Living Black!

Living Black! is a live album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in New Jersey 1970 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars stating "Living Black! is notable for many reasons, not the least of which is that it showcased Earland in a live setting at his most inspired. From choosing his sidemen to material to reading the audience to pure instrumental execution, there isn't a weak moment on this date, nor a sedentary one... Everybody who was there, no doubt -- as well as any listener with blood instead of sawdust in her or his veins -- had their minds blown long before".

Track listing
All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated
 * 1) "Key Club Cookout" - 9:31
 * 2) "Westbound No. 9" (Daphne Dumas, Ronald Dunbar, Edith Wayne) - 8:19
 * 3) "Killer Joe" (Benny Golson) - 14:28
 * 4) "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 4:34
 * 5) "More Today Than Yesterday" (Pat Upton) - 8:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
 * 6) "Message from a Black Man" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) - 9:59 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

 * Charles Earland - organ
 * Gary Chandler - trumpet
 * Grover Washington Jr. - tenor saxophone
 * Maynard Parker - guitar
 * Jesse Kilpatrick - drums
 * Buddy Caldwell - congas