Kharma (album)

Kharma
Live album by Charles Earland
Released	1974
Recorded	July 6, 1974 Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 10095
Producer	Charles Earland and Orrin Keepnews
Charles Earland chronology
Leaving This Planet (1973) Kharma (1974) Odyssey (1976)

Kharma is a live album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1974 and released on the Prestige label.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Earland was getting into mixing up his customary organ with electric piano and synthesizer by the time of this 1974 concert, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival... this is a respectable and energetic set containing some real flights of inspiration, as when he seems to be barely keeping some demons in check during the more frenzied solos".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland

1. "Joe Brown" - 8:38
2. "Morgan" - 13:05
3. "Suite For Martin Luther King Part 1: Offering" - 8:40
4. "Suite For Martin Luther King Part 2: Mode For Martin" - 7:59
5. "Kharma" - 5:04

Personnel

• Charles Earland - organ, electric piano, synthesizer
• Jon Faddis - trumpet
• Clifford Adams - trombone
• Dave Hubbard - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Aurell Ray - guitar
• Ron Carter - electric bass
• George Johnson - drums

References

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