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Charles Earland

Charles Earland was an American jazz organist and pianist.

Biography
Earland was born in Philadelphia and learned to play the saxophone in high school. Earland died in Kansas City, Missouri, of heart failure at the age of 58. ==Discography==
Discography
As leader Boss Organ (Choice, 1969) – recorded in 1966 • Soul Crib (Choice, 1969) • Black Power (Rare Bird, 1969) • Black Talk! (Prestige, 1970) – recorded in 1969 • Black Drops (Prestige, 1970) • Living Black! (Prestige, 1970 [1971]) – live • ''Freakin' Off'' (Big Chance, 1971) – live • Soul Story (Prestige, 1971) • Intensity (Prestige, 1972) • Live at the Lighthouse (Prestige, 1972) – live • Charles III (Prestige, 1973) • The Dynamite Brothers (Prestige, 1973) • Leaving This Planet (Prestige, 1974) • Kharma (Prestige, 1974) – live • Odyssey (Mercury, 1976) • The Great Pyramid (Mercury, 1976) • Revelation (Mercury, 1977) • ''Smokin''' (Muse, 1977) • Mama Roots (Muse, 1977) • Perceptions (Mercury, 1978) • Infant Eyes (Muse, 1978) • Pleasant Afternoon (Muse, 1978) • Coming to You Live (Columbia, 1980) – live • In the Pocket... (Muse, 1982) • ''Earland's Jam'' (Columbia, 1982) • ''Earland's Street Themes'' (Columbia, 1983) • Front Burner (Milestone, 1988) • Third Degree Burn (Milestone, 1989) • Whip Appeal (Muse, 1990) • Unforgettable (Muse, 1991) • ''I Ain't Jivin'...I'm Jammin' '' (Muse, 1992) • ''Ready 'n' Able'' (Muse, 1995) • Blowing the Blues Away (HighNote, 1997) • ''Charles Earland's Jazz Organ Summit'' (Cannonball, 1997) – live • ''Slammin' & Jammin' '' (Savant, 1998) • ''Cookin' with the Mighty Burner'' (HighNote, 1999) • Charles Earland Live (Cannonball, 1999) – live • Stomp! (HighNote, 2000) • If Only for One Night (HighNote, 2002) LP/CD compilationsBurners (Prestige MPP 2501, 1980) • Organomically Correct (32 Jazz, 1999; reissued on Savoy Jazz in 2003) • The Almighty Burner (32 Jazz, 2000; reissued on Savoy Jazz in 2003) • ''Charlie's Greatest Hits'' (Prestige, 2000) (compilation drawn from 4 different Earland albums, and 1 track from Boogaloo Joe Jones' Right On Brother + 2 previously unreleased live tracks from the Living Black! sessions) • Anthology (Soul Brother [UK] Records, 2000) (2CD compilation) • Charles Earland In Concert: At The Montreux Jazz Festival And The Lighthouse (Prestige, 2002) (compilation of Live At The Lighthouse + Kharma) • Funk Fantastique (Prestige, 2004) (compilation of Charles III + 4 bonus tracks from the same sessions) • The Mighty Burner: The Best Of His HighNote Recordings (HighNote, 2004) • ''Scorched, Seared & Smokin': The Best Of "The Mighty Burner" (HighNote, 2011) (3CD compilation of Blowing The Blues Away, Slammin' & Jammin' , Cookin' With The Mighty Burner, Stomp!, If Only For One Night'', plus 3 tracks with Earland backing vocalist Irene Reid) • ''Coming To You Live/Earland's Jam/Earland's Street Themes'' (Robinsongs/Cherry Red [UK], 2019) (3LP-on-2CD compilation + 6 bonus tracks) As sideman With Lou DonaldsonSay It Loud! (Blue Note, 1968) • Hot Dog (Blue Note, 1969) • Everything I Play Is Funky (Blue Note, 1970) With George FreemanIntroducing George Freeman Live with Charlie Earland Sitting In (Giant Step, 1971) • Franticdiagnosis (Bam-Boo, 1972) With Willis JacksonBar Wars (Muse, 1977) • Nothing Butt... (Muse, 1983) With Irene ReidMillion Dollar Secret (Savant, 1997) • ''I Ain't Doing Too Bad'' (Savant, 1999) • The Uptown Lowdown (Savant, 2000) With othersEric Alexander, Alexander the Great (HighNote, 2000) • Rusty Bryant, Soul Liberation (Prestige, 1970) • Bob DeVos. Breaking the Ice (Savant, 1999) • Sonny Hopson, Life & Mad ...Featuring Charlie Earland (Giant Step, 1970) • Boogaloo Joe Jones, Right On Brother (Prestige, 1970) • Houston Person, The Nearness of You (Muse, 1977) ==References==
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