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In the Land of the Giants

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Released
  
1969

Release date
  
1969

Label
  
Prestige Records

Artist
  
Eric Kloss

Producer
  
Don Schlitten

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
January 2, 1969 New York City

In the Land of the Giants (1969)
  
To Hear Is to See! (1969)

Similar
  
Eric Kloss albums, Jazz albums

In the Land of the Giants is the eighth album by saxophonist Eric Kloss which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "A superior post-bop altoist, the blind Kloss showed that he was able to hold his own with musicians much better-known than himself, but unfortunately he sunk into obscurity after 1981".

Track listing

All compositions by Eric Kloss except as indicated

  1. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 7:31
  2. "So What" (Miles Davis) - 11:01
  3. "Sock It to Me Socrates" - 5:14
  4. "When Two Lovers Touch" - 5:14
  5. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) - 5:33

Personnel

  • Eric Kloss - alto saxophone
  • Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
  • Jaki Byard - piano
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Alan Dawson - drums
  • Songs

    1Summertime7:34
    2So What11:04
    3Sock It to Me Socrates5:20

    References

    In the Land of the Giants Wikipedia