1974 studio album by Charles Earland
Leaving This Planet is a double album by organist Charles Earland that was recorded in 1973 and released on the Prestige label.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "A definite departure from the type of earthy, groove-oriented soul-jazz he usually embraced, Leaving This Planet is perhaps Charles Earland's most ambitious album – not necessarily his best, but certainly his most surprising. Responding to the fusion revolution, Earland plays keyboards and various synthesizers in addition to his usual Hammond B-3 organ and thrives in a very electric setting... he leaves no doubt just how much he's enjoying this surprising change of pace."[ 5]
All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated
(A1) "Leaving This Planet" – 7:29 (A2) "Red Clay" (Freddie Hubbard) – 7:05 (A3) "Warp Factor 8" – 6:18 (B1) "Brown Eyes" – 11:45 (B2) "Asteroid" – 6:40 (C1) "Mason's Galaxy" – 7:17 (C2) "No Me Esqueca" (Joe Henderson) – 7:41 (C3) "Tyner" – 6:03 (D1) "Van Jay" – 8:36 (D2) "Never Ending Melody" – 9:45 Charles Earland – organ , ARP and Moog synthesizers, clavinet (on track 3), soprano saxophone (on track 8), electric piano (on track 10) Eddie Henderson – trumpet (on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8) Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn Dave Hubbard – soprano saxophone , tenor saxophone , alto flute Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone Patrick Gleeson – ARP and Moog synthesizers Eddie Arkin (on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10); Greg Crockett (on track 2); Mark Elf – guitar Brian Brake (on tracks 3, 9, 10); Harvey Mason – drums Larry Killian – percussion Rudy Copeland – vocals (on track 1) ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs" . BeatCaffeine . Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021 . ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 11, 2013. ^ Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography , accessed November 28, 2017. ^ Charles Earland discography , accessed November 30, 2017. ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 11, 2013 ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X . ^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin . p. 414. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 .
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
Albums as leader or co-leader Open Sesame (1960) Goin' Up (1960) Hub Cap (1961) Minor Mishap /Dedication! (Hubbard/Duke Pearson , 1961) Ready for Freddie (1961) The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962) Hub-Tones (1962) Here to Stay (1962) The Body & the Soul (1963) Breaking Point! (1964) Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (with Jimmy Heath , 1965) The Night of the Cookers (1965) Blue Spirits (1965–66) Backlash (1966) High Blues Pressure (1967) A Soul Experiment (1968–69) The Black Angel (1969) The Hub of Hubbard (1970) Red Clay (1970) Straight Life (1970) Sing Me a Song of Songmy (with İlhan Mimaroğlu , 1970) First Light (1971) Polar AC (1971–73) Sky Dive (1972) Keep Your Soul Together (1973) Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973) In Concert Volume Two (with Stanley Turrentine , 1974) High Energy (1974) Gleam (1975) Liquid Love (1975) Windjammer (1976) Bundle of Joy (1977) Super Blue (1978) The Love Connection (1979) Skagly (1979) Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 (1980) The Alternate Blues (with Clark Terry , Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson , 1980) The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Terry, Gillespie & Peterson, 1980) Born to Be Blue (1981) Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (1981) Outpost (1981) Rollin' (1981) Splash (1981) Above & Beyond (1982) Back to Birdland (1982) Face to Face (with Oscar Peterson, 1982) Ride Like the Wind (1982) The Rose Tattoo (1983) Sweet Return (1983) Double Take (with Woody Shaw , 1985) Life Flight (1987) The Eternal Triangle (with Woody Shaw, 1987) Feel the Wind (with Art Blakey , 1988) Times Are Changing (1989) Topsy – Standard Book (1989) Bolivia (1990–91) At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles (1991) Live at Fat Tuesday's (1991) Blues for Miles (1992) MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon (1994–95) New Colors (2000) On the Real Side (2007) With Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers WithDexter Gordon WithHerbie Hancock WithBobby Hutcherson WithQuincy Jones WithWayne Shorter With others The Soul of the City (Manny Albam , 1966) The Other Side of Abbey Road (George Benson , 1969) Out of This World (Walter Benton , 1960) True Blue (Tina Brooks , 1960) God Bless the Child (Kenny Burrell , 1971) Cables' Vision (George Cables , 1979) Droppin' Things (Betty Carter , 1990) Free Jazz (Ornette Coleman , 1960) Olé Coltrane (John Coltrane , 1961) Africa/Brass (John Coltrane, 1961) Ascension (John Coltrane, 1965) Muses for Richard Davis (1969) Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy , 1960) Out to Lunch! (Eric Dolphy, 1964) Undercurrent (Kenny Drew , 1960) Leaving This Planet (Charles Earland , 1973) Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin , 1967) Interplay (Bill Evans , 1962) Sonic Text (Joe Farrell , 1979) Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (Curtis Fuller , 1960) Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961) Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller, 1962) Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Benny Golson , 1961) Pop + Jazz = Swing (Benny Golson, 1962) Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959) Sister Salvation (Slide Hampton , 1960) Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962) The Quota (Jimmy Heath , 1961) Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962) Big Band (Joe Henderson , 1996) Pax (Andrew Hill , 1965) Compulsion (Andrew Hill, 1965) Sunflower (Milt Jackson , 1972) Goodbye (Milt Jackson, 1973) 52nd Street (Billy Joel , 1978) Reg Strikes Back (Elton John , 1988) J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson , 1960) Echoes of an Era (Chaka Khan , 1982) Essence (John Lewis , 1960–62) Water Sign (Jeff Lorber , 1979) Doin' the Thang! (Ronnie Mathews , 1963) Bluesnik (Jackie McLean , 1961) MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (Modern Jazz Quartet , 1994) Fingerpickin' (Wes Montgomery , 1958) Roll Call (Hank Mobley , 1960) The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Oliver Nelson , 1961) Sweet Honey Bee (Duke Pearson , 1966) The Right Touch (Duke Pearson, 1967) Contours (Sam Rivers , 1965) Drums Unlimited (Max Roach , 1965) East Broadway Run Down (Sonny Rollins , 1966) Numbers (Rufus , 1978) Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin , 1965) Giant Box (Don Sebesky , 1973) Sugar (Stanley Turrentine , 1970) Together (McCoy Tyner , 1978) Quartets 4 X 4 (McCoy Tyner, 1980) Soundscapes (Cedar Walton , 1980) Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston , 1960) Blue Moses (Randy Weston, 1972)