Leaving This Planet

Charles Earland · 1973 · Morceau-titre, synthétiseurs et voix

Context

Double album recorded in Berkeley in December 1973: Earland adds ARP and Moog synthesizers, and the jazz-funk responds to the fusion trend; AllMusic judges it his most surprising undertaking. The title track opens the album, with Eddie Henderson on trumpet and Rudy Copeland on vocals.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk, Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

By the same artist

• Warp Factor 8 (1973)
• Red Clay (Charles Earland) (1973)
• Mason's Galaxy (1973)
• Black Talk (1970)
• Here Comes Charlie (1970)
• The Mighty Burner (1970)

Sources

• EN: Leaving This Planet

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