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Black Drops is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]

Black Drops
Studio album by Charles Earland
Released	1970
Recorded	June 1, 1970
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:39
Label	Prestige PR 7815
Producer	Bob Porter
Charles Earland chronology
Black Talk! (1969) Black Drops (1970) Living Black! (1970)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

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".[4]

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

• Charles Earland – organ
• Virgil Jones – trumpet
• Clayton Pruden – trombone
• Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Maynard Parker – guitar
• Jimmy Turner – drums

References

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