Xocia’s Dance is the thirteenth studio album by American hard bop tenor saxophonist Harold Land as bandleader. The album was initially released in 1981 via Muse Records label and re-released on CD in 1990. “Maybe best known for [More]
“An excellent hard bop trumpeter, Carmell Jones would probably have been much better-known today if he had not moved to Europe in the mid-’60s at the height of his career. After military service and two [More]
“The drawing on the cover and the liner notes, such as they are, are rather silly, but the music on this brief, but enjoyable, CD reissue (subtitled ‘For People Who Hate Jazz’) features some fine [More]
“Since Clifford Brown’s unexpected and sudden death following a 1956 car crash, collectors have sought any previously unknown recordings to add to the already sizable legacy left by a trumpet genius who didn’t reach his [More]
An album El Tigre is the studio collaborations by the great tenor player Harold Land and guitar master Barney Kessel. Track listing: A1 Lullaby Of Birdland 0:00 A2 Tea For Two 3:08 A3 All For [More]
Study in Brown  (EmArcy Records, 1955) is a Clifford Brown and Max Roach album. The album consists predominantly of originals by members of the band. The songs “Lands End”, by tenor saxophonist Harold Land, and [More]
Although he still wоn рорulаrіtу роllѕ аnd rеmаіnеd a hоuѕеhоld nаmе in thе jazz wоrld, thе end оf organist Jіmmу Smith’s long реrіоd wіth Vеrvе in 1972 kept hіm іn rеlаtіvе obscurity until hе re-emerged [More]
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. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the [More]
Track listing: 00:00 A1 S’Pacific View (Herb Geller) 05:55 A2 Jitterbug Waltz (Thomas Waller) 11:39 A3 The Fruit (Bud Powell) 17:55 B1 Here’s What I’m Here For (Harold Arlen,Ira Gershwin) 22:35 B2 Marable Eyes (Herb [More]
After tоо lоng a period іn thе ѕtudіоѕ, tаlеntеd trumреtеr Jоn Fаddіѕ rеturnеd to jаzz wіth thіѕ brіllіаnt еffоrt. Bеѕt knоwn fоr hіѕ ability to сlоѕеlу еmulаtе hіѕ idol, Dіzzу Gіllеѕріе (far frоm аn easy [More]