Phil Upchurch

Phil Upchurch

g, *1990 US, Chicago
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Phillip Upchurch

American soul - rhythm 'n' blues guitarist, born 19 July 1941 in Chicago, USA. A prominent member of the Chicago Music scene since the early 50s; a well respected teacher and instructor in addition to his performing reputation. 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.

Instruments

Guitar
Bass
Electric guitar
Bass guitar
Acoustic guitar

Genres

Jazz
R&B/Soul
Pop
Blues

Popular Tracks

Cyrenna on Phil Upchurch by Phil Upchurch

You Can't Sit Down, Pt. One on You Can't Sit Down, Pt. 2 by Phil Upchurch

Georgia Slop on The Walk - The Very Best of Jimmy McCracklin by Jimmy McCracklin

Crosstown Traffic on Upchurch by Phil Upchurch

Strawberry Letter 23 on Phil Upchurch by Phil Upchurch

Black Gold on Upchurch by Phil Upchurch

Darkness, Darkness on Darkness Darkness by Phil Upchurch

America on Upchurch by Phil Upchurch

Free on Phil Upchurch by Phil Upchurch

You've Got A Friend on Darkness Darkness by Phil Upchurch

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
The Big Hit Dances	Phil Upchurch	2014	Compil.
The Hog / That's Where It Is	Phil Upchurch	2013	Single
Anthology	Phil Upchurch	2003	Compil.
In Concert	Phil Upchurch	2003	Album
Tell The Truth	Phil Upchurch	2001	Album
Love Is Strange	Phil Upchurch	1995	Album
Love Is Strange	Chaka Khan & Phil Upchurch	1995	Single
Who Say DJ Can't Play Jazz?	Loving Power Featuring Wilton Felder, Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson, Phil Upchurch, Larry Dunn & John Robinson	1993	Album
Whatever Happened To The Blues	Phil Upchurch	1992	Album
The Tide Keeps Lifting Me	Phil Upchurch	1992	Single
All I Want	Phil Upchurch	1991	Album
Midnite Blue	Phil Upchurch	1991	Album
The L.A. Jazz Quintet	L.A. Jazz Quintet - Phil Upchurch • Brandon Fields • Bobby Lyle • Brian Bromberg • Harvey Mason	1986	Album
Companions	Phil Upchurch	1985	Album
Where Do We Go From Here / Name Of The Game	Phil Upchurch with Marlena Shaw	1984	Single
Name Of The Game	Phil Upchurch	1983	Album
You Can't Sit Down / Reunion	Phil Upchurch	1983	Album
When And If I Fall In Love	Phil Upchurch Featuring Kevin Henry	1983	Album
Revelation	Phil Upchurch	1982	Album
Midnight Blue / Groovin' Slow	Phil Upchurch	1982	Single
Free & Easy	Phil Upchurch	1982	Album
You Can't Sit Down	Phil Upchurch	1981	Single
Phil Upchurch	Phil Upchurch	1978	Album
Strawberry Letter 23 / Foolin' Around	Phil Upchurch	1978	Single
Upchurch/Tennyson	Phil Upchurch / Tennyson Stephens	1975	Album
Ave Maria	Phil Upchurch & Tennyson Stephens	1975	Single
Lovin' Feeling	Phil Upchurch	1973	Album
Darkness, Darkness	Phil Upchurch	1972	Album
Darkness, Darkness	Phil Upchurch	1972	Single
The Way We Feel	Ramsey Lewis, Phil Upchurch	1971	Album
The Way We Feel	Ramsey Lewis / Phil Upchurch	1971	Compil.
You Don't Have To Know / Softly	Phil Upchurch	1970	Single
Upchurch	Phil Upchurch	1969	Album
The Way I Feel	Phil Upchurch	1969	Album
Feeling Blue	Phil Upchurch	1968	Album
The Big Hit Dances	Phil Upchurch	1962	Album
Organ Grinder's Twist / The Persian	Phil Upchurch	1962	Single
You Can't Sit Down Part Two	Phil Upchurch	1961	Album
Feeling Blue / Muscle Soul	Phil Upchurch		Single

External Links

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.