Thursday, June 22, 2017

Charles Earland - Black Drops (1970)

1. Sing a Simple Song
2. Don't Say Goodbye
3. Lazy Bird
4. Letha
5. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
6. Buck Green

Charles Earland – organ
Virgil Jones – trumpet
Clayton Pruden – trombone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Maynard Parker – guitar
Jimmy Turner – drums

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Charles Earland - Living Black! (1970)

Live at the Key Club in New Jersey

1. Key Club Cookout
2. Westbound No. 9
3. Killer Joe
4. Milestones
5. More Today Than Yesterday (not on original release)
6. Message from a Black Man (not on original release)

Charles Earland - organ
Gary Chandler - trumpet
Grover Washington Jr. - tenor saxophone
Maynard Parker - guitar
Jesse Kilpatrick - drums
Buddy Caldwell - congas

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Ahmad Jamal - Genetic Walk (1975)

1. Genetic Walk
2. Spartacus Love Theme
3. Chaser
4. La Costa
5. Pablo Sierra
6. Bellows
7. Don't Ask My Neighbors
8. Time For Love

Ahmad Jamal – keyboards
Calvin Keys – guitar (tracks 5 & 6)
Danny Leake – guitar (track 7)
Richard Evans – bass (track 4, 7)
Roger Harris – bass (track 1)
John Heard – bass (tracks 2, & 5, 6 & 8)
Jamil Nasser – bass (track 3)
Steve Cobb – drums (track 4)
Frank Gant – drums (tracks 3 & 6)
Morris Jenkins – drums (track 1, 7)
Eddie Marshall – drums (track 2)
Harvey Mason – drums (track 5)