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
ReleasedOctober/November 1970[1]
RecordedJune 1, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:39
LabelPrestige
PR 7815
ProducerBob Porter
Charles Earland chronology
Black Talk!
(1969)
Black Drops
(1970)
Living Black!
(1970)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted.

No.TitleLength
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

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References

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  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. ^ a b 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.