Leaving This Planet

Leaving This Planet is a double album by organist Charles Earland that was recorded in 1973 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]

Leaving This Planet
Studio album by
Charles Earland
Released1974
RecordedDecember 11, 12 & 13, 1973
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
Length78:39
LabelPrestige
PR 66002
ProducerCharles Earland
Charles Earland chronology
The Dynamite Brothers
(1973)		 Leaving This Planet
(1974)		 Kharma
(1974)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

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."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated

  1. "Leaving This Planet" - 7:29
  2. "Red Clay" (Freddie Hubbard) - 7:05
  3. "Warp Factor 8" - 6:18
  4. "Brown Eyes" - 11:45
  5. "Asteroid" - 6:40
  6. "Mason's Galaxy" - 7:17
  7. "No Me Esqueca" (Joe Henderson) - 7:41
  8. "Tyner" - 6:03
  9. "Van Jay" - 8:36
  10. "Never Ending Melody" - 9:45

Personnel

References
  1. Prestige Records discography accessed March 11, 2013.
  2. Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017.
  3. Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017.
  4. Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 11, 2013
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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