Black Talk!

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Black Talk!
Black Talk!.jpg
Studio album by
Charles Earland
Released1970
RecordedDecember 15, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:26
LabelPrestige
PR 7758
ProducerBob Porter
Charles Earland chronology
Soul Crib
(1969) 		Black Talk!
(1970) 		Black Drops
(1970)

Black Talk! is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic5/5 stars[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[6]

Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars with reviewer Scott Yanow calling it "one of the few successful examples of jazz musicians from the late '60s taking a few rock and pop songs and turning them into creative jazz" and stating "Fans of organ combos are advised to pick up this interesting set".[4]

The title track is also featured in the 1972 film and its respective soundtrack Fritz the Cat (film).

Track listing[]

All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted.

  1. "Black Talk" – 7:50
  2. "The Mighty Burner" – 3:04
  3. "Here Comes Charlie" – 8:15
  4. "Aquarius" (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot) – 8:00
  5. "More Today Than Yesterday" (Pat Upton) – 11:10

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 Yanow, S. 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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