Uptown Records was an American record label, founded by Andre Harrell in 1986. It went on to become one of the most popular hip-hop and R&B labels of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Featured on the roster were Guy, Heavy D & The Boyz, Father MC, Notorious B.I.G., Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, Al B. Sure!, and Soul for Real amongst others.
Antibalas is an American, Brooklyn-based afrobeat band that is modeled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri's Harlem River Drive Orchestra. Although their music generally follows the musical architecture and language of afrobeat, it incorporates elements of jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa.
"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Billy Joel. The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl." It was released on September 29, 1983, on his ninth studio album An Innocent Man (1983).
Uptown is a pioneering South Korean hip hop group that formed in 1996. The group's four original members were Chris Jung, Carlos Galvan, Steve Kim and Tasha Reid.
"Uptown" was the lead single in the U.S. to Prince's third album, Dirty Mind. Beginning with a lone drum intro, the track explodes into the keyboards of the chorus. The verses feature a more prominent funk guitar. The song breaks down to a more instrumental section toward the end that mainly consists of guitar, bass and drums with an occasional keyboard riff. The minimalist style of the song is representative of most of the Dirty Mind album. The song addresses the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis that was the city's hang-out spot for artists.
Mark Daniel Ronson is a British musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer. Ronson is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, Adele, Lily Allen, Miley Cyrus, and Bruno Mars. He has received seven Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Winehouse's album Back to Black and two for Record of the Year singles "Rehab" and "Uptown Funk". He received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Grammy Award for co-writing the song "Shallow" for the film A Star is Born (2018).
"Supercute" is a song by Prince, released as a CD single sold only during his 2001 U.S. tour. The cover art for the single features then backing singer and dancer, Geneva. The song was reportedly one of the tracks from the cancelled High album. The B-side, "Underneath the Cream" was also from the High sessions.
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions is an American folk music album. It was recorded live by the band of the same name at the Top of the Tangent coffee house in Palo Alto, California in July, 1964, and released in 1999.
Don Sickler is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger and producer.
Michael Leonhart is an American jazz trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist.
Ellington Uptown is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Columbia label in 1951 & 1952. The album was re-released on CD in 2004 with additional tracks recorded in 1947 and originally released as the Liberian Suite EP.
It's Uptown is the second studio album by jazz/soul guitarist George Benson.
"Uptown Funk" is a song recorded by British record producer Mark Ronson featuring American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars, for Ronson's fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015). RCA Records released the song as the album's lead single on 10 November 2014. Jeff Bhasker assisted the artists in co-writing and co-producing the track, with additional writing from Philip Lawrence. The song became a worldwide phenomenon with its major impact on pop culture.
Uptown Special is the fourth studio album by English record producer Mark Ronson. The album was released on 13 January 2015 in the US and 19 January 2015 in the UK. Ronson dedicated the album to the late Amy Winehouse.
Now That's What I Call Music! 53 is the 53rd edition of the Now! series in the United States. It was released on February 3, 2015. It features 21 tracks including the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Uptown Funk".
Autumn in New York is an album by pianist Kenny Barron with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Frederick Waits which was recorded in late 1984 and released on the Uptown label. The album was rereleased on CD in 1996 as New York Attitude with three bonus tracks.
"Do to You" is a song recorded by the Australian synthpop band Machinations. It was released in August 1987 as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Uptown. The song peaked at number 15 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's second top 20 single.
"Intimacy" is a song recorded by the Australian synthpop band Machinations. It was released in May 1988 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Uptown. The song peaked at number 40 on the Australian ARIA Chart.
