Harold in the Land of Jazz

Harold in the Land of Jazz
Studio album by Harold Land
Released 1958
Recorded January 13 & 14, 1958
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre Jazz
Length 47:11
Label Contemporary C 3550
Producer Lester Koenig
Harold Land chronology
Harold in the Land of Jazz
(1958)
The Fox
(1959)

Harold in the Land of Jazz (also released as Grooveyard) is the debut album by saxophonist Harold Land recorded in 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Land shows that hard bop was very much alive in Los Angeles in the late '50s. His tone is cooler and softer than it would become later on, but it was already pretty distinctive".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated

  1. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 5:35
  2. "Delirium" - 6:40
  3. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 3:55
  4. "Nieta" (Elmo Hope) - 4:35
  5. "Grooveyard" (Carl Perkins) - 7:02
  6. "Lydia's Lament" - 5:46
  7. "Smack Up" - 7:11
  8. "Promised Land" - 6:27 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. Contemporary Records Catalog: 3500/7500 series accessed February 1, 2016
  2. Fitzgerald, M. Harold Land Leader Discography February 1, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Harold in the Land of Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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