5060149623701

Tell The Truth

Phil Upchurch

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Format: 2LP

Cat No: EVD22222

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Release Date:  25 August 2023

Label:  Pure Pleasure Records

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5060149623701

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    First time on vinyl for this 2001 album by guitarist Phil Upchurch, 180g audiophile double vinyl reissue, re-mastering by Cicely Baston at Alchemy/Air Mastering, London.

    "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'.



    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." - Bill Milowski

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Jive Samba
      • 2. Jack Of Speed
      • 3. La Costa
      • 4. Manhattan

      Side 2

      • 5. Take Five
      • 6. Home Again

      Disc 2

      Side 1

      • 2. Tell The Truth
      • 3. (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again

      Side 2

      • 4. St Louis Blues
      • 5. Girl Talk
      • 6. She's Alright
      • 7. Misty