It's Uptown
It's Uptown is the second studio album by jazz/soul guitarist George Benson.[3][4][5][6][7]
It's Uptown | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:49 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | John Hammond | |||
George Benson chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Background
George Benson's second album and the first of two to be produced by John Hammond. Recorded after his move to CBS.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Clockwise" | Benson | 4:25 |
2. | "Summertime" | DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin | 2:22 |
3. | "Ain't That Peculiar" | Marv Tarplin, Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore | 2:54 |
4. | "Jaguar" | Benson | 2:44 |
5. | "Willow Weep for Me" | Ann Ronell | 7:37 |
6. | "A Foggy Day" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 2:31 |
7. | "Hello Birdie" | Benson | 3:58 |
8. | "Bullfight" | Benson | 3:46 |
9. | "Stormy Weather" | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | 2:55 |
10. | "Eternally" | Benson | 4:02 |
11. | "Myna Bird Blues" | Benson | 4:35 |
Total length: | 41:49 |
2007 remastered CD / Blu-spec CD bonus tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "J.H. Bossa Nova" | Benson | 4:58 |
13. | "Eternally" (Short version) | Benson | 2:45 |
14. | "Sideman" | Lonnie Smith | 4:48 |
15. | "Minor Chant" | Stanley Turrentine | 3:24 |
Total length: | 57:44 |
Personnel
- George Benson – guitar, vocals
The George Benson Quartet
- Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
- Bennie Green – trombone
- Lonnie Smith – organ
- Jimmy Lovelace – drums
- Ray Lucas – drums (tracks 2, 3)
Additional musicians
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 14–15)
- Charlie Persip – drums (tracks 14–15)
References
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- Ginell, Richard S. "It's Uptown". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- "It's Uptown". amazon.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- "George Benson Quartet, The– It's Uptown / The George Benson Cookbook". discogs.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- "George Benson / George Quartet Benson – It's Uptown CD". cduniverse.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- Dregni, Michael. "The George Benson Quartet – It's Uptown, The George Benson Cookbook". vintageguitar.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
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