Charles Earland - Coming To You Live - LP (1980) Columbia - CD (2016) - Sony Japan - Jazz/Funk/Soul (FLAC)

Charles Earland was born in Philadelphia in 1941 and learned to play the saxophone in high school. He played tenor with Jimmy McGriff at the age of 17 and in 1960 formed his first group. He started playing the organ after playing with Pat Martino, and joined Lou Donaldson's band from 1968 to 1969. The group that he led from 1970, including Grover Washington, Jr., was successful, and he eventually started playing soprano saxophone and synthesizer. His hard, simmering grooves earned him the nickname "The Mighty Burner". In 1978, Earland hit th & Northern e UK Jazz/Funk club scenes with a track recorded on Mercury Records called "Let The Music Play" ("Perceptions) Album Posting Tomorrow), written by Randy Muller from the funk group Brass Construction. The record was in the U.S. charts for five weeks and reached number 46 in the UK Singles Chart. With Earland's playing on synthesizer, the track also has an uncredited female vocalist. He had several moderate Billboard R&B chart hits in the mid-1970s and early 1980s on Mercury and later Columbia Records. Charles recorded 40 Plus albums in his career ranging from Be-Bop to Jazz Funk/Fusion on Prestige,Rare Bird,Mercury,Muse,Columbia,Milestone to name just a few.
Earland traveled extensively from 1988 until his death in 1999, performing throughout the U.S. and abroad. One of the highlights of his latter years was playing at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1994. Among the musicians that performed with him at the Berlin Jazz Festival was the Alabama-born Chicago resident, Zimbabu Hamilton on the drums.Earland died in Kansas City, Missouri,1999.Bur,t what a legacy he left behind and he could play those keys!..A Jazz/Funk Icon!

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Tracks & Line Up

01 - Cornbread

Alto Saxophone – George Young
Arranged By [Rhythm And Horns Arranged By] – Darryl Thompson
Bass [Fender Bass] – Marcus Miller
Drums – Buddy Williams
Guitar – Rodney Jones
Lead Guitar – Darryl Thompson
Organ – Charles Earland
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Piano – Derek Smith
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Trumpet – Randy Brecker
Written-By – D.A. Thompson

02 - Take Me To Heaven

Acoustic Guitar – Jay Berliner
Arranged By – Wade Marcus
Bass [Fender Bass] – Marcus Miller
Drums – Buddy Williams
Electric Guitar – Jeff Mironov
Flute, Alto Saxophone – Eddie Daniels
French Horn – Brooks Tillotson, James Buffington, Tony Miranda
Organ – Charles Earland
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Piano – Patrick Rebillot
Trombone – Allan Raph, David Bargeron, Bob Alexander, Urbie Green
Vocals – Alex Brown
Written-By – A. Brown, M. Higgins
Written-By [Uncredited] – Kevin Moore


03 - Good Question

Arranged By [Horns Arranged By] – Marcus Miller, Weldon Irvine
Arranged By [Rhythm Arranged By] – Weldon Irvine
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Debbie McDuffie, Hilda Harris, Yolanda McCullough
Bass [Fender Bass], Clavinet – Marcus Miller
Drums – Yogi Horton
Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Daniels
Guitar – Doc Powell
Organ – Charles Earland
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Piano – Weldon Irvine
Synthesizer [Moog Synthesizer] – Donald Triggs
Synthesizer [Oberheim Synthesizer] – Bernard Wright
Trombone – Urbie Green
Trumpet – Victor Paz, Wynton Marsalis
Written-By – W. Irvine

04 - I Will Never Tell

Alto Saxophone – Frank Wess
Arranged By [Rhythm And Horns Arranged By] – Tom Washington
Arranged By [Vocals Arranged By] – Sheryl Kendrick
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Debbie McDuffie, Hilda Harris, Yolanda McCullough, Yvonne Lewis
Bass – Marcus Miller
Drums – Buddy Williams
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Organ [Hammond Organ], Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble] – Charles Earland
Guitar – Doc Powell, Melvin 'Sparks' HassanLead Vocals – Sheryl Kendrick
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Tenor Saxophone – Harold Vick
Trombone – Urbie Green
Trumpet – Victor Paz
Written-By – C. Earland, S. Kendrick

05 - Zee Funkin' Space

Alto Saxophone – Frank Wess
Arranged By [Rhythm And Horns Arranged By] – Tom Washington
Arranged By [Vocals Arranged By] – Sheryl Kendrick
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Debbie McDuffie, Hilda Harris, Yolanda McCullough, Yvonne Lewis
Bass – Marcus Miller
Drums – Buddy Williams
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Organ [Hammond Organ], Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble] – Charles Earland
Guitar – Doc Powell, Melvin 'Sparks' Hassan
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Tenor Saxophone [Lead Tenor Saxophone] – Harold Vick
Trombone – Urbie Green
Trumpet – Victor Paz
Written-By – C. Earland, S. Kendrick, T. Washington
06 - It's The Woman In You

Alto Saxophone – George Young
Arranged By [Rhythm And Horns Arranged By] – Darryl Thompson
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By] – Wade Marcus
Arranged By [Vocals Arranged By] – Sheryl Kendrick, Weldon Irvine
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Debbie McDuffie, Yolanda McCullough, Yvonne Lewis
Bass [Fender Bass] – Marcus Miller
Drums – Buddy Williams
Guitar – Darryl Thompson, Rodney Jones
Lead Vocals – Phil Ballau
Organ – Charles Earland
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Piano – James Batton
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Trumpet – Randy Brecker
Written-By – D. Thompson, J. Batton

07 - Coming To You Live

Alto Saxophone – Frank Wess
Arranged By [Rhythm And Horns Arranged By] – Tom Washington
Arranged By [Vocals Arranged By] – Sheryl Kendrick
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Debbie McDuffie, Hilda Harris, Yolanda McCullough, Yvonne Lewis
Bass – Marcus Miller
Drums – Buddy Williams
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Organ [Hammond Organ], Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble] – Charles Earland
Guitar – Doc Powell, Melvin 'Sparks' Hassan
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Tenor Saxophone – Harold Vick
Trombone – Urbie Green
Trumpet – Victor Paz
Written-By – C. Earland, S. Kendrick

08 - Spend The Night With Me

Arranged By [Horns Arranged By] – Marcus Miller
Arranged By [Rhythm Arranged By] – Weldon Irvine
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Debbie McDuffie, Hilda Harris, Yolanda McCullough
Bass [Fender Bass], Clavinet – Marcus Miller
Drums – Yogi Horton
Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Daniels
Guitar – Doc Powell
Organ – Charles Earland
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Piano – Weldon Irvine
Synthesizer [Moog Synthesizer] – Donald Triggs
Synthesizer [Oberheim Synthesizer] – Bernard Wright
Trombone – Urbie Green
Trumpet – Victor Paz, Wynton Marsalis
Written-By – D. Blockmon, M. Miller, W. Irvine