Released 1971 Release date 1971 | Length 55:11 | |
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Recorded September 17, 1970The Key Club, New Jersey Similar Black Talk!, Intensity, Black Drops, Soul Story, Leaving This Planet | ||
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Living Black! is a live album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in New Jersey 1970 and released on the Prestige label.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars stating "Living Black! is notable for many reasons, not the least of which is that it showcased Earland in a live setting at his most inspired. From choosing his sidemen to material to reading the audience to pure instrumental execution, there isn't a weak moment on this date, nor a sedentary one... Everybody who was there, no doubt -- as well as any listener with blood instead of sawdust in her or his veins -- had their minds blown long before".
Track listing
All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated
- "Key Club Cookout" - 9:31
- "Westbound No. 9" (Daphne Dumas, Ronald Dunbar, Edith Wayne) - 8:19
- "Killer Joe" (Benny Golson) - 14:28
- "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 4:34
- "More Today Than Yesterday" (Pat Upton) - 8:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Message from a Black Man" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) - 9:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
Songs
1Key Club Cookout9:43
2Westbound #98:25
3Killer Joe14:31
References
Living Black! Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA