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Leaving This Planet

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Released
  
1974

Leaving This Planet (1973)
  
Kharma (1974)

Release date
  
1974

Producer
  
Charles Earland

Length
  
78:39

Artist
  
Charles Earland

Label
  
Prestige Records

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
December 11, 12 & 13, 1973 Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California

Similar
  
Charles Earland albums, Jazz albums

Leaving This Planet is a double album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1973 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "A definite departure from the type of earthy, groove-oriented soul-jazz he usually embraced, Leaving This Planet is perhaps Charles Earland's most ambitious album – not necessarily his best, but certainly his most surprising. Responding to the fusion revolution, Earland plays keyboards and various synthesizers in addition to his usual Hammond B-3 organ and thrives in a very electric setting... he leaves no doubt just how much he's enjoying this surprising change of pace".

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated

  1. "Leaving This Planet" - 7:29
  2. "Red Clay" (Freddie Hubbard) - 7:05
  3. "Warp Factor" - 6:18
  4. "Brown Eyes" - 11:45
  5. "Asteroid" - 6:40
  6. "Mason's Galaxy" - 7:17
  7. "No Me Esqueca" (Joe Henderson) - 7:41
  8. "Tyner" - 6:03
  9. "Van Jay" - 8:36
  10. "Never Ending Melody" - 9:45

Personnel

  • Charles Earland - organ, electric piano, soprano saxophone
  • Eddie Henderson - trumpet
  • Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Dave Hubbard - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
  • Patrick Gleeson - synthesizer
  • Eddie Arkin, Greg Crockett, Mark Elf - guitar
  • Brian Brake, Harvey Mason - drums
  • Larry Killian - percussion
  • Rudy Copeland - vocals
  • Songs

    1Leaving This Planet7:29
    2Red Clay7:05
    3Warp Factor 86:18

    References

    Leaving This Planet Wikipedia