Charles Earland - More Today Than Yesterday

 Sunday Jazz Continues; we're checking out this classic from  Charles Earland  called  More Today Than Yesterday. Check out the players and the track!! Let's Go!! 

• Congas – Buddy Caldwell
• Drums – Idris Muhammad
• Guitar – Melvin Sparks
• Organ – Charles Earland
• Tenor Saxophone – Houston Person
• Trumpet – Virgil Jones

  Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Charles Earland - More Today Than Yesterday

Reuben Wilson / Bambu

Digital Crate Digging Continues…checking out this jazz / funk from Reuben Wilson with  Bambu…it’s funky y’all !! Check out the players and the track..

• Drums – Tommy Derrick
• Guitar – Melvin Sparks
• Organ – Reuben Wilson
• Tenor Saxophone – John Manning

Reuben Wilson / Bambu | Whats Really Going On?

Brother Jack McDuff and David Newman / Duffin Round

Digital Crate Digging Continues…checking out this vintage soul / jazz from Brother Jack McDuff & David Newman ….with a track called Duffin Round..check out the players and the track..

• Drums – Abe Blasingame
• Guitar – Melvin Sparks
• Organ – Brother Jack McDuff
• Saxophone [Alto] – Danny Turner
• Saxophone [Alto], Saxophone [Tenor], Flute – David Newman
• Saxophone [Tenor], Flute – Leo Johnson

 
Brother Jack McDuff and David Newman / Duffin Round | Whats Really Going On?

Charles Earland / "Here Comes Charlie"

 Digital Crate Digging Continues....just catching up on my pimping...no Sunday Jazz yesterday so I'm flipping it today...checking out  Charles Earland  with "Here Comes Charlie"...check out the players and the tracks..

• Drums – Idris Muhammad
• Guitar – Melvin Sparks
• Organ – Charles Earland
• Tenor Saxophone – Houston Person
• Trumpet – Virgil Jones

 Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Charles Earland / "Here Comes Charlie"

Melvin Sparks – Texas Twister

Digital Crate Digging Continues..checking out this funky track by Melvin Sparks – called Texas Twister…from his album of the same name. Check out the players and the track…

• Congas – Buddy Caldwell
• Drums – Idris Muhammad
• Electric Bass – Wilbur Bascomb
• Guitar, Arranged By, Conductor – Melvin Sparks
• Organ – Ceasar Frazier
• Tenor Saxophone – Ron Bridgewater
• Trumpet – Cecil Bridgewater , Jon Faddis

  Melvin Sparks – Texas Twister | Whats Really Going On?

Charles Earland / Aquarius

 Digital Crate Digging Continues...still in a Sunday Jazz mood. I wasn't able to do many jazz posts yesterday..I was out in those streets. Anyway...lets check out Charles Earland...with his version of Aquarius. This song is right on time..since it is the last day the Sun is in Aquarius. 

This song is off of the Black Talk album by Mr. Earland. I posted the title song of that album eariler. Check out the players and the track...

• Drums – Idris Muhammad
• Guitar – Melvin Sparks
• Organ – Charles Earland
• Tenor Saxophone – Houston Person
• Trumpet – Virgil Jones

 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Charles Earland / Aquarius

Charles Earland – Black Talk

 Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out this soul-jazz from Charles Earland – with a track called Black Talk...from his album of the same name. Check out the players and the track..

• Drums – Idris Muhammad
• Guitar – Melvin Sparks
• Organ – Charles Earland
• Tenor Saxophone – Houston Person
• Trumpet – Virgil Jones

 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Charles Earland – Black Talk

Lou Donaldson – If There’s A Hell Below (We’re All Going To Go

Digital Crate Digging Continues..checking out Lou Donaldson - with his version of Curtis Mayfield’s If There’s A Hell Below (We’re All Going To Go) ..check out the players and the track…

• Bass [Electric] – Jerry Jemmott
• Congas – Ray Armando
• Drums – Idris Muhammad
• Guitar – Melvin Sparks
• Organ, Bass [Electric] – Leon Spencer*
• Saxophone [Alto] – Lou Donaldson
• Trumpet – Ed Williams*
• Vocals – Essence , Mildred Brown, Naomi Thomas, Rosalyn Brown

 
Lou Donaldson – If There’s A Hell Below (We’re All Going To Go | Whats Really Going On?

Lou Donaldson ‎– Hot Dog

 Digital Crate Digging Continues..checking out this jazz / funk from  Lou Donaldson ‎– with a track called Hot Dog...check out the players and the track...

• Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
• Drums – Leo Morris
• Guitar – Melvin Sparks
• Organ – Charles Earland
• Trumpet – Ed Williams

 Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Lou Donaldson ‎– Hot Dog

Idris Muhammad – By The Red Sea

 Digital crate digging continues....some serious crate digging too!! checking out drummer / percussionist Idris Muhammad  with a cut called  By The Red Sea.

This is from his Black Rhythm Revolution album...check out the players and the track...

• Congas – Buddy Caldwell
• Drums – Idris Muhammad
• Electric Piano – Harold Mabern
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Guitar – Melvin Sparks
• Producer, Supervised By, Liner Notes – Bob Porter
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Arranged By – Clarence Thomas
• Trumpet – Virgil Jones 

  
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Idris Muhammad – By The Red Sea

Charles Earland: Coming To You Live

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Charles Earland: Coming To You Live: Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out this classic Charles Earland...Coming To You Live.. featuring Marcus Miller (bass), Doc Pow...