''Mama Roots'' is an album by organist
Charlie Earland which was recorded in 1969 and 1977 and released on the
Muse
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label.
George Coleman discography
accessed November 28, 2017 The album contains reissues tracks from Earland's 1969 albums ''Boss Organ
''Boss Organ'' is an album by organist Charlie Earland which was recorded in 1966 and released on the Choice label in 1969.Soul Crib
''Soul Crib'' is an album by organist Charlie Earland which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Choice label. Most of the tracks were reissued on Muse Records in 1977 with three tracks on '' Smokin and three on '' Mama Roots''. ''.
Reception
The AllMusic
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review by Ron Wynn stated "Impressive reunion with George Coleman (ts). Also includes Jimmy Ponder on guitar".
Track listing
All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted
# "Undecided
"Undecided" is a popular song written by Sid Robin with music by Charlie Shavers and published in 1938.
Recordings
*The first recording was made by John Kirby and The Onyx Club Boys on October 28, 1938, and released by Decca Records as catalog ...
" (Charlie Shavers
Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He ...
) – 7:44
# "The Dozens" – 3:47
# "Red, Green & Black Blues" – 4:54
# "Mama Roots" – 6:32
# " Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 5:26
# "Bluesette
Bluesette is a jazz standard, composed by Toots Thielemans. First recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1962, with lyrics added by Norman Gimbel, the song became an international hit. It has since been covered by over one hundred artists.
Thielemans ...
" (Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans (), was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for playing the chromatic harmonica, as well as his guitar and wh ...
) – 6:35
Personnel
*Charles Earland
Charles Earland (May 24, 1941 – December 11, 1999) was an American jazz organist.
Biography
Earland was born in Philadelphia and learned to play the saxophone in high school. He played tenor with Jimmy McGriff at the age of 17 and in 1960 fo ...
– organ
Organ and organs may refer to:
Biology
* Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function
* Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body.
Musical instruments
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*George Coleman
George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master.
Early life
Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...
(tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Dave Schnitter (track 1) – tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...
*Jimmy Ponder
Jimmy Ponder (May 10, 1946 – September 16, 2013) was an American jazz guitarist.
Career
When Ponder's brother entered the military, he left his guitar, and Ponder picked it up. In his early teens he received lessons from the guitarist in a ban ...
– guitar
*Walter Perkins Walter Perkins may refer to:
* Walter Perkins (musician)
Walter "Baby Sweets" Perkins (February 10, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois – February 14, 2004 in Queens, New York) was an American jazz drummer.
Starting out in Chicago, Perkins began his pr ...
(tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Bobby Durham (tracks 3 & 6) – drums
References
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Muse Records albums
Charles Earland albums
1979 albums
Albums produced by Ozzie Cadena
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio