Charles Earland (1941–1999) was an American organist who made two Sixties soul-jazz albums heading the Charlie Earland Trio. Between 1970 and 1975, he made ten albums for Prestige Records, including Leaving This Planet (a jazz-funk double-album) and The Dynamite Brothers (a blaxploitation soundtrack). In 1976, Earland reappeared on Mercury with Odyssey and formed a big […]
Odyssey is a jazz-funk album by American keyboardist/composer Charles Earland, released in 1976 on Mercury. Notable players on the album include guitarist John Abercrombie, trumpeter Randy Brecker, drummer Norman Connors, and violinists Michał Urbaniak and John Blair. The album was the first of four on Mercury for Earland, who had just wrapped a six-year, 10-album stint […]
Leaving This Planet is an album by American jazz-funk organist Charles Earland, released in 1974 on Prestige. Tracklist: A1. “Leaving This Planet” (7:29) A2. “Red Clay” (7:05) A3. “Warp Factor” (6:18) B1. “Brown Eyes” (11:45) B2. “Asteroid” (6:40) C1. “Mason’s Galaxy” (7:17) C2. “No Me Esqueca” (7:41) C3. “Tyner” (6:03) D1. “Van Jay” (8:36) D2. […]
The Dynamite Brothers is a soundtrack album by American jazz-funk organist Charles Earland, released in 1974 on Prestige Records. Tracklist: A1. “Betty’s Theme” (5:01) A2. “Never Ending Melody” (5:19) A3. “Grasshopper” (2:47) A4. “Shanty Blues” (4:11) A5. “Weedhopper” (3:32) B1. “Razor J.” (2:25) B2. “Snake” (8:37) B3. “Kungfusion” (3:41) B4. “Incense of Essence” (4:39) Credits: […]
