Intensity

by Charles Earland

Intensity cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Prestige
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 51:52
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring his signature, deeply grooving Hammond B-3 organ, 'Intensity' finds the bandleader leaning heavily into extended jazz-funk and soul-jazz improvisation. The ensemble features a prominent brass section that provides a thick, muscular foundation for the fiery keyboard solos. The album effectively bridges the gap between the gritty club jazz of the sixties and the polished, funk-heavy fusion dominating the new decade.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, soulful, instrumental, rhythmic, funky, fusion

Tracklist

  1. Happy 'Cause I'm Goin' Home (11:15)
  2. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (6:55)
  3. 'Cause I Love Her (9:39)
  4. Morgan - Instrumental (10:27)
  5. Lowdown (8:14)
  6. Speedball (5:20)

Credits

  • William Thorpe - baritone saxophone
  • Dick Griffin - bass trombone
  • Jack Jeffers - bass trombone
  • Sonny Morgan - congas
  • Billy Cobham - drums
  • Jon Faddis - flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Lee Morgan - flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Victor Paz - flugelhorn, trumpet

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