Charles Earland - Black Drops '1970

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The late 60s and early 70s were a very productive time for Charles Earland. At
his best, the organist delivered five-star gems during that period, such as
Black Talk and Living Black -- and at his worst, he provided decent, if
unremarkable, albums like Black Drops. 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. Earland surrounds himself with mostly fellow
Philadelphians, including tenor and soprano saxophonist Jimmy Heath, guitarist
Maynard Parker, trombonist Clayton Pruden, and drummer Jimmy Turner -- in fact,
the only non-Philadelphian on Black Drops is trumpeter Virgil Jones. Highlights
of the LP range from the driving hard bop of Earlands Buck Green and John
Coltranes Lazybird to a funky workout on Sly Stones Sing a Simple Song and some
mellow, congenial grooving on Dont Say Goodbye, and Burt Bacharachs Raindrops
Keep Falling on My Head.

Tracklist:
1 01. Charles Earland - Sing A Simple Song (05:43)
1 02. Charles Earland - Dont Say Goodbye (07:09)
1 03. Charles Earland - Lazy Bird (07:16)
1 04. Charles Earland - Letha (07:20)
1 05. Charles Earland - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (03:44)
1 06. Charles Earland - Buck Green (07:18)

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