Feeling Blue

Feeling Blue
Studio album by
Phil Upchurch
Released1968
RecordedSeptember 12 & 13, 1967
StudioPlaza Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length38:58
LabelMilestone
MSP 9010
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Phil Upchurch chronology
The Big Hit Dances
(1962) 		Feeling Blue
(1968) 		Upchurch
(1969)

Feeling Blue is an album by jazz and R&B guitarist Phil Upchurch recorded in 1967 and released on the Milestone label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic reviewed the album awarding it 3½ stars stating "There is more than the seed of genius at work on Feelin' Blue. These ten cuts were recorded over two days in September and October with two different ensembles... fine as it is, Feeling Blue was only a hint of the great things to come".[3] All About Jazz correspondent David Rickert observed "Feeling Blue is a great jazz guitar record that, while flawed, displays a musician of considerable talent".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Phil Upchurch except as indicated

  1. "Feeling Blue" – 3:10
  2. "Stop and Listen" (Ritchie Adams, J. J. Woods) – 2:49
  3. "Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 4:10
  4. "Really Sincere" – 4:51
  5. "Tangerine" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 3:36
  6. "Up, Up and Away" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:41
  7. "Israel" (John Carisi) – 4:00
  8. "Sabaceous Lament" – 4:20
  9. "Muscle Soul" (Leonard Brown) – 2:45
  10. "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 6:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Phil Upchurch discography accessed May 14, 2014
  2. ^ Milestone Label discography accessed May 14, 2014
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed May 14, 2014
  4. ^ Rickert, D., All About Jazz Review accessed May 14, 2014