Black Drops

Black Drops is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.^[2][3][4]

Black Drops
Studio album by Charles Earland
Released	October/November 1970[1]
Recorded	June 1, 1970
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:39
Label	Prestige PR 7815
Producer	Bob Porter
Charles Earland chronology
Black Talk! (1969) Black Drops (1970) Living Black! (1970)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[7]

Alex Henderson of Allmusic wrote, "Although not in a class with Black Talk or Living Black, this Bob Porter-produced soul-jazz/hard bop LP is satisfying and generally enjoyable".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sing a Simple Song" (Sly Stone)	5:44
2.	"Don't Say Goodbye"	7:09
3.	"Lazy Bird" (John Coltrane)	7:18
4.	"Letha"	7:23
5.	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)	3:48
6.	"Buck Green"	7:17

Personnel

• Charles Earland – organ
• Virgil Jones – trumpet
• Clayton Pruden – trombone
• Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Maynard Parker – guitar
• Jimmy Turner – drums

References

1. "Billboard". November 28, 1970.
2. Prestige Records discography accessed March 8, 2013
3. Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017
4. Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017
5. Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 8, 2013
6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
7. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.