Black Drops
Appearance
Black Drops | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | June 1, 1970 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:39 | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7815 | |||
Producer | Bob Porter | |||
Charles Earland chronology | ||||
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Black Drops is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
Alex Henderson of Allmusic wrote, "Although not in a class with Black Talk or Living Black, this Bob Porter-produced soul-jazz/hard bop LP is satisfying and generally enjoyable".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted.
- "Sing a Simple Song" (Sylvester Stewart) – 5:44
- "Don't Say Goodbye" – 7:09
- "Lazy Bird" (John Coltrane) – 7:18
- "Letha" – 7:23
- "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:48
- "Buck Green" – 7:17
Personnel
- Charles Earland – organ
- Virgil Jones – trumpet
- Clayton Pruden – trombone
- Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Maynard Parker – guitar
- Jimmy Turner – drums
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 8, 2013
- ^ Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017
- ^ Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017
- ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 8, 2013
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.