Charles Earland

Leaving This Planet

Charles Earland - Leaving This Planet

12/11/1973 | Prestige 

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All Music Guide Review

A definite departure from the type of earthy, groove-oriented soul-jazz he usually embraced, Leaving This Planet is perhaps Charles Earland's most ambitous 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. The album (reissued on a 79-minute CD in 1993) isn't fusion in the same sense as Miles Davis, Larry Coryell or Weather Report -- rather, he incorporates funk and rock elements in a manner not unlike the early-'70s experiments of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. And in fact, those greats (as well as trumpeter Eddie Henderson) are among the superb soloists featured. Whether the Philadelphian is embracing Hub's "Red Clay" or Henderson's "Recorda-Me" or fine compositions of his own (which range from the congenial, pleasant "Brown Eyes" to the abstract "Warp Factor 8"), he leaves no doubt just how much he's enjoying this surprising change of pace. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Leaving This Planet Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 2
  • Red Clay
  • 7:05
  • Sound Clip for Red Clay from Leaving This Planet


  • 3
  • Warp Factor
  • 6:18
  • Sound Clip for Warp Factor from Leaving This Planet


  • 4
  • Brown Eyes
  • 11:45
  • Sound Clip for Brown Eyes from Leaving This Planet


  • 5
  • Asteroid
  • 6:40
  • Sound Clip for Asteroid from Leaving This Planet


  • 7
  • No Me Esqueca
  • 7:41
  • Sound Clip for No Me Esqueca from Leaving This Planet


  • 8
  • Tyner
  • 6:03
  • Sound Clip for Tyner from Leaving This Planet


  • 9
  • Van Jay
  • 8:36
  • Sound Clip for Van Jay from Leaving This Planet


  • Credits of Leaving This Planet

    • Dave Hubbard
    • Flute, Flute (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Soprano)
    • Charles Earland
    • Organ, Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Sax (Soprano), Producer, Main Performer, Remixing


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