Black Talk! is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]

Black Talk!
Studio album by
Released1970
RecordedDecember 15, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:26
LabelPrestige
PR 7758
ProducerBob Porter
Charles Earland chronology
Soul Crib
(1969)
Black Talk!
(1970)
Black Drops
(1970)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [6]

Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars with reviewer Scott Yanow calling it "one of the few successful examples of jazz musicians from the late '60s taking a few rock and pop songs and turning them into creative jazz" and stating "Fans of organ combos are advised to pick up this interesting set".[4]

The title track is also featured in the 1972 film and its respective soundtrack Fritz the Cat (film).

Track listing

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All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted.

  1. "Black Talk" – 7:50
  2. "The Mighty Burner" – 3:04
  3. "Here Comes Charlie" – 8:15
  4. "Aquarius" (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot) – 8:00
  5. "More Today Than Yesterday" (Pat Upton) – 11:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 8, 2013
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017
  3. ^ Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017
  4. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed March 8, 2013
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.