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 Nils Landgren Funk Unit Live in Stockholm Jazz | ACT | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 28th August 2020 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nils Landgren Funk Unit Live in Stockholm £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9223-1 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 28th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers Ugetsu Jazz | Craft Recordings | 1LP Released 24th November 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers Ugetsu £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Craft Recordings SKU: 7237021 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Thelonious Monk Big Band And Quartet Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 8th April 2016 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Thelonious Monk Big Band And Quartet £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: CS8964 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 8th April 2016 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Nina Simone Little Girl Blue Jazz | Jazz Wax Records | 180g, 1LP Released 4th May 2010 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nina Simone Little Girl Blue £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Jazz Wax Records SKU: JWR4509 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 4th May 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Blackbyrds, The The Blackbyrds Jazz | BGP | 1LP Released 14th March 2024 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Blackbyrds, The The Blackbyrds £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BGP SKU: nn282713 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th March 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Mel Tormé Comin Home Baby! 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