Phil Porter • Introducing Phil Porter And His Organ

 

Phil began his music career in Boston at the age of 16 as a professional pianist and organist. By the age of 20 he had recorded his first two jazz albums and had performed at the Newport Jazz Festival. As a member of the band “Chase,” he earned a gold record, received a Grammy nomination, and performed on the Johnny Carson Show and at Carnegie Hall. After many years of performing throughout the U.S. and worldwide, he returned to the Boston area and continued his music career locally, including as the organist for the Bruins and Celtics at the Boston Garden. He was a member of Local 535 of the Boston Chapter of the American Federation of Musicians.
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In 1971, Phil started rehearsing with the jazz-rock band, Chase. Within a few months, the band signed a record deal and moved to Chicago to record Chase, their first album on the Epic label. This album eventually went Gold. “Get It On”, the hit single featuring Phil’s organ solo, was 1971’s “Song of the Year” on WLS in Chicago, the #1 rock radio station in the country. “Get It On” cracked Billboard’s top ten nationally and the band received rave reviews in Rolling Stone, Playboy, Billboard, Downbeat, Cashbox and The New York Times. Chase was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1971 in the “New Artist of the Year” category. Chase performed at such renowned venues as The Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The Newport Jazz Festival (2 times), LA’s Whiskey a Go Go and was featured at the first rock concert ever held in New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The band toured Africa and Japan, was featured on their own CBS Television Special as well as the Smothers Brothers and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Phil was also a featured soloist on the band’s second album, Ennea. This album included It Won’t Be Long, a soulful ballad written by Phil.
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Phil comenzó su carrera musical en Boston a los 16 años como pianista y organista profesional. A los 20 años ya había grabado sus dos primeros álbumes de jazz y había actuado en el Festival de Jazz de Newport. Como miembro del grupo "Chase", obtuvo un disco de oro, recibió una nominación al Grammy y actuó en el programa de Johnny Carson y en el Carnegie Hall. Tras muchos años de actuaciones por todo Estados Unidos y el mundo, regresó a la zona de Boston y continuó su carrera musical a nivel local, incluso como organista de los Bruins y los Celtics en el Boston Garden. Fue miembro del Local 535 de la sección de Boston de la Federación Americana de Músicos.
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En 1971, Phil comenzó a ensayar con la banda de jazz-rock, Chase. En pocos meses, la banda firmó un contrato discográfico y se trasladó a Chicago para grabar Chase, su primer álbum con el sello Epic. Este álbum acabó siendo disco de oro. "Get It On", el exitoso sencillo con el solo de órgano de Phil, fue la "Canción del Año" de 1971 en la WLS de Chicago, la emisora de rock número 1 del país. "Get It On" se coló en el top ten de Billboard a nivel nacional y la banda recibió críticas muy favorables en Rolling Stone, Playboy, Billboard, Downbeat, Cashbox y The New York Times. Chase fue nominado a un premio Grammy en 1971 en la categoría de "Nuevo Artista del Año". Chase actuó en lugares de renombre como el Hollywood Bowl, el Carnegie Hall, el Festival de Jazz de Newport (2 veces), el Whiskey a Go Go de Los Ángeles y participó en el primer concierto de rock celebrado en el Radio City Music Hall de Nueva York. La banda realizó una gira por África y Japón, y apareció en su propio especial de televisión de la CBS, así como en el programa de los Smothers Brothers y en The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Phil también fue un solista destacado en el segundo álbum de la banda, Ennea. Este álbum incluía It Won't Be Long, una conmovedora balada escrita por Phil.
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Tracklist:
1. C Jam Blues
2. Hard Times
3. Moonlight In Vermont
4. There Will Never Be Another You
5. What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue
6. Blue Dilemma
7. Molly Belle
8. That's All
9. Conversation
10. Candlelight
11. Diane


Credits:
    Bass – Paul Chambers
    Cover [Design], Design – Norman Art Studio, Chicago*
    Drums – Art Taylor
    Electric Guitar – Kenny Burrell
    Liner Notes – Bob Messinger
    Tenor Saxophone – Harold Ousley
    Trumpet – Howard McGhee

Label: United Artists Records – UAL 3319
Released: 1963
Genre: Jazz
Style: Soul-Jazz

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