd, Frank Floyd & Will Lee 
From The Will Lee Album "OH!" Bean 55559
Executive ProducerBen Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Produced by Chris Hajian & Will Lee
Recorded by Steve Boyer at The Power Station, New York
Mixed by Bob Brockmann at The Power Station, New York

10 - What You Won't Do For Love

Ricky Peterson : Keyboards & Vocal
Michael Bland : Drums
Paul Peterson : Bass & Background vocals
Levi Seacer : Guitar
Gordy Knudtson : Percussion
Patty Peterson : Background vocals
From The Ricky Peterson Album "SMILE BLUE"
Executive Producer Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Produced by Ricky Peterson
Co-Produced by Paul Peterson
Recorded & Mixed by Tom Tucker at Paisley Park, Minneapolis

11 - If Someone Has To Wreck Your Life

Ben Sidran : Keyboards & Vocals
Billy Peterson : Bass
Gordy Knudtson : Drums
Bob Malach : Saxophone
Ricky Peterson : Additional Keyboards
From The Ben Sidran Album "COOL PARADISE"
Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Steve Wiese at Creation Audio, Minneapolis
Arranged by Billy Peterson

12 - You Want It, You Got It (Volere e Potere)

Gege Telesforo : Vocals, Scat Solo Background vocals
Bisca 99 Posse : Rap, Background vocals
Ricky Peterson : Keyboards
Alex Gwis : Keyboards
Marco Rinalduzzi : Guitar
Marco Siniscalco : Bass
Paul Peterson : Drum Loops
Mark Anderson : Percussion
From The Album "GEGE & THE MOTHER TONGUE" Bean 55556
Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Co-Produced by Gege Telesforo & Paul Peterson
Production Assistance : Leo Sidran
Recorded & Mixed by Steve Wiese at Creation Audio, Minneapolis
Additional Recording by Marco Covaccioli at I Piloti, Roma

03/06/2021

Phil Upchurch "Phil Upchurch" (1978) -Jazz Funk-



Label : T.K. Productions


États-Unis Side A

01 - Strawberry Letter 23 (Shuggie Otis)
02 - Free (Henry Reed, June Williams, Nathan Watts & S. Green)
03 - Good Times (Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff)
04 - Church Street Music (John Tropea & Leon Pendarvis)

Side B

01 - It's Almost Five (Phil Upchurch)
02 - Foolin' Around (Phil Upchurch)
03 - Cyrenna (Phil Upchurch)


Side A Produced by John Tropea
"Strawberry Letter 23"
Arranged by John  Tropea
"Free"
Arranged by John  Tropea
"Good Times"
Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
"Church Street Music"
Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Lead Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Rhythm Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Keyboards : Richard Tee, Leon Pendarvis
Drums : Steve Gadd
Percussion : Jimmy Maelen
Strings : Kermit Moore, Tony Posk, Paul Winter, Stanley Pollack, Charles McCracken, Kathryn Kienke, Peter Dimitriades, Frederick Buldrini, Kenny Koo, Sandra Billingslea, Selwart Clarke, Julian Barber, Theodore Israel, Richard Maimoff
Horns : Alan Rubin, John Gatchell, Sam Burtis, Lew Del Gatto, David Taylor, Lou Marini, Ron Cuber
Synthesizer : Larry Fast
Mastered at Sterling Sound, Inc. NYC, NY

Side B Produced by George Benson
"It's Almost Five"
Drums : Harvey Mason
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Piano : Jorge Dalto
Percussion : Kewu, Tony Carpenter, Henry Gibson
Guitars : Phil Upchurch
Rhythm Date Recorded June 77 at Sound Labs, Inc., Hollywood, CA
Al Schmitt, Engineer
Rhythm sweetening Recorded at P S Studios, Chicago, Ill.
Danny Leake, Engineer
Pumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, Ill.
Gary Loizzo, Engineer
Flutes & Strings And Remix at House of Music, W. Orange, N.J.
Jeffery Kawalek, Engineer
Peter Roulinavage & Joseph Intile, Assistant Engineers
"Foolin' Around"
Drums : Harvey Mason
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Piano : Jorge Dalto
Percussion : Kewu, Tony Carpenter, Henry Gibson
Guitars : Phil Upchurch
Synthesizer : Arron Jamal
Rhythm Date Recorded June 77 at Sound Labs, Inc., Hollywood, Ca.
Al Schmitt, Engineer
Rhythm sweetening Recorded at P S Studios, Chicago, Ill.
Danny Leake, Engineer
Pumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, Ill.
Gary Loizzo, Engineer
Flutes & Strings And Remix at House of Music, W. Orange, N.J.
Jeffery Kawalek, Engineer
Peter Roulinavage & Joseph Intile, Assistant Engineers
"Cyrenna"
Drums, Bass & Guitars : Phil Upchurch
Percussion : Kewu
Rhythm & Rhythm sweetening at Pumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, Ill.
Gary Loizzo, Engineer
Additional Rhythm sweetening Recorded at P S Studios, Chicago, Ill.
Danny Leake, Engineer
Strings & Flutes at House of Music, W. Orange, N.J.
Jeffery Kawalek, Engineer
String & Flute Orchestration by Eumir Deodato
Mastered at Sterling Sound, Inc. NYC, NY

19/01/2021

Phil Upchurch "Revelation" (1982) -Jazz Funk-



Label : Jam Records


États-Unis Side A

01 - Soft Shoulder (Victor Feldman)
02 - Freedom Jazz Dance (Eddie Harris)
03 - When And If I Fall In Love (Kevin Henry & Kyna Austin)

Side B

01 - Revelation (Russell Ferrante)
02 - Light Of Love (Kevin henry & Kyna Austin)
03 - You Can't Sit Down (Dee Clark, Cornell Muldrow & Kal Mann)
04 - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe)


Produced by Esmond Edwards
Recorded at Sage & Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Recording Engineer : Jim Mooney
Mixed at Mad Hatter Studio, Los Angeles ; Engineer - Bernie Kirsh 
Artisan Sound, Los Angeles ; Engineer - Phil Kaye
All Selections Arranged by Phil Upchurch Sr. except "Light Of Love" & "When And If I Fall In Love" Arranged by Kevin Henry
Synthesizer Arrangements by Russell Ferrante


Side A

01 - Soft Shoulder

Phil Upchurch Sr. : Guitar
Eddie Harris : Tenor Saxophone & Saxophone Attachment
Russell Ferrante : Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Synthesizer
Phil Upchurch Jr. : Bass
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Steve Forman : Percussion

02 - Freedom Jazz Dance

Phil Upchurch Sr. : Guitar
Eddie Harris : Tenor Saxophone & Saxophone Attachment
Russell Ferrante : Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Synthesizer
Phil Upchurch Jr. : Bass
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Steve Forman : Percussion

03 - When And If I Fall In Love

Phil Upchurch Sr. : Guitars, Percussion
Kevin Henry : Lead & Background vocals, Acoustic Piano, Percussion
Russell Ferrante : Electric Piano, Synthesizer
Phil Upchurch Jr. : Bass
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Steve Forman : Percussion
Sylvia St. James : Background vocals

Side B

01 - Revelation

Phil Upchurch Sr. : Guitars, Bass
Eddie Harris : Tenor Saxophone & Saxophone Attachment
Russell Ferrante : Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Synthesizer
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Steve Forman : Percussion

02 - Light Of Love

Phil Upchurch Sr. : Guitars, Percussion
Kevin Henry : Lead & Background vocals, Acoustic Piano, Percussion
Russell Ferrante : Electric Piano, Synthesizer
Phil Upchurch Jr. : Bass
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Steve Forman : Percussion
Sylvia St. James : Background vocals

03 - You Can't Sit Down

Phil Upchurch : Guitars, Bass
Eddie Harris : Tenor Saxophone & Saxophone Attachment
Russell Ferrante : Electric Piano
Randy Waldman : Synthesizer
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Steve Forman : Percussion

04 - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

Phil Upchurch Sr. : Guitar

16/01/2021

L.A. Jazz Quintet "L.A. Jazz Quintet" (1986) -Contemporary Jazz-



Label : Paddle Wheel Records / ProJazz Records

 
États-Unis 01 - Summertime (George & Ira Gershwein)
02 - Sunday Morning (Brandon Fields)
03 - Here's That Rainy Day (J.V. Heusen & Johnny Burke)
04 - Big Al (B. Tragessar)
05 - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Cole Porter)
06 - The Look Of Love (Burt Bacharach)


Produced by Shigeyuki Kawashima & Phil Upchurch
Executive Producer : Masato Morita
Recording Engineer : Jim Mooney
Assistant Engineer : Jerry Wood
Editing Enginee : Hatsuro Takanami
Mastering Engineer : Akira Majono
Recorded at Sage & Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA, May 22, 1986

All Arrangements by Phil Upchurch
Except "Sunday Morning" by Brandon Fields
Phil Upchurch : Guitars
Brandon Fields : Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute
Bobby Lyle : Piano
Brian Bromberg : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums

Special Guest :
Walt Fowler : Flugel Horn

09/06/2020

Phil Upchurch "Love Is Strange" (1995) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : Go Jazz Records


États-Unis 01 - Winds Of Change (Louie)
02 - Midnight Blue (Phil Upchurch)
03 - It's My Thing (Phil Upchurch & The Isley Brothers)
04 - Love Is Strange (Mickey Baker, Ellas McDaniel & Sylvia Robinson)
05 - Knock On Wood (Steve Cropper & Eddie Floyd)
06 - The Long Way Home (Phil Upchurch)
07 - Blues For J.O.S. (Phil Upchurch)
08 - I'll Just Keep Holding On (Sam McCrary)
09 - Leave No Child (Louie & Watson)
10 - It Was Groovy In There (Relaxin At Camarillo) (Jon Hendricks & Charlie Parker)
11 - Bee's Blues (Phil Upchurch)


Produced by Ben Sidran
Recorded & Mixed by Tom Tucker
Paisley Park, Minneapolis
Additional Recording by :
James Farber, River Sound, NY
Chris Sabolt, CRC Studio, Chicago
Steve Durkee & Brian Pore, Paisley Park
Charlie Paakkari, Capitol Studios, LA
Assistance by Fred Herrington at Paisley Park & Anthony Gillis at River Sound
Mastered by George Marino, Sterling Sound, NY

The Band :
Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Keyboards
Michael Bland : Drums
Paul Peterson : Bass
Bashiri Johnson : Percussion

With
The Horn Headz :
Mike Nelson : Trombone & Arranger
Brian Gallagher : Tenor Saxophone
Kathy Jensen : Baritone Saxophone
Dave Jensen : Trumpet
Steve Strand : Trumpet

08/06/2020

Phil Upchurch "Whatever Happened To The Blues" (1992) -Jazz Blues / Jazz Fusion-



Label : Go Jazz Records


États-Unis 01 - 6 To 4 (Phil Upchurch)
02 - The Tide Keeps Lifting Me* (Phil Upchurch, Ben Sidran & J.D. Steele)
03 - Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis & Earl Bent)
04 - Blues March (Benny Golson)
05 - Love And Peace (Arthur Adam)
06 - All Blues (Hal David, Miles Davis & Oscar Brown Jr. )
07 - Whatever Happend To The Blues (Phil Upchurch & James Brown)
08 - I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing* (James Brown)
09 - I'm Going Down Slow (McGee)
10 - Nice To Have You Around (Phil Upchurch)
11 - Fade To Black Tie* (Paul Peterson & Ben Sidran)
12 - Sweet Woman Blues (James Van Buren)


Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
*Produced by Ben Sidran & Ricky Peterson
Recorded & Mixed by Tom Tucker at Paisley Studios, Minneapolis, MN ; Brian Pore & Ray Hanfeldt, Assistants ; Dave Friedlander & Mike Koppelman, Re-Edits
Additional Recording : Steve Wiese, Creation Audio, Minneapolis ; Dave Brickson, Streeterville, Chicago ; Michael Verdick, Sunday To Monday, Burbank ; Katherine Miller, Skyline, New York ; Charlie Paakkari, Capitol, Los Angeles


01 - 6 To 4


Phil Upchurch Guitar
Billy Peterson : Bass
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Michael Bland : Drums

02 - The Tide Keeps Lifting Me

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Feet Percussion
Lenny Castro : Conga
Pop Staples, Mavis Staples, Javetta Steele, J.D. STeele, Fred Steele : Vocals

03 - Angel Eyes

Phil Upchurch Guitar
Billy Peterson : Bass
Michael Bland : Drums
Ricky Peterson : Synth
Jack MacDuff : Organ
Gavin Christopher : Vocal
Strings Arranged by Billy & Ricky Peterson

04 - Blues March

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Bass
Michael Bland : Drums

05 - Love And Peace

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Bass
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Michael Bland : Drums
Arthur Adams : Vocal
J.D. Steele, Javetta Steele, Fred Steele : Background vocals

06 - All Blues

Phil Upchurch Guitar
Paul Peterson : Bass
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Michael Bland : Drums
Oscar Brown Jr. : Vocal

07 - Whatever Happend To The Blues

Phil Upchurch Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Synths
Paul Peterson : Bass
Michael Bland : Drums
James Van Buren : Vocal

08 - I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing

Phil Upchurch Guitar
Clyde Stubblefield & Michael Bland : Drums
Paul Peterson : Bass & Rhythm Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Maceo Parker : Alto Sax
Fred Wesley : Trombone
Pee Wee Ellis : Tenor Sax
Rosie Gaines & Clyde Stubblefield : Vocals
Dave Friedlander : Re-edit Engineer

09 - I'm Going Down Slow

Phil Upchurch Guitar
Ben Sidran : Piano
Billy Peterson : Bass
Clyde Stubblefield : Drums
Les McCann : Vocal

10 - Nice To Have You Around

Phil Upchurch Guitar

11 - Fade To Black Tie

Phil Upchurch Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Synths
Paul Peterson : Bass & Rhythm Guitar
Michael Bland : Drums
Edited by Ricky Peterson & Ben Sidran

12 - Sweet Woman Blues

Phil Upchurch Guitar
Clyde Stubblefield : Drums
Billy Peterson : Bass
Bruce Kurnow : Harmonica
James Van Buren : Vocal