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Black Drops

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Black Drops
Studio album by
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)

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

Reception

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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

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All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Sing a Simple Song" (Sly Stone)5:44
2."Don't Say Goodbye"7:09
3."Lazy Bird" (John Coltrane)7:18
4."Letha"7:23
5."Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)3:48
6."Buck Green"7:17

Personnel

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References

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  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. ^ a b 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.