Bridging the gap from our pre-break post by Donnie Hathaway, I present a pre-funk instrumental classic from early 60s Chicago -- and one of the best-selling records by young guitarist Phil Upchurch, who played in Hathaway's band. He went on to do considerable studio and session work over the next few decades -- for Chess and Atlantic Records. This track, "You Can't Sit Down", reached the US Top 30 in 1961 and the UK Top 40 on its reissue five years later.

You Can't Sit Down