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Charles Earland - In Concert: At The Montreux Jazz Festival and The Lighthouse (1972-1974) {Pestige PRCD-24267-2 rel 2002}

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Charles Earland - In Concert: At The Montreux Jazz Festival and The Lighthouse (1972-1974) {Pestige PRCD-24267-2 rel 2002}

Charles Earland - In Concert: At The Montreux Jazz Festival and The Lighthouse (1972-1974) {Pestige PRCD-24267-2 rel 2002}
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© 1972-74, 2002 Prestige / Fantasy | PRCD-24267-2
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Organ Hammond B-3

This two-fer CD pairs 1972's Live at the Lighthouse with the less impressive, though still worthy, 1974 album Kharma, which was recorded at that year's Montreux Jazz Festival. As the head of a sextet on Live at the Lighthouse, Earland spearheaded some first-class soul-jazz, which integrated some funk and rock of the early '70s without sounding like a watered-down cocktail of all those styles (as many other soul-jazz-pop albums of the time did). The horn section of James Vass on sax and Elmer Coles on trumpet leaned more toward soul than jazz, as heard on the opening instrumental cover of Sly & the Family Stone's "Smilin'." The Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" wasn't the greatest tune to attempt, though Earland gamely put it into a boppish swing arrangement.

Better were his originals, like "Black Gun," which really cooked with the combo of his forceful organ, peppy off-to-the-races brass, and wah-wah effects. Though Eddie Harris' "Freedom Jazz Dance" flirted with fusion, Woody Shaw's "The Moontrane" got back into the kind of bopping groove lovers of the classic mid-'60s Prestige sound love, with some almost dizzy rapid-fire trills taking it into edgier territory during the solos. Earland was getting into mixing up his customary organ with electric piano and synthesizer by the time of Kharma. While this sometimes broadened his tonal range impressively, at other times it worked against his best strengths, and his best instrument, the organ. Still, this is a respectable and energetic set, containing some real flights of inspiration, as when he seems to be barely keeping some demons in check during the more frenzied solos in "Joe Brown" and "Morgan." There's a good share of space for the three horn men in the lineup, and he lets loose with some pretty combative outer space electronics once he gets into the two-part, 16-minute "Suite for Martin Luther King," complemented by some nearly free jazz soprano sax by Dave Hubbard. That piece mellows into some near-fusion in its second half as Earland moves to electric piano, a mood that carries over to the closing "Kharma," probably the most pop-R&B-friendly of the five tracks (all Earland compositions). Note that "Morgan" appears here in a slightly edited version in order to fit both albums onto one CD.
Charles Earland - In Concert: At The Montreux Jazz Festival and The Lighthouse (1972-1974) {Pestige PRCD-24267-2 rel 2002}


LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE
Review by Thom Jurek
There were a number of different sides to Charles Earland's musical personality, all of them capable of representing him fully in any given moment. This date from 1971 [actually 1972] at the legendary Lighthouse club offers a stunning vision of Earland the soul organist, not the jazzman. Certainly there is plenty of improvisation here and many unexpected twists and turns in the arrangements, with decisions made and reacted to on the spot. But that's not what makes this date so special. This is Earland digging so deeply into a groove emotionally that he's unconcerned with anything but feeling. No, dammit, it's doesn't mean that the playing is sloppy. Raw, yeah. Sloppy? If you've heard the cat's music, you should've known better. If you haven't, you're forgiven this time. In any case, beginning with Sly Stone's "Smiling," Earland is hooked into something. He's got the essence of the tune in his hands, but something about it just won't give; he's digging deep within these huge chords, trying to get it to crack, but it won't – until Maynard Parker's guitar solo comes from out of chordville with huge, gritty voicings and single-note runs that give Earland a harmony read on the feel. As for the horns, played by trombonist Clifford Adams and saxophonist Jimmy Vass, it's a soul jam and they play in classic J.B.'s style. And just as the band begins to wind it out and move into the darkness, Earland finds what he's looking for and shifts the emotional context into bright, black light. This is evidenced further by the most swinging version ever of "We've Only Just Begun." Who ever thought that a puff piece of a pop tune could groove? Obviously Earland, because he takes the band through a funky, sprightly version where soul-jazz harmonics meet funky sweetness in a melodic romp guaranteed to put a smile on the most committed pessimist's face. But Earland isn't content to stay in the sunshine too long; he's got to get back to the underground where all of the real sounds happen first, and he accomplishes this with this acid-test funked-up version of "Black Gun." The trumpet playing of Elmer Cole here is astonishing, as it holds together the different sonorities of Vass and Adams; he steps out and pushes the front line into the stratosphere harmonically. While there isn't a weak second here, the finish of "Freedom jazz Dance," which moves directly into "Moonframe," deserves mention for its sheer over-the-top raucousness bordering on chaos that never, ever leaves the heart of the groove. This is a demanding gig – it demands that you stay on your feet for its entirety. Make sure no one at your next throwdown has heart disease before you spin it.

KHARMA
Review by Richie Unterberger
Earland was getting into mixing up his customary organ with electric piano and synthesizer by the time of this 1974 concert, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival. While this sometimes broadened his tonal range impressively, at other times it worked against his best strengths and his best instrument, the organ. Still, this is a respectable and energetic set containing some real flights of inspiration, as when he seems to be barely keeping some demons in check during the more frenzied solos in "Joe Brown" and "Morgan." There's a good share of space for the three hornmen in the lineup, and he lets loose with some pretty combative outer-space electronics once he gets into the two-part, 16-minute "Suite for Martin Luther King," complemented by some nearly free jazz soprano sax by Dave Hubbard. That piece mellows into some near-fusion in its second half as Earland moves to electric piano, a mood which carries over to the closing "Kharma," probably the most pop-R&B-friendly of the five tracks (all Earland compositions). The album was paired with the fine 1972 LP Live at the Lighthouse on the 2002 CD reissue Charles Earland in Concert.


Personnel:
Charles Earland - Electric Piano, Organ, Synthesizer
Clifford Adams - Trombone
Darryl Washington - Drums
Jimmy Vass - Saxophone
Maynard Parker - Guitar
Elmer Coles - Trumpet
Kenneth Nash - Percussion
Jon Faddis - Trumpet
Dave Hubbard - Flute, Saxophone
Aurell Ray - Guitar
George Johnson - Drums
Ron Carter - Bass

tracklist:
Live At The Lighthouse - 1972 (PR 10050)

01. Smilin'
02. We've Only Just Begun
03. Black Gun
04. Spinky
05. Freedom Jazz Dance
06. The Moontrane

Kharma - 1974 (PR 10095)
07. Joe Brown
08. Morgan
Suite For Martin Luther King
09. Part 1: Offering
10. Part 2: Mode For Martin
11. Kharma

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Charles Earland - In Concert: At The Montreux Jazz Festival and The Lighthouse (1972-1974) {Pestige PRCD-24267-2 rel 2002}

Charles Earland - In Concert: At The Montreux Jazz Festival and The Lighthouse (1972-1974) {Pestige PRCD-24267-2 rel 2002}



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