It's Uptown

It's Uptown
Studio album by George Benson
Released 1966
Genre Jazz
Length 41:49
Label Columbia
Producer John Hammond
George Benson chronology
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(1966)		 The George Benson Cookbook
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[1]

It's Uptown is the second studio album by jazz/soul guitarist George Benson.[2][3][4][5][6]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Clockwise"Benson4:25
2."Summertime"DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin2:22
3."Ain't That Peculiar"Marv Tarplin, Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore2:54
4."Jaguar"Benson2:44
5."Willow Weep for Me"Ann Ronell7:37
6."A Foggy Day"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin2:31
7."Hello Birdie"Benson3:58
8."Bullfight"Benson3:46
9."Stormy Weather"Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler2:55
10."Eternally"Benson4:02
11."Myna Bird Blues"Benson4:35
Total length:41:49

2007 remastered CD / Blu-spec CD bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."J.H. Bossa Nova"Benson4:58
13."Eternally" (Short version)Benson2:45
14."Sideman"Lonnie Smith4:48
15."Minor Chant"Stanley Turrentine3:24
Total length:57:44

Personnel

The George Benson Quartet

Additional musicians

References

  1. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  2. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "It's Uptown". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "It's Uptown". amazon.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "George Benson Quartet, The– It's Uptown / The George Benson Cookbook". discogs.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "George Benson / George Quartet Benson - It's Uptown CD". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Dregni, Michael. "The George Benson Quartet – It's Uptown, The George Benson Cookbook". vintageguitar.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.


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