It’s Uptown

~ Release by George Benson (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Recorded February - March 1966 in New York.

Drums – Charlie Persip (tracks: 15, 16), Jimmy Lovelace, Ray Lucas (tracks: 2, 3, 13)
Mastered By (Digitally) – Mark Wilder
Organ – Lonnie Smith
Producer – John Hammond
Reissue Producer – Didier C. Deutsch, Steve Berkowitz
Saxophone (Baritone) – Ronnie Cuber
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: 15, 16)
Vocals, Guitar – George Benson

Annotation last modified on 2011-04-28 05:13 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Clockwise
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-09)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-02-09)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-02-09)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-02-09)
recording of:
Clockwise (on 1966-02-09)
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
4:29
2Summertime
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-03-15)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-03-15) and Ray Lucas (on 1966-03-15)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-03-15)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-03-15)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1966-03-15)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:25
3Ain’t That Peculiar
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-03-15)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-03-15) and Ray Lucas (on 1966-03-15)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-03-15)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-03-15)
cover recording of:
Ain’t That Peculiar (on 1966-03-15)
writer:
Marv Tarplin, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore and William Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
2:57
4Jaguar
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-09)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-02-09)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-02-09)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-02-09)
recording of:
Jaguar (on 1966-02-09)
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
3:00
5Willow Weep for Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-09)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-02-09)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-02-09)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-02-09)
instrumental cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1966-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
7:49
6A Foggy Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-09)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-02-09)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-02-09)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-02-09)
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1966-02-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
2:41
7Hello Birdie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-03-15)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-03-15)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-03-15)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-03-15)
recording of:
Hello Birdie (on 1966-03-15)
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
4:01
8Bullfight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-09)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-02-09)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-02-09)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-02-09)
recording of:
Bullfight (on 1966-02-09)
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
3:46
9Stormy Weather
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-03-15)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-03-15)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-03-15)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-03-15)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1966-03-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
2:20
10Eternally
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-03-15)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-03-15)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-03-15)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-03-15)
recording of:
Eternally (on 1966-03-15)
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
4:06
11Myna Bird Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-09)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1966-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace (on 1966-02-09)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1966-02-09)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith (on 1966-02-09)
recording of:
Myna Bird Blues (Minor Bird Blues) (on 1966-02-09)
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
4:37
12J. H. Bossa Nova
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-09)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith
recording of:
J. H. Bossa Nova
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
3:11
13Clockwise (alternate take)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-01-10)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Lovelace and Ray Lucas
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith
recording of:
Clockwise
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
4:58
14Eternally (short version)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-03-15)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith
recording of:
Eternally
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
2:45
15Sideman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1967-05-22)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith
trumpet:
Blue Mitchell (American trumpet player)
recording of:
Sideman
composer:
Dr. Lonnie Smith
4:48
16Minor Chant
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1967-05-22)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
organ:
Dr. Lonnie Smith
trumpet:
Blue Mitchell (American trumpet player)
cover recording of:
Minor Chant
composer:
Stanley Turrentine
publisher:
Groove Music
3:23