Black Drops

Black Drops is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[2][3][4]

Black Drops
Studio album by
Charles Earland
ReleasedOctober/November 1970[1]
RecordedJune 1, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:39
LabelPrestige
PR 7815
ProducerBob Porter
Charles Earland chronology
Black Talk!
(1969)		 Black Drops
(1970)		 Living Black!
(1970)

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

Alex Henderson of Allmusic wrote, "Although not in a class with Black Talk or Living Black, this Bob Porter-produced soul-jazz/hard bop LP is satisfying and generally enjoyable".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted.

  1. "Sing a Simple Song" (Sylvester Stewart) – 5:44
  2. "Don't Say Goodbye" – 7:09
  3. "Lazy Bird" (John Coltrane) – 7:18
  4. "Letha" – 7:23
  5. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:48
  6. "Buck Green" – 7:17

Personnel

References
  1. "Billboard". November 28, 1970.
  2. Prestige Records discography accessed March 8, 2013
  3. Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017
  4. Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017
  5. Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 8, 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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