Intensity (Charles Earland album)
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | February 16 & 17, 1972 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:52 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 10041 | |||
| Producer | Charles Earland | |||
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Intensity is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Even if the performances on Intensity weren't excellent, this Charles Earland session would be required listening for jazz historians because it marked the last recorded documentation of Lee Morgan. Only two days after Intensity was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's famous New Jersey studio on February 17, 1972, the influential trumpeter was shot and killed by a girlfriend at the age of 33. Refusing to confine himself to hard bop, Morgan was exploring soul-jazz and fusion during the last years of his life -- and his enthusiasm for soul-jazz is hard to miss".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated
- "Happy 'Cause I'm Goin' Home" (Robert Lamm) - 11:15
- "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 6:55
- "'Cause I Love Her" - 9:38
- "Morgan" - 10:25
- "Lowdown" (Peter Cetera, Danny Seraphine) - 8:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Speedball" (Lee Morgan) - 5:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Charles Earland - organ
- Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan, Victor Paz - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Clifford Adams (on track 1 only), Dick Griffin, Jack Jeffers - trombone
- Hubert Laws - flute (and on track 4 only, piccolo flute)
- Billy Harper - tenor saxophone (on track 4 only)
- William Thorpe - baritone saxophone (on track 4 only)
- Maynard Parker (on track 4 only), John Fourie, Greg Millar - guitar
- Billy Cobham - drums
- Sonny Morgan - congas
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 11, 2013
- ^ Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017
- ^ Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017
- ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 11, 2013
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
