Charles Earland - Journey Of The Soul

Charles Earland - Odyssey Label: Mercury Catalog#: SRM-1-1049 Released: 1976 Bass - Ron Carter Congas, Percussion - Lawrence Killiam* Drums - Abe Speller , Howard King Guitar - John Abercrombie , Robert Lowe Synthesizer [Arp Odessey] - Richard Himsvark Synthesizer [Arp Pro-soloist, Arp String Ensemble], Electric Piano, Organ, Pedalboard [Echo-plex] - Charles Earland Trumpet [Electric] - Randy Brecker Violin - John Blair Written-By - Charles Earland After his run of funky organ records for Prestige in the early 70s, Charles took a similar route to Herbie and others, and picked up a host of electric keyboards for his spacey fusion records on Mercury. The core of Earland's groove here is the Arp, which he plays masterfully -- running from tight funky melodies to wilder outer spacier sounds. The groups that back him up include many crack 70s fusion players -- and the record has a style that's overall more slick and sophisticated than his Prestige sessions.