Charles III (album)

Charles III
Studio album by Charles Earland
Released	1973
Recorded	February 16 & 17, 1972 and February 14, 1973 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 10061
Producer	Charles Earland
Charles Earland chronology
Live at the Lighthouse (1972) Charles III (1973) The Dynamite Brothers (1973)

Charles III is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1972 and 1973 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated

1. "Charles III" - 6:20
2. "Girl, You Need a Change Of Mind" (Leonard Caston, Jr., Anita Poree) - 5:00
3. "Auburn Delight" - 8:35
4. "Lowdown" (Peter Cetera, Danny Seraphine) - 8:20
5. "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 6:00
6. "Speedball" (Lee Morgan) - 5:19

Personnel

• Charles Earland - organ, electric piano, soprano saxophone, percussion
• Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan, Victor Paz, Joe Shepley, Richard Williams - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Garnett Brown, Dick Griffin - trombone
• Jack Jeffers - trombone, tuba
• Billy Harper - tenor saxophone, alto flute
• Seldon Powell - baritone saxophone, alto flute
• John Fourie, Greg Millar, Maynard Parker - guitar
• Stuart Scharf - acoustic guitar
• Jack Turner - guitar, percussion
• Billy Cobham - drums
• Darryl Washington - drums, percussion
• Larry Killian - percussion
• Sonny Morgan - congas
• Joe Lee Wilson - vocals

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed March 11, 2013
2. Allmusic listing accessed March 11, 2013
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.