Smokin' (Charles Earland album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Smokin'
| type = Album
| artist = Charlie Earland
| cover = Smokin' (Charles Earland album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1977
| recorded = 1969 and 1977
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 39:14
| label = Muse
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| producer = Ozzie Cadena
| chronology = Charlie Earland
| prev_title = Perception
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Mama Roots
| next_year = 1977
}}
Smokin' is an album by organist Charlie Earland which was recorded in 1969 and 1977 and released on the Muse label.[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5100.htm Muse LP series discography: 5100 to 5149] accessed November 27, 2017[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records listing], accessed November 27, 2017[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Charles_Earland.htm Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography], accessed November 28, 2017[http://www.georgecoleman.com/discography_frame_index.html George Coleman discography], accessed November 28, 2017 The album contains two new recordings and reissues three tracks from Earland's 1969 album Soul Crib.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
}}
The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated "Fine mid-'70s sextet set featuring Earland's customary soul-jazz, blues, and funk, with uptempo and ballad originals".{{AllMusic|first=Ron |last=Wynn |class=album |id=mw0000872582 |title= Charles Earland: Smokin' – Review |accessdate=November 27, 2017}}
Track listing
- "Penn Relays" (Charles Earland) – 6:00
- "Danny Boy's Soul" (Dave Paul) – 3:50
- "Milestones #2" (Miles Davis) – 8:50
- "Soon It's Gonna Rain" (Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones) – 9:30
- "Strangers in the Night" (Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder) – 5:30
Personnel
- Charles Earland – organ
- George Coleman, Dave Schnitter (track 1) – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Ponder – guitar
- Walter Perkins (tracks 3–5), Bobby Durham (tracks 1 & 2) – drums
- Herb Fisher – percussion (track 1)