Black Talk!

Black Talk!
Studio album by Charles Earland
Released	1970
Recorded	December 15, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:26
Label	Prestige PR 7758
Producer	Bob Porter
Charles Earland chronology
Soul Crib (1969) Black Talk! (1969) Black Drops (1970)

Black Talk! is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars with reviewer Scott Yanow calling it "one of the few successful examples of jazz musicians from the late '60s taking a few rock and pop songs and turning them into creative jazz" and stating "Fans of organ combos are advised to pick up this interesting set".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated

1. "Black Talk" - 7:50
2. "The Mighty Burner" - 3:04
3. "Here Comes Charlie" - 8:15
4. "Aquarius" (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot) - 8:00
5. "More Today Than Yesterday" (Pat Upton) - 11:10

Personnel

• Charles Earland - organ
• Virgil Jones - trumpet
• Houston Person - tenor saxophone
• Melvin Sparks - guitar
• Idris Muhammad - drums
• Buddy Caldwell - congas on 2,5

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed March 8, 2013
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed March 8, 2013
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.