Organomically Correct revisits selections from three of Charles Earland's late-'70s Muse recordings. While most fans of "The Mighty Burner" treasure his Prestige dates released earlier in the decade, his sessions for Muse contained as much gritty funk without the fusion-ish over-production
Earland toyed with that marred recordings like
Intensity. The musicians on these tracks are spectacular, including tenor saxophonists
George Freeman,
Frank Wess, or
Houston Person; guitarist
Jimmy Ponder or
Melvin Sparks; and
Grady Tate or
Walter Perkins on drums. Of the 12 tracks, nine are
Earland originals, alongside
Wayne Shorter's "Infant Eyes" and the standards "Undecided" and "Old Folks." Fans of organ jazz or funk should check this out. ~ Al Campbell