Intensity (Charles Earland album)

1972 studio album by Charles Earland

Intensity

Studio album by Charles Earland

Released

1972

Recorded

February 16 & 17, 1972

Studio

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Genre

Jazz

Length

51:52

Label

Prestige
PR 10041

Producer

Charles Earland

Charles Earland chronology

Soul Story
(1971)

Intensity
(1972)

Live at the Lighthouse
(1972)

Intensity is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

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".

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

Prestige Records discography accessed March 11, 2013
Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017
Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017
^ Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 11, 2013
Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 67. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

v t e Charles Earland
Studio albums	Black Talk! (1969) Black Drops (1970) Living Black! (1970) Soul Story (1971) Intensity (1972) Charles III (1973) The Dynamite Brothers (1973) Leaving This Planet (1973)
Live albums	Live at the Lighthouse (1972) Kharma (1974)

v t e Lee Morgan
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956) Introducing Lee Morgan (1956) Lee Morgan Sextet (1956) Dizzy Atmosphere (1957) Lee Morgan Vol. 3 (1957) City Lights (1957) The Cooker (1957) Candy (1957–58) Peckin' Time (1958) Monday Night at Birdland (1958) Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959) Here's Lee Morgan (1960) Lee-Way (1960) Expoobident (1960) The Young Lions (1960) Take Twelve (1962) The Sidewinder (1963) Search for the New Land (1964) Tom Cat (1964) Cornbread (1965) Infinity (1965) The Gigolo (1965) The Night of the Cookers (with Freddie Hubbard, 1965) The Rumproller (1965) Delightfulee (1966) Charisma (1966) The Rajah (1966) Standards (1967) Sonic Boom (1967) The Procrastinator (1967–69) The Sixth Sense (1967) Taru (1968) Caramba! (1968) Live at the Lighthouse (1970) The Last Session (1971)
With Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Theory of Art (aka, A Night in Tunisia, 1957) Drums Around the Corner (1958–59) Moanin' (1958) 1958 – Paris Olympia (1958) Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958) Les Liaisons dangereuses (1958) Africaine (1959) At the Jazz Corner of the World (1959) Paris Jam Session (1959) The Big Beat (1960) A Night in Tunisia (1960) Like Someone in Love (1960) Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (1960) Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961) The Freedom Rider (1961) The Witch Doctor (1961) Roots & Herbs (1961) Pisces (1961–64) Indestructible (1964) Golden Boy (1964) 'S Make It (1964) Soul Finger (1965) Hold On, I'm Coming (1965)
With Hank Mobley	Hank Mobley Sextet (1956) Jazz Message No. 2 (1956) No Room for Squares (1963) Dippin' (1965) A Caddy for Daddy (1965) A Slice of the Top (1966) Straight No Filter (1966) Third Season (1967)
With others	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Train (John Coltrane, 1957) Intensity (Charles Earland, 1972) Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972) Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959) Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959) The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959) Images of Curtis Fuller (1960) Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson, 1958) A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957) Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966) Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957) Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968) Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969) Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971) The Prime Element (Elvin Jones, 1969) Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959) Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly, 1959) Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern, 1970) Jacknife (Jackie McLean, 1965) Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965) Evolution (Grachan Moncur, 1963) Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959) Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter, 1964) House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58) The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58) Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine, 1964) Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner, 1967) Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967) Mother Ship (Larry Young, 1969) Love Bug (Reuben Wilson, 1969)
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