Phil Upchurch

Phil Upchurch

Phil Upchurch (born 19 July 1941, Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist.

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Upchurch started his career working with The Kool Gents, The Dells, and The Spaniels before going on to work with Curtis Mayfield, Otis Rush and Jimmy Reed. He then returned to Chicago to play and record with Woody Herman, Stan Getz, Groove Holmes, B.B. King, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1961, when billed as the Philip Upchurch Combo, his recording of "You Can't Sit Down" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. In the 60's he toured with Oscar Brown, appearing on the 1965 live album, Mr. Oscar Brown, Jr. Goes to Washington. Returning from the Army in 1967, he recorded with Richard Evans, John Lee Hooker, Grover Washington, Jr. and Cannonball Adderley. Upchurch was part of a group called The Soulful Strings during the 1960s, prior to working with Rotary Connection on Chess's Cadet label.
In the 1970s he worked with Ramsey Lewis, Quincy Jones and led his own quartet with Tennyson Stephens. In the mid 1970s and 1980s, he performed with George Benson,[3] Mose Allison, Gary Burton, Lenny Breau, Joe Williams, Natalie Cole, Carmen McRae and Michael Jackson.
In the 1990s he worked with Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff.
His son is the drummer, Sean Rickman.
His wife, his 7th, is actress Sonya Maddox.

Phil Upchurch - Feeling Blue (1967)



MP3 • 192 kbps • 55 MB


01. Feeling Blue
02. Stop and Listen
03. Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Star)
04. Really Sincere
05. Tangerine
06. Up, Up and Away
07. Israel
08. Sabaceous Lament
09. Muscle Soul
10. I Want a Little Girl

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Phil Upchurch - Upchurch (1969)



MP3 • 320 kbps • 77 MB • 00:34:42


A1 Black Gold 4:31
A2 America 3:30
A3 As You Said 2:31
A4 You Wouldn't, You Couldn't Be True 3:02
A5 Cross Town Traffic 4:00

B1 Adam And Charlene 4:19
B2 Spinning Wheel 3:28
B3 Voodoo Chile 2:52
B4 More And More 2:43
B5 Midnight Chile 4:09

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Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Morris Jennings
Percussion – Bobby Christian
Piano – Donny Hathaway

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Phil Upchurch - Lovin' Feeling (1973)



MP3 • 320 kbps • 84 MB • 36:21


1. Keep On Trippin'
2. Another Funky Tune
3. Being At War With Each Other
4. Sitar Soul
5. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
6. I Still Love You
7. Washing Machine
8. You've Been Around Too Long

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Phil Upchurch - Love Is Strange (1995)



MP3 • 192 kbps • 75 MB


1. Winds of Change
2. Midnight Blue
3. It's My Thing
4. Love Is Strange
5. Knock on Wood
6. The Long Way Home
7. Blues for J.O.S.
8. I'll Just Keep Holding On
9. Leave No Child
10. It Was Groovy in There (Relaxin' at Camarillo)
11. Bee's Blues

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