Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2

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Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 30, 1991 (1991-07-30)
StudioBMG Recording Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length52:56
LabelColumbia
ProducerGeorge Butler
Wynton Marsalis chronology
Thick in the South: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 1
(1991)
Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2
(1991)
Levee Low Moan: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 3
(1991)
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Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[1]

Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2 is an album by Wynton Marsalis that was released in 1991.[2] It is part two of the three-part blues cycle recorded by Marsalis and his quintet.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wynton Marsalis except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Psalm 26" 1:29
2."Uptown Ruler" 11:11
3."The Truth Is Spoken Here"Marcus Roberts6:50
4."The Burglar"Todd Williams8:38
5."Prayer" 6:26
6."Harmonique" 4:53
7."Down Home with Homey" 11:56
8."Psalm 26" 1:36

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 950. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ Jiles, Robert (1 September 1991). "Wynton Marsalis, Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 1: Thick in the South; Vol. 2: Uptown Ruler; Vol. 3: Levee Low Moan (Columbia Records) - OffBeat Magazine". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2 - Wynton Marsalis | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2018.