One of the most underrated soul jazz records of not only the 70s but of all-time; session man Phil Upchurch steps up to the front and cuts loose on this gem of a funky record- not only killing it with his own compositions but reworking some classics like Marvin Gaye's Inner City Blues, James Taylor's Fire and Rain and Carole King's You've Got a Friend.
A perfect intersection of jazz, funk, rock, soul and blues.
Phil Upchurch - Darkness, Darkness (1972; Blue Thumb Records)
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A perfect intersection of jazz, funk, rock, soul and blues.
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