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Phil Upchurch

Profile:
Phil Upchurch has been a prominent member of the Chicago Music scene since the early 50's. His main body of work can be heard on projects by George Benson, Bobby Blue Bland, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Kenny G (2), Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan, Earl Klugh, Curtis Mayfield, Muddy Waters, and countless sound tracks and other projects. He also has recorded several projects that feature his music. He is a well respected teacher and instructor in addition to his performing reputation.
Sites:
philupchurch.com
In Groups:
Phil Upchurch Combo
Variations:
All | Phil Upchurch | P. Upchurch | Phil | Phil Upcharch | Phil Upchurch, Sr. | Philip R. Upchurch | Philip Upchurch | Philip Upchurch, Sr. | Phillip Upchurch | Upchurch
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Discography

Releases:
Upchurch (LP)   Cadet Records 1969
Darkness, Darkness (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Blue Thumb Records ... 1972
Lovin' Feeling (LP)   Blue Thumb Records 1973
Upchurch / Tennyson (LP)   Kudu 1975
Upchurch / Tennyson (LP, Album)   Kudu 1975
Phil Upchurch (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Marlin ... 1978
You Can't Sit Down / Reunion (12")   Jam Records (6) 1983
Companions (LP, Album)   Paladin Records 1985
Whatever Happened To The Blues (CD, Album)   Go Jazz Records 1992
Love Is Strange (CD, Album)   Go Jazz Records 1995
Feeling Blue (CD, Album, RM)   Fantasy, ZYX Music 2004
Production:
In Flight (Cass, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1977
Appears On:
You Can't Sit Down / Stompin' Everywhere (7") You Can't Sit Down Parkway 1963
Ducky (LP, Album)   Cadet Records 1967
Soulin' (LP)   Bluesway 1967
Afro Harping (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Afro-Harping Cadet Records ... 1968
Stay Loose (LP, Album)   Verve Records 1968
The Magic Of Christmas (LP, Album, Promo) Jingle Bells Cadet Records 1968
Another Voyage ◄ (2 versions)   Cadet Records ... 1969
Blowin' Gold (LP)   Cadet Concept Records 1969
Check Out Your Mind (LP)   Curtom 1969
Fathers And Sons (Album) ◄ (4 versions) All Aboard Chess ... 1969
Funky Skull (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Funky Skull Parts 1 & ... Limelight 1969
Gin And Orange ◄ (2 versions)   Bellaphon ... 1969
This Is Sue! (LP, Mono, Comp) You Can't Sit Down Island Records, Island Records 1969
Cinemoog (LP, Album)   Mercury 1970
Curtis (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Buddah Records ... 1970
Everything Is Everything (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   ATCO Records ... 1970
Free Delivery (LP, Album)   Cadet Records 1970
The Real Thing (LP)   Perception Records (5) 1970
Them Changes ◄ (2 versions)   Cadet Records ... 1970
After All This Time (LP, Quad)   Ovation Records 1971
Donny Hathaway (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   ATCO Records ... 1971
Hey, Love (LP, Album)   Cadet Concept Records 1971
High Contrast (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Breezin', I Remember When Blue Thumb Records ... 1971
London Sessions (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Rockin' Daddy Rolling Stones Records ... 1971
Chances Are / Slippery Hip (7", Promo) Slippery Hip Blue Thumb Records 1972
Dealing With Hard Times (LP)   Atlantic 1972
The Bristol Stomp / You Can't Sit Down (7", Single) You Can't Sit Down ABKCO Records 1972
The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits (LP)   Cadet Records 1972
The Heatin´ System (2xLP, Album)   Chess, Cadet Records 1972
Extension Of A Man (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Come Little Children ATCO Records ... 1973
Foreigner (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Island Records ... 1973
I Just Can't Help Myself (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Cadet Records ... 1973
Puttin' In Time On Planet Earth (LP) Full Compass, Full Com... Blue Thumb Records 1973
Refuge (LP)   Ovation Records 1973
The Man! (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Curtom ... 1973
Bad Benson (Album) ◄ (3 versions) My Latin Brother, Full... CTI Records ... 1974
Don't Let Go (LP, Album)   Blue Thumb Records 1974
Gangster Boogie Bump / Let's Merengue (7") Let's Merengue Playboy Records 1974
Heavy Exposure (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Cadet Records ... 1974
Natural Boogie (LP, Album) You Can't Sit Down Alligator Records 1974
On The Avenue (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1974
On The Avenue (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1974
Portrait Of A Gemini (LP)   Sidney Records 1974
Pyramid (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Fantasy ... 1974
Sweet Sixteen (LP)   Mercury 1974
America Today (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Buddah Records ... 1975
Blind Over You (LP)   Gold Plate Records 1975
Hutson (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Curtom ... 1975
I Choose You (LP)   Gold Plate Records 1975
Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack) (LP) Chase Curtom 1975
Mister Magic (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Kudu ... 1975
The Chicago Theme (Album) ◄ (3 versions) The Chicago Theme (Lov... CTI Records ... 1975
Breezin' (Album) ◄ (13 versions) Breezin', Six To Four,... Warner Bros. Records ... 1976
Breezin' / Six To Four (7", Single) Six To Four Warner Bros. Records 1976
Feel The Spirit (LP, Album)   Curtom 1976
Feeling Good (LP, Album)   Chi Sound Records 1976
Free In America (LP)   Arista 1976
Hutson II (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Curtom ... 1976
Live (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Voices Inside (Everyth... Atlantic ... 1976
Moods And Grooves ◄ (3 versions)   Ju-Par Records 1976
Pass It On (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1976
Take Five (LP, RP)   CTI Records 1976
Family Tree (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1977
Funk In A Mason Jar (LP) Till You Take My Love Arista 1977
I Want To Come Back As A Song (LP, Album)   Chi Sound Records 1977
In Flight (Album) ◄ (11 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1977
The Doctor Is In (LP)   Arista 1977
Unpredictable (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1977
Weekend In L.A. (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1977
Chaka (Album) ◄ (2 versions) I'm Every Woman, Love ... Warner Bros. Records 1978
Closer To The Source (LP, Album)   Curtom 1978
Fire On Ice (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Elektra 1978
Good To See You (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Chi Sound Records ... 1978
Passionate Breezes (LP) Ooh Child Capitol Records 1978
Shakin' Stevens (LP) You Can't Sit Down (In... Polydor 1978
Heart String (LP, Album) Heart String, I'll See... United Artists Records 1979
Livin' Inside Your Love (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1979
Off The Wall (Album) ◄ (11 versions) Working Day And Night Epic ... 1979
Kisses (LP, Album)   Sugar Hill Records 1980
Naughty (LP, Album) Move Me No Mountain, A... Warner Bros. Records 1980
Rhapsody And Blues (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   MCA Records 1980
Rodney Franklin (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1980
Triumph (Album) ◄ (10 versions) Your Ways Epic ... 1980
Warm Thoughts (LP, Album)   Tamla 1980
Crazy For You (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Soft Stuff (And Other ... Liberty ... 1981
The George Benson Collection (LP)   Warner Bros. Records 1981
Blowin' Gold (2xLP)   Chess 1982
Earland's Jam (Vinyl, Album)   Columbia 1982
Live At The Savoy (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1982
Middle Class White Boy ◄ (2 versions)   Elektra Musician 1982
Nature's Way (LP)   Jam Records & Tapes 1984
The Best Of George Benson (LP, Comp) Full Compass, Full Com... AMIGA 1984
Wishful Thinking (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Capitol Records 1984
The Racer (12")   Electric Bird 1987
The Best Of Benson (CD) Take Five, My Latin Br... Epic 1989
The Best Of George Benson (CD, Comp) Take Five, My Latin Br... CBS Records 1989
The Chess Box (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) All Aboard MCA Records ... 1989
Verve Jazz Box (7xCD, Comp + Box) Walk On By, Wives And ... Verve Records 1991
Sparkle (CD, Album, RM)   Rhino Records (2), Atlantic 1992
Spread Some Love (12", Promo)   Atlantic 1992
The Best Of - Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Crazy For You, I'll Se... Blue Note 1992
Underground Dance Music Vol. 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Spread Some Love Atlantic 1992
White Men Can't Jump (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Album) Just A Close Walk With... EMI USA 1992
Delmonas 5 • The Delmonas (CD, Comp) Can't Sit Down Vinyl Japan 1993
No Strings (CD, Album)   MCA Records 1993
Brotherhood (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Too Soon You're Old Luv N' Haight 1994
Ska Down Jamaica Way (CD, Comp) Ghost Town Top Deck Records 1995
You Don't Have To Go (CD)   DeAgostini 1995
Electric Mud (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Chess 1996
This Is Jazz (10xCD, RM, Comp + Box, Ltd) Take Five, Take Five Columbia 1996
Best Of George Benson: The Instrumentals (CD, Album) Breezin', Valdez In Th... Warner Bros. Records 1997
Buddy's Blues (CD) Keep It To Myself (AKA... Chess 1997
Chess Soul - A Decade Of Chicago's Finest (2xCD, Comp, RM) Baby, I Love You Chess, Universal Records 1997
The Instrumental History Of Jazz (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh + Box) Breezin' N2K Encoded Jazz 1997
Mo' Mod Jazz (CD, Comp) You Can't Sit Down Kent Records 1998
What Color Is Love (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Cadet Records ... 1998
What The World Needs Now - Stan Getz Plays Bacharach And David ◄ (2 versions)   Verve Records 1998
Organ-ized • An All-Star Tribute To The Hammond B3 Organ (CD, Album) There Will Never Be An... High Street Records 1999
Anthology (2xCD, Comp, RM) Breezin', This Masquer... Rhino Records (2), Rhino Records (2) 2000
Anthology (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Could It Be You Soul Brother Records (UK) 2000
Hey, Love (LP)   Cadet Concept Records 2001
Come To My Garden (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Castle Music 2002
One Nation Under A Re-Groove (CD, Album)   Magnatude Records 2003
Spirit Of Soul (2xCD, Comp) Voices Inside (Everyth... Wagram 2003
The Soul Jazz Legacy - The Master Collection Volume 2 (2xCD) Take Five, Tell Me Som... Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 2003
Verve // Remixed² / Verve // Unmixed² (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Brother, Where Are You? Universal Music (Canada) 2003
Black Cat (CD)   Castle Pie 2004
These Songs For You, Live (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Rhino Records (2) ... 2004
Jazz Swings Pop (CD, Comp, RM) Light My Fire Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Milestones - Jazz Classics In A Funky Vibe (CD, Comp) All Blues BHM Productions 2006
Soul Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Brother Where Are You Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Coffee Time Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Bold And Black, I Am T... Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2007
Good King Bad (CD, Album, RM)   Mosaic Contemporary 2007
Organized! (CD, Comp, RM) The Natural Thing, Ducky Verve Records 2007
Bringing Back The Funk (CD, Album) Voices Inside (Everyth... GRP 2008
Check Out Your Mind! / Times Have Changed (CD, Album, RE)   American Beat Records 2008
The Collection (5xCD, Album + Box) Workin' Day And Night Epic 2009
Blowin' Gold (2xLP, RE, Comp)   Chess, MCA Records, Green Line Records  
The Real Thing (LP, RE)   Perception Records (5)  
Tracks Appear On:
Bitter Suite (2xLP) Strawberry Letter 23 CBS 1981
Bitter Suite (2xLP, Comp) Strawberry Letter 23 CBS 1981
It's Blues Vol. III (CD, Comp) Going Down Slow Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1992
Respect - Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves Vol. 5 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Cross Town Traffic Charly Records Ltd. 1993
Listen Hear! - Essential Argo/Cadet Grooves (CD, Comp) Voodoo Chile, Black Gold Charly Records Ltd. 1994
Listen Hear! Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves (CD) Voodoo Chile, Black Gold Charly Records Ltd. 1994
Mega Funk (4xCD, Comp) Cross Town Traffic Arcade 1995
Go Jazz Presents The Anniversary Edition - The Best Of The First 10 Years (2xCD) Midnight Blue, All Blu... Go Jazz Records 2000
Hip Walk (2xLP) Muscle Soul BGP Records 2002
The Soul Jazz Legacy - The Master Collection Volume 2 (2xCD) Tell Me Something Good Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 2003
Broken Soul (CD, Comp) Don't I Know You? Irma 2004
Chicago Soul (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) The Way I Feel Soul Jazz Records 2004
Life:Styles (Compiled By Kenny Dope) ◄ (2 versions) Blackgold Harmless 2004
Milestones - Jazz Classics In A Funky Vibe (CD, Comp) All Blues BHM Productions 2006
Can You Dig It? ◄ (2 versions) Muscle Soul Brown Sugar Records 2007
Unofficial Releases:
I Just Can't Help Myself (LP)   CAE  
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