Soul Crib Explained

Soul Crib
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Charlie Earland Trio featuring George Coleman
Cover:	Soul Crib.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	1969
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:14
Label:	Choice
Producer:	Ozzie Cadena
Chronology:	Charlie Earland
Prev Title:	Boss Organ
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Black Power
Next Year:	1969

Soul Crib is an album by organist Charlie Earland which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Choice label.^{[1] [2] [3]} Most of the tracks were reissued on Muse Records in 1977 with three tracks on Smokin' and three on Mama Roots.^{[4] [5]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Wichael Erlewine simply stated "Earland with George Coleman on tenor sax, Jimmy Ponder on guitar, and Walter Perkins on drums".

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted

1. "Soon It's Gonna Rain" (Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones) – 7:30
2. "Strangers in the Night" (Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder) – 5:30
3. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 5:30
4. "The Dozens" – 2:50
5. "Milestones #2" (Miles Davis) – 3:30
6. "Mus' Be LSD" – 6:30
7. "Undecided" (Charlie Shavers, Sid Robin) – 6:45

Personnel

• Charles Earland – organ
• George Coleman – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Ponder – guitar
• Walter Perkins – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Charles_Earland.htm Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography
2. http://funky16corners.tripod.com/earland_discography.htm Charles Earland discography
3. http://www.georgecoleman.com/discography_frame_index.html George Coleman discography
4. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5100.htm Muse LP series discography: 5100 to 5049
5. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records listing