Apr202024

Charles Earland

Charles Earland (24 May 1941–11 December 1999) was an American jazz composer, organist, and saxophonist. Earland was born in Philadelphia, and learnt to play the saxophone at high school. He played tenor with Jimmy McGriff at the age of seventeen, and in 1960 started 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, was successful, and he eventually started playing soprano saxophone and synthesizer. Read more on Last.fm

Track:

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Happy 'Cause I'm Goin' Home
16367
2Coming To You Live
10678
3More Today Than Yesterday
10342
4Black Talk
10100
5Let The Music Play
9207
6More Today Than Yesterday - Instrumental
7704
7Leaving This Planet - Vocal
5696
8The Mighty Burner - Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
5583
9Always and Forever
5581
10'Cause I Love Her
4840

Related Artists

Richard "Groove" Holmes
Charles Kynard
Jack McDuff
Reuben Wilson
Jimmy McGriff
Big John Patton
Gene Harris & The Three Sounds
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Shirley Scott
The Jazz Crusaders