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 […]
Charles Earland (May 24, 1941 — Dec. 11, 1999) was an American soul-jazz/funk organist from Philadelphia. Earland was born on May 24, 1941, in Philadelphia, where he took up the saxophone in high school. One of his earliest credits is on the 1959 Elektra release Gold Coast Saturday Night by Saka Acquaye and His African […]
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: […]
