Released 1958 Label Contemporary C 3550 Artist Harold Land Producer Lester Koenig | Length 47:11 Harold in the Land of Jazz
(1958) The Fox
(1959) Release date 1958 Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded January 13 & 14, 1958
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California Similar Harold Land albums, Jazz albums | ||
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.
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Reception
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".
Track listing
All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated
- "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 5:35
- "Delirium" - 6:40
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 3:55
- "Nieta" (Elmo Hope) - 4:35
- "Grooveyard" (Carl Perkins) - 7:02
- "Lydia's Lament" - 5:46
- "Smack Up" - 7:11
- "Promised Land" - 6:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
References
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