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Charles Earland (May 24, 1941 – December 11, 1999) was an American jazz organist.[1]

Charles Earland
Charles Earland, 1983
Background information
Born(1941-05-24)May 24, 1941
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 11, 1999(1999-12-11) (aged 58)
Kansas City, Missouri
GenresJazz, soul jazz, blues, funk
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Organ
Years active1966–1999
LabelsPrestige, Muse, Mercury, Columbia, Milestone

Biography


Earland was born in Philadelphia and learned to play the saxophone in high school.[1] He played tenor with Jimmy McGriff at the age of 17 and in 1960 formed his first group. He started playing the organ after playing with Pat Martino, and joined Lou Donaldson's band from 1968 to 1969.[1]

The group that he led from 1970, including Grover Washington, Jr., was successful, and he eventually started playing soprano saxophone and synthesizer. His hard, simmering grooves earned him the nickname "The Mighty Burner".

In 1978, Earland hit the disco/club scene with a track recorded on Mercury Records called "Let The Music Play", written by Randy Muller from the funk group Brass Construction. The record was in the U.S. charts for five weeks and reached number 46 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] With Earland's playing on synthesizer, the track also has an uncredited female vocalist. He had several moderate Billboard R&B chart hits in the mid-1970s and early 1980s on Mercury and later Columbia Records.

Earland traveled extensively from 1988 until his death in 1999, performing throughout the U.S. and abroad. One of the highlights of his latter years was playing at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1994. Among the musicians that performed with him at the Berlin Jazz Festival was the Alabama-born Chicago resident, Zimbabu Hamilton on the drums.[3]

Earland died in Kansas City, Missouri, of heart failure at the age of 58.[1]


Discography



As leader



LP/CD compilations



As sideman


With Lou Donaldson

With George Freeman

With Willis Jackson

With Irene Reid

With others


References


  1. Ginell, Richard S. "Charles Earland". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. Robertsr, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 176. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. Zimprov.com Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine



На других языках

[de] Charles Earland

Charles Earland (* 24. Mai 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; † 11. Dezember 1999 in Kansas City, Missouri) war ein US-amerikanischer Organist und Saxophonist, der vorrangig Soul-Jazz spielte.
- [en] Charles Earland

[es] Charles Earland

Charles Earland fue un organista estadounidense de jazz y soul jazz.


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