It has been said that, as a composer, Mozart did nothing new or radical, he just did it better than anybody else. The same might be said of Charles "The Mighty Burner" Earland. He didn't define a new technique, he didn't explore spaced-out harmonies but, as Bill Milkowski wrote, "Earland was indeed the burning-est." There was something about the surging nature of his swing, the relentless right-hand flurries of notes and the way he built his solos to visceral peaks that always elicited screams from the audience. For the last decade or so of his lamentably short life, Earland recorded for HighNote records amassing what many feel to be his most impressive body of work. This release has assembled the best of his recordings from his HighNote sessions at the famed Rudy Van Gelder Studio with all-star line-ups including Eric Alexander, Melvin Sparks, Najee and others.

- Featuring Eric Alexander, Carlos Garnett, Najee, Bernard Purdie, James Rotondi, Melvin Sparks, Buddy Williams and others.

Tracks: Blowing the Blues Away; Sister Sadie; The Count Is In the House; Stomp!; My Love; Organyk Groove; Killer Joe; The Creation; My Blues Is Funky; Transfiguration.

 Blowing the Blues Away

 Sister Sadie

 Killer Joe

 My Blues Is Funky