Black Talk!
| Black Talk! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | December 15, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:26 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7758 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
| Charles Earland chronology | ||||
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Black Talk! is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | StarStarStarStarStar[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | StarStarStarHalf star[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
[edit | edit source]All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted.
- "Black Talk" – 7:50
- "The Mighty Burner" – 3:04
- "Here Comes Charlie" – 8:15
- "Aquarius" (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot) – 8:00
- "More Today Than Yesterday" (Pat Upton) – 11:10
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Charles Earland – organ
- Virgil Jones – trumpet
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Melvin Sparks – guitar
- Idris Muhammad – drums
- Buddy Caldwell – congas (on tracks 2 & 5)
Sampled
[edit | edit source]Track 4, "Aquarius", was sampled by Nujabes on the 2005 track "Modal Soul" on the album of the same name.[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 8, 2013
- ^ Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017
- ^ Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed March 8, 2013
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