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

Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2
Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2
Studio album by Wynton Marsalis
Released	July 30, 1991
Studio	BMG Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:56
Label	Columbia
Producer	George Butler
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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.	Title	Length
1.	"Psalm 26"	1:29
2.	"Uptown Ruler"	11:11
3.	"The Truth Is Spoken Here" (Marcus Roberts)	6:50
4.	"The Burglar" (Todd Williams)	8:38
5.	"Prayer"	6:26
6.	"Harmonique"	4:53
7.	"Down Home with Homey"	11:56
8.	"Psalm 26"	1:36

Personnel[]

Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
Reginald Veal – double bass, trombone
Marcus Roberts – piano, alto saxophone
Todd Williams – tenor saxophone
Herlin Riley – double bass, drums^[4]

Production

George Butler – executive producer
Steven Epstein – producer
Stanley Crouch – liner notes^[4]

References[]

^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 950. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Yanow, Scott. "Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
^ 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2 - Wynton Marsalis | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

[Penguin-1] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 950. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Yanow-2] Yanow, Scott. "Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

[Jiles-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.

[AM_credits-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2 - Wynton Marsalis | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

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