Intensity (Charles Earland album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Intensity
| type = Studio
| artist = Charles Earland
| cover = Intensity (Charles Earland album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1972
| recorded = February 16 & 17, 1972
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 51:52
| label = Prestige
PR 10041
| producer = Charles Earland
| chronology = Charles Earland
| prev_title = Soul Story
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Live at the Lighthouse
| next_year = 1972
}}
Intensity is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-10000-series/#p-10041 Prestige Records discography] accessed March 11, 2013[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Charles_Earland.htm Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography], accessed November 28, 2017[http://funky16corners.tripod.com/earland_discography.htm Charles Earland discography], accessed November 30, 2017
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 67
}}
}}
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Even if the performances on Intensity weren't excellent, this Charles Earland session would be required listening for jazz historians because it marked the last documented recording by Lee Morgan. Only two days after Intensity was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey studio on February 17, 1972, the influential trumpeter was shot and killed by his wife at the age of 33. Refusing to confine himself to hard bop, Morgan was exploring soul-jazz and fusion during the last years of his life -- and his enthusiasm for soul-jazz is hard to miss".Henderson, A. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/intensity-mw0000250228 Allmusic listing] accessed March 11, 2013
Track listing
All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated.
- "Happy 'Cause I'm Goin' Home" (Robert Lamm) - 11:15
- "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 6:55
- "'Cause I Love Her" - 9:38
- "Morgan" - 10:25
- "Lowdown" (Peter Cetera, Danny Seraphine) - 8:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Speedball" (Lee Morgan) - 5:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Charles Earland - organ
- Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan, Victor Paz - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Clifford Adams (on track 1 only), Dick Griffin, Jack Jeffers - trombone
- Hubert Laws - flute (and on track 4 only, piccolo flute)
- Billy Harper - tenor saxophone (on track 4 only)
- William Thorpe - baritone saxophone (on track 4 only)
- Maynard Parker (on track 4 only), John Fourie, Greg Millar - guitar
- Billy Cobham - drums
- Sonny Morgan - congas
References
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