Phil Upchurch - Upchurch (1969) [re-rip]

An incredible album from one of the greatest talents on the Chicago soul scene of the late 60s - guitarist Phil Upchurch, a player with an amazing sound! Phil could work in worlds that were equal parts soul and psychedelia - making his guitar a perfect accompaniment for the best Chicago soul of Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, Minnie Riperton, and other greats of the time. This album's easily one of Phil's best - a mindblowing set of arrangements put together by the groundbreaking producer Charles Stepney - bringing together bits of jazz, rock, soul, and funk - all providing the perfect genre-blending space for Upchurch to solo! Given that there's no singer on the set, Phil's work on guitar is a lot freer than you're used to hearing – in a really great way, one that puts him in a space somewhere between Shuggie Otis and Jimi Hendrix! Brilliant all the way through, with tracks that include "Adam & Charlene", "You Wouldn't You Couldn't Be True", "Crosstown Traffic", "More & More", "Black Gold", "America", and "As You Said". © Dusty Groove America, Inc. 

Cadet Records, LPS 826, 1969
Recorded March 1969 at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois 

Personnel:
Phil Upchurch - Guitar
Donny Hathaway - Keyboards, Organ
Louis Satterfield - Bass
Morris Jennings - Drums
Bobby Christian - Percussion
Dave Chausow - Strings, Horns
James Mack Singers - Choir Vocals 

Tracks:
A1. Black Gold {Charles Stepney} (4:37)
A2. America {Paul Simon} (3:38)
A3. As You Said {Jack Bruce, Pete Brown} (2:29)
A4. You Wouldn't, You Couldn't Be True {Phil Upchurch} (3:05)
A5. Cross Town Traffic {Jimi Hendrix} (3:54)
B1. Adam And Charlene {Charles Stepney} (4:20)
B2. Spinning Wheel {David Clayton-Thomas} (3:22)
B3. Voodoo Chile {Jimi Hendrix} (2:52)
B4. More And More {Don Juan, Vee Pee} (2:42)
B5. Midnight Chile {Phil Upchurch} (3:59) 

Total Time: 34:58

Credits:
Producer, Arranger, Conductor - Charles Stepney
Recording Engineer - Stu Black
Cover Photograph - Jim Taylor
Liner Photograph - Victor Skrebneski
Album Design - Randy Harter