Living Black! is a live album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in New Jersey 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]

Living Black!
Live album by Charles Earland
Released	1971
Recorded	September 17, 1970 The Key Club, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:11
Label	Prestige PR 10009
Producer	Bob Porter
Charles Earland chronology
Black Drops (1970) Living Black! (1971) Soul Story (1971)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars stating "Living Black! is notable for many reasons, not the least of which is that it showcased Earland in a live setting at his most inspired. From choosing his sidemen to material to reading the audience to pure instrumental execution, there isn't a weak moment on this date, nor a sedentary one... Everybody who was there, no doubt -- as well as any listener with blood instead of sawdust in her or his veins -- had their minds blown long before".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated

1. "Key Club Cookout" - 9:31
2. "Westbound No. 9" (Daphne Dumas, Ronald Dunbar, Edith Wayne) - 8:19
3. "Killer Joe" (Benny Golson) - 14:28
4. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 4:34
5. "More Today Than Yesterday" (Pat Upton) - 8:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
6. "Message from a Black Man" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) - 9:59 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Charles Earland - organ
• Gary Chandler - trumpet
• Grover Washington Jr. - tenor saxophone
• Maynard Parker - guitar
• Jesse Kilpatrick - drums
• Buddy Caldwell - congas

References