Black Drops

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Black Drops
Black Drops.jpg
Studio album by
Charles Earland
Released1970
RecordedJune 1, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:39
LabelPrestige
PR 7815
ProducerBob Porter
Charles Earland chronology
Black Talk!
(1969) 		Black Drops
(1970) 		Living Black!
(1970)

Black Drops is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings2.5/4 stars[6]

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".[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted.

  1. "Sing a Simple Song" (Sylvester Stewart) – 5:44
  2. "Don't Say Goodbye" – 7:09
  3. "Lazy Bird" (John Coltrane) – 7:18
  4. "Letha" – 7:23
  5. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:48
  6. "Buck Green" – 7:17

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 8, 2013
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017
  3. ^ Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 8, 2013
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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