Black Drops
1970 studio album by Charles Earland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black Drops is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[2][3][4]
ReleasedOctober/November 1970[1]
RecordedJune 1, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| Black Drops | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October/November 1970[1] | |||
| 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 | ||||
| ||||
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [7] |
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".[5]
Chart performance
Track listing
All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sing a Simple Song" (Sly Stone) | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Don't Say Goodbye" | 7:09 |
| 3. | "Lazy Bird" (John Coltrane) | 7:18 |
| 4. | "Letha" | 7:23 |
| 5. | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) | 3:48 |
| 6. | "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
Charts
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[8] | 131 |