Leaving This Planet

Leaving This Planet
Studio album by
Charles Earland
Released1974
RecordedDecember 11, 12 & 13, 1973
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz-funk[1]
Length78:39
LabelPrestige
PR 66002
ProducerCharles Earland
Charles Earland chronology
The Dynamite Brothers
(1973) 		Leaving This Planet
(1974) 		Kharma
(1974)

Leaving This Planet is a double album by organist Charles Earland that was recorded in 1973 and released on the Prestige label.[2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[7]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars where Alex Henderson states "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."[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated

  1. (A1) "Leaving This Planet" – 7:29
  2. (A2) "Red Clay" (Freddie Hubbard) – 7:05
  3. (A3) "Warp Factor 8" – 6:18
  4. (B1) "Brown Eyes" – 11:45
  5. (B2) "Asteroid" – 6:40
  6. (C1) "Mason's Galaxy" – 7:17
  7. (C2) "No Me Esqueca" (Joe Henderson) – 7:41
  8. (C3) "Tyner" – 6:03
  9. (D1) "Van Jay" – 8:36
  10. (D2) "Never Ending Melody" – 9:45

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 11, 2013.
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 11, 2013
  6. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  7. ^ 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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