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| The Fox [Original Jazz Classics] |
| Harold Land |
| első megjelenés éve: 1960 |
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| (1991)
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| 1. | The Fox
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| 2. | Mirror-Mind Rose
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| 3. | One Second, Please
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| 4. | Sims A-Plenty
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| 5. | Little Chris
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| 6. | One Down
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Jazz
Harold Land - Sax (Tenor)
Dupree Bolton - Trumpet
Elmo Hope - Piano
Frank Butler - Drums
Herbie Lewis - Bass
* Art Becker - Engineer
* Bob Skeetz - Photography
* Dave Wiechman - Engineer
* David Axelrod - Producer
* George Kershaw - Cover Design
* Leonard Feather - Original Liner Notes
* Ray Avery - Cover Photo
* Tamaki Beck - Digital Mastering
It was fashionable 45 years ago to debate the merits of West Coast versus East Coast jazz. The West Coast variety was supposed to be laid-back and easygoing, while the East Coast's hard bop was the "true keeper of the flame."
The Fox dispels all the myths and misconceptions. Producer Dave Axelrod, who could hardly be described as "laid back", put together a hard-swinging West Coast group to back Land's debut recording on the fledgling Hifijazz label. It went out of print soon after its release, but its near-legendary status prompted Contemporary to acquire the master from Hifijazz in 1969.
Due to his decision to settle in Los Angeles, tenor saxophonist Harold Land has long been underrated. A strong bop stylist who later on would be influenced a great deal by John Coltrane, Land in 1959 had a sound closer to Sonny Rollins. For this excellent straight-ahead quintet set with trumpeter Dupree Bolton and pianist Elmo Hope, Land performs four of Hope's superior but little-known compositions along with two of his own. This is high-quality hard bop, easily recommended to fans of straight-ahead jazz.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Harold Land
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Dec 18, 1928 in Houston, TX
Died: Jul 27, 2001
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Harold Land is an underrated tenor saxophonist whose tone has hardened with time and whose improvising style after the 1960s became influenced by (but not a copy of) John Coltrane. He grew up in San Diego and started playing tenor when he was 16. After working locally and making his recording debut for Savoy (1949), Land had his first high-profile gig in 1954 when he joined the Clifford BrownMax Roach Quintet. Land performed and recorded with the group until late 1955 when due to family problems he had to return home to Los Angeles (where he has been based ever since). He played with Curtis Counce's band (1956-1958), recorded a pair of memorable albums for Contemporary (1958-1959), led his own groups in the 1960s, and co-led groups with Bobby Hutcherson (1967-1971) and Blue Mitchell (1975-1978). Harold Land continued freelancing around Los Angeles up until his death in 2001. Land recorded as a leader (in addition to Savoy and Contemporary) for such labels as Jazzland, Blue Note, Imperial, Atlantic, Cadet, Mainstream, Concord, Muse, and Postcards. His son, Harold Land, Jr., occasionally played piano with his groups.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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