It's Uptown

It's Uptown
It's Uptown
Studio album by George Benson
Released	1966
Recorded	February–March 1966
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:49
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Hammond
George Benson chronology
Singles from It's Uptown
	"Ain't That Peculiar"; Released: 1966;

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AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

It's Uptown is the second studio album by jazz/soul guitarist George Benson.^[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.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Clockwise"	Benson	4:25
2.	"Summertime"	DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin	2:22
3.	"Ain't That Peculiar"	Marv Tarplin, Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore	2:54
4.	"Jaguar"	Benson	2:44
5.	"Willow Weep for Me"	Ann Ronell	7:37
6.	"A Foggy Day"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	2:31
7.	"Hello Birdie"	Benson	3:58
8.	"Bullfight"	Benson	3:46
9.	"Stormy Weather"	Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	2:55
10.	"Eternally"	Benson	4:02
11.	"Myna Bird Blues"	Benson	4:35
Total length:			41:49

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"J.H. Bossa Nova"	Benson	4:58
13.	"Eternally" (Short version)	Benson	2:45
14.	"Sideman"	Lonnie Smith	4:48
15.	"Minor Chant"	Stanley Turrentine	3:24
Total length:			57:44

George Benson – guitar, vocals on "Summertime", "A Foggy Day" and "Stormy Weather"
Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
Bennie Green – trombone
Lonnie Smith – organ
Jimmy Lovelace – drums
Ray Lucas – drums (tracks 2, 3)

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