Tell the Truth Phil Upchurch SKU: EVD22222 Barcode: 5060149623701 48.00 £48.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure Released Date: 11th August 2023 Buying Format: 180g 2LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Phil Upchurch is the kind of guitarist who makes a strong point by what he chooses not to play. There are speedier chopsmeisters, players who undertake more daring intervallic leaps, those who navigate trickier lines, but it would be hard to imagine a more soulful guitarist than Upchurch. From his laidback phrasing on Nat Adderley’s bluesy boogaloo “Jive Samba” to his buttery-smooth vocal inflections on Steely Dan’s “Jack of Speed” and on the bluesy title track, Upchurch’s understated approach on Tell the Truth! is more about pure feeling than technique. And yet he’s holding in that department too, as he so capably demonstrates on Roland Vasquez’s “Long Gone Bird” and on his own stunning arrangement of Paul Desmonds’ “Take Five,” done up in a similar fashion to his arrangement for that tune on George Benson’s crossover smash hit from 1976, Breezin’. Natalie Cole’s “La Costa” is a lovely change of pace, allowing Upchurch to flaunt his affinity for flamenco music (and the late Lenny Breau) on nylon string acoustic guitar. On Eric Johnson’s “Manhattan,” he shows a command of Wes Montgomerystyle thumbed octaves. He creates an infectious groove with wah-wah rhythm guitar bubbling underneath his soulful reading of the gospel-flavored ’70s R&B anthem “(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again,” while his earthy soloing on a gorgeous reading of “Girl Talk,” the Neal Hefti/Bobby Troup vehicle for Count Basie, is a blue-tinged thing of beauty. But for straightforward, real-deal blues, nothing here surpasses Upchurch’s loping, down-home “She’s Alright.” His unaccompanied rendition of “St. Louis Blues” is another guitaristic highlight, showcasing what Upchurch calls his stride guitar technique: incorporating bass, chords and melody lines simultaneously, a la Joe Pass. The prolific studio guitarist covers a lot of basses and blows his own horn in fine style on his Evidence debut. –By Bill Milowski Artist Phil Upchurch Genre Jazz Label Pure Pleasure Buying Options 180g 2LP Format 180g , 2LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Jive Samba Jack Of Speed La Costa Manhattan Take Five Home Again Tell The Truth (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again St Louis Blues Girl Talk She's Alright Misty Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Stuart McCallum City Jazz | Naim Jazz | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 16th October 2015 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stuart McCallum City £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Naim Jazz SKU: NAIMLP220 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ed Kelly & Friend Ed Kelly & Friend Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 11th December 2020 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Ed Kelly & Friend Ed Kelly & Friend £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPANTR106 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th December 2020 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Polar Bear Same As You Jazz | Leaf | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 30th March 2015 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Polar Bear Same As You £16.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Leaf SKU: BAY98V Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 30th March 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gogo Penguin Between Two Waves Jazz | Sony Music | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 9th December 2022 £22.00 - £25.00 Select options Gogo Penguin Between Two Waves £22.00 - £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sony Music Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 9th December 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 10th May 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 7742399 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock Crossings Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 24th March 2017 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock Crossings £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: BS2617 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 24th March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Matt Johnson At PizzaExpress Live – In London Jazz | PX Records | 1LP Released 19th January 2024 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt Johnson At PizzaExpress Live – In London £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: PX Records SKU: PXRLP1005 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th January 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nina Simone The Montreux Years Jazz | BMG | 2LP Released 25th June 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nina Simone The Montreux Years £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG SKU: 4050538631241 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 25th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View David Virelles, Román Díaz & Nosotros Trio Gnosis Jazz | ECM | 2LP Released 8th September 2017 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders David Virelles, Román Díaz & Nosotros Trio Gnosis £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 5765122 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 8th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joachim Kühn Melodic Ornette Coleman Jazz | ACT | 1LP Released 1st March 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joachim Kühn Melodic Ornette Coleman £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACT97631 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st March 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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