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| 1. | You Got Style
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| 2. | Ave Maria
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| 3. | In Common
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| 4. | Tell Me Something Good
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| 5. | Don't I Know You?
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| 6. | South Side Morning
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| 7. | Evil
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| 8. | Black Gold
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| 9. | I Wanted It Too
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Jazz
Phil Upchurch - Bass, Bass (Electric), Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Tennyson Stephens - Piano, Piano (Electric), Soloist, Vocals
Allan Goldberg - Cello
Andrew Smith - Drums
Anthony Sophos - Cello
Bob James - Adaptation, Arp, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Piano (Electric), Soloist
David Nadien - Violin
David Sanborn - Sax (Alto), Soloist
Doug Bascomb - Bass, Bass (Electric)
Eric Gale - Bass, Bass (Electric), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Frank Floyd - Vocals (Background)
Gene Orloff - Violin
Harold Kohon - Violin
Harry Cykman - Violin
Harry Glickman - Violin
Harry Lookofsky - Violin
Hubert Laws - Flute
Janice Pendarvis - Vocals (Background)
Jesse Levy - Cello
Lani Groves - Vocals (Background)
Matthew Raimondi - Violin
Max Ellen - Violin
Ralph MacDonald - Conga, Percussion
Steve Gadd - Drums
Warren Lash - Cello
Zachary Sanders - Vocals (Background)
* Arnaldo DeSouteiro - Digital Mastering, Reissue Supervisor
* Bob Ciano - Design
* Creed Taylor - Producer
* Doug Payne - Liner Notes
* Doug Ramsey - Liner Notes
* Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
* Susumu Morikawa - Reissue Producer
* Victor Skrebneski - Cover Photo, Photography
1975 was a hell of a year for Creed Taylor's Kudu Records. Not only was the mighty, mighty Feels So Good album by Grover Washington, Jr. released, but so was saxophonist Hank Crawford's Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing. It was one of two recordings issued by Crawford for the label in that calendar year. But perhaps the most deeply satisfying and out of character album from that year was the absolute soul-jazz masterpiece Upchurch/Tennyson by Chicago guitar god Phil Upchurch and pianist/vocalist Tennyson Stephens. Where else can you find tracks by Bob James, Charles Stepney, Stevie Wonder, Ralph MacDonald, and Franz Schubert on the same album played by a cast of musicians that includes Steve Gadd, David Sanborn, Hubert Laws, James, Upchruch, Stephens, and a slew of others. While the album kicks off soulfully with MacDonald's mellow groover "You Got Style," with Stephens hitting all the low notes correctly and with smooth verve throughout, the next tune is the one that set the mark for acts like Enigma, Delerium, Adiemus, and others: James' setting of Schubert's "Ave Maria" to a slow funky backbeat with a chorus of female voices all colored by guitar and Fender Rhodes. The read of Wonder's "Tell Me Something Good" is stunning in a different way than Chaka Khan's, with Upchurch bending the hell out of his single-string notes, and James' "South Side Morning" is one of the most beautifully composed -- as well as executed -- tunes he's ever conceived. Throughout is the warmth and tenderness of Stephens' singing and his lilting pianism, and Upchurch's always in the pocket, without any flashy guitar playing, making this a late-night and early-morning album to live by. This is one of those soul-jazz records that is heavier on soul and is all the better for it.
---Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Phil Upchurch
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jul 19, 1941 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Fusion, Jazz Blues, Jazz-Pop
A prolific guitarist who is comfortable playing blues, soul, R&B, and jazz, Phil Upchurch has been a prominent figure in Chicago music circles since the mid-'50s. He initially did freelance sessions with such musicians as Jerry Butler before becoming house guitarist for Chess. Upchurch's sensitive, often funky chording, riffs, and licks were heard on numerous releases by such artists as the Dells, Howlin' Wolf, Gene Chandler, and Muddy Waters. He frequently teamed with drummer Maurice White, who later headed Earth, Wind & Fire. He formed the Phil Upchurch Combo in the early '60s, and had a hit with the instrumental "You Can't Sit Down" in 1961. They did some follow-up singles, but none equaled the initial record's success. Upchurch did several soul-jazz and funk dates for such labels as Sue and Cadet in the mid- and late '60s. He signed with Blue Thumb in the '70s and split his time between sessions with the Crusaders and Ben Sidran and making his own albums. Tommy LiPuma produced Darkness, Darkness and Lovin' Feelin in 1972 and 1973. Upchurch did one LP for Creed Taylor's Kudu label in 1975, Upchurch Tennyson, with pianist/vocalist Tennyson Stephens. He returned to studio work, but recorded as a leader for Palladin in 1985, Ichiban in 1991, and Ridgetop in 1995 and 1997. He remains active as a session musician and bandleader, returning in 1999 with Rhapsody & Blues. Tell the Truth appeared in spring 2001.
---Ron Wynn, All Music Guide |
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