Harold Land Catalog
1949 (age 21)
Various Artists - Black California: The Savoy Sessions Savoy SJL 2215 1976
Froegel Brigham, trumpet; Russell B. Campbell, trombone; William S. Doty, alto sax; Harold Land, tenor sax; Fred Jackson, piano; Dave Dyson, bass; Leon Petties, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, April 25, 1949
| SLA524 | Outlandish |
| SLA525 | Swingin' On Savoy |
| SLA526 | Dan Diego Bounce |
| SLA527 | I'll Remember April |
1958 (age 30)
Harold Land - Harold In The Land Of Jazz Contemporary C3550 1958
Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Carl Perkins, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Frank Butler, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, January 13, 1958
| Speak Low | |
| Lydia's Lament | |
| Smack Up |
same personnel.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, January 14, 1958
| Delirium | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | |
| Nieta | |
| Grooveyard |
** also released on Harold Land Quintet - Grooveyard, Contemporary S7550. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-162 in 1984, OJCCD-162-2 in 1988.
Harold Land - Harold In The Land Of Jazz Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-162-2 1988
same personnel.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, January 13, 1958
| Promised Land |
** originally released on Contemporary C3550 in 1958 + 1 bonus track.
The Harold Land Quartet - Jazz At The Cellar 1958 Lone Hill Jazz (Sp) LHJ10291 2007
Harold Land, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Scott LaFaro, bass; Lennie McBrowne, drums.
The Cellar, Vancouver, Canada, November, 1958
| Cherokee | |
| Just Friends | |
| The Scene Is Clean | |
| Big Foot | |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine |
1959
The Harold Land Quintet - The Fox Hifijazz J 612 1960
Dupree Bolton, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Herbie Lewis, bass; Frank Butler, drums.
Radio Recorders Studio B, Los Angeles, CA, August, 1959
| The Fox | |
| Mirror-Mind Rose | |
| One Second, Please | |
| Sims A-Plenty | |
| Little Chris | |
| One Down |
** also released on Hifijazz SJ 612 in 1960. and on The Fox, Contemporary S7619 in 1969; Original Jazz Classics OJC-343 in 1988, OJCCD-343-2 in 1988.
Various Artists - This Is The Blues Vol. 1 Pacific Jazz PJ-13 1961
Gerald Wilson, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Jackie Davis, organ; Jim Hall, guitar; Curtis Counce, bass; Nat Morris Jr., drums.
Los Angeles, CA, late 1959
| E6599 | Blowin' The Blues |
Various Artists - The Blues Vol. 3: Blowin' The Blues World Pacific JWC-512 1959
same session.
Los Angeles, CA, late 1959
| Blowin' The Blues (alternate take) (as Funky Organ Blues) |
1960
Harold Land And The All-Soul Rhythm Section - West Coast Blues! Jazzland JLP 20 1960
Joe Gordon, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Barry Harris, piano; Wes Montgomery, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
Fugazi Hall, San Francisco, CA, May 17 and 18, 1960
| Ursula | |
| Klactoveedsedstene | |
| Don't Explain | |
| West Coast Blues | |
| Terrain | |
| Compulsion |
** also released on Jazzland JLP 920S in 1960; Original Jazz Classics OJC-146 in 1984, OJCCD-146-2 in 1996.
Harold Land In New York - Eastward Ho! Jazzland JLP 33 1961
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Amos Trice, piano; Clarence Jones, bass; Joe Peters, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July 5 and 8, 1960
| So In Love | |
| Triple Trouble | |
| Slowly | |
| On A Little Street In Singapore | |
| Okay Blues |
** also released on Jazzland JLP 933S in 1961; Original Jazz Classics OJC-493 in 1990, OJCCD-493-2 in 1990.
Harold Land - Take Aim Blue Note LT-1057 1980
Martin Banks, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Amos Trice, piano; Clarence Jones, bass; Leon Pettis, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July 25, 1960
| As You Like It | |
| Take Aim | |
| Land Of Peace | |
| Reflections | |
| Blue Nellie | |
| You're My Thrill |
1963
The Harold Land Quintet - Jazz Impressions Of Folk Music Imperial LP-9247 1963
Carmell W. Jones, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; John Houston, piano; Jim Bond, bass; Mel Lee, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July 3, 1963
| Tom Dooley | |
| Scarlet Ribbons | |
| Kisses Sweeter Than Wine |
same personnel.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July 17, 1963
| Foggy Foggy Dew | |
| On Top Of Old Smokey | |
| Take This Hammer | |
| Blue Tail Fly | |
| Hava Nagila |
** also released on Imperial LP-12247 in 1963.
** part of Carmell Jones - Mosaic Select, Mosaic MS-002 in 2003.
1967
Harold Land Quintet - The Peace-Maker Cadet LP-813 1968
Harold Land, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Joe Sample, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Donald Bailey, drums, harmonica.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, December 11, 1967, and February 26, 1968
| 17054 | One For Nini |
| 17055 | The Peace-Maker |
| 17056 | 40 Love |
| 17057 | Timetable |
| 17058 | Angel Dance |
| 17059 | Imagine |
| 17060 | Stylin' |
| 17061 | The Aquarian |
1971 (age 43)
Harold Land - A New Shade Of Blue Mainstream MRL 314 1971
Harold Land, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Bill Henderson, piano, electric piano; Buster Williams, "Buster" bass; Billy Hart, drums; Mtume, congas.
released 1971
| A New Shade Of Blue | |
| Mtume | |
| Ode To Angela | |
| De-Liberation | |
| Short Subject |
Various Artists - Jazz Mainstream MRL 408 1974
same session.
released 1971
| Dark Mood |
Harold Land - Choma (Burn) Mainstream MRL 344 1971
Harold Land, tenor sax, leader; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes, marimba; Bill Henderson, piano; Harold Land Jr., piano, electric piano; Reggie Johnson, bass; Ndugu, Woody Theus, drums.
released 1971
| Choma (Burn) | |
| Our Home | |
| Black Caucus | |
| Up And Down |
1972
Harold Land - Damisi Mainstream MRL 367 1972
Oscar Brashear, trumpet, flugelhorn; Harold Land, tenor sax, oboe; Bill Henderson, electric, acoustic piano; Buster Williams, Fender bass, acoustic bass; Ndugu (Leon Chancler), drums.
released 1972
| Step Right Up To The Bottom | |
| In The Back, In The Corner, In The Dark | |
| Pakistan | |
| Chocolate Mess | |
| Damisi |
** also released on Mainstream MDCD 714 in 1991.
1977
The Harold Land/Blue Mitchell Quintet - Mapenzi Concord Jazz CJ-44 1977
Blue Mitchell, trumpet, flugelhorn; Harold Land, tenor sax; Kirk Lightsey, keyboards; Reggie Johnson, bass; Al "Tootie" Heath, drums.
Sunwest Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 14, 1977
| Mapenzi | |
| Rapture | |
| Habiba | |
| Blue Silver | |
| Everything's Changed | |
| Inner Voice | |
| Tres Senderos |
** also released on Concord Jazz CCD-4044 in 1990.
1980 (age 52)
Harold Land With Eiji Kitamura - Live At Junk Yupiteru Records (J) YJ25-7033 1981
Eiji Kitamura, clarinet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Toshihiko Ogawa, piano; Mitsuaki Furuno, bass; Donald Bailey, drums.
Ginza Junk, Tokyo, Japan, December 9, 1980
| The Night Has A Thousand Eyes | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | |
| Lover Man | |
| Wave | |
| How High The Moon | |
| Stella By Starlight |
1981
Force And Harold Land - Live At The L.A. FIC (J) FIC-002 1981?
Harold Land, tenor sax; Kinta Hamada, vibes; Naoki Nishi, piano; Kenichi Uchiyama, bass; Takeshi Inomata, drums.
Maiden Voyage, Los Angeles, CA, September 5, 6 and 8, 1981
| Manteca | |
| Tomodachi | |
| Four | |
| I Remember Clifford | |
| Walkin' |
Harold Land - Xocia's Dance (Sue-Sha) Muse MR 5272 1982
Oscar Brashear, trumpet, flugelhorn; Harold Land, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes #2,4,5; George Cables, piano; John Heard, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Ray Armando, percussion.
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles, CA, October 22, 1981
| 1. | Dark Mood |
| 2. | Daisy Forever |
| 3. | Xocia's Dance (Sue-Sha's Dance) |
| 4. | Ah, I See |
| 5. | To Lydia With Love |
** also released on Muse MCD 5272 in 1990.
Harold Land - Xocia's Dance (Sue-Sha) Muse MCD 5272 1990
Oscar Brashear, trumpet, flugelhorn; Harold Land, tenor sax; George Cables, piano; John Heard, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Ray Armando, percussion.
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles, CA, October 22, 1981
| Blues For You | |
| Dark Mood (alternate take) |
** originally released on Muse MR 5272 in 1982 + 2 bonus tracks.
1984
Makoto Terashita Meets Harold Land - Topology Aketa's Disk (J) AD-16 1984
Harold Land, tenor sax; Makoto Terashita, piano; Yasushi Yoneki, bass; Mike Reznikoff, drums; Takayuki Koizumi, percussion.
Aoyama Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 11, 1984
| Dragon Dance | |
| World Peace | |
| Dear Friends | |
| Takeuma | |
| I.Ha.To.Bo | |
| Crossing |
1994 (age 66)
Harold Land - A Lazy Afternoon Postcards POST1008 1995
Harold Land, tenor sax; Bill Henderson, piano; James Leary, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Ray Ellis, orchestra arranger, conductor.
Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, CA, December 28, 29 and 31, 1994
| Lazy Afternoon | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | |
| Nature Boy | |
| You Go To My Head | |
| But Beautiful | |
| Invitation | |
| Stella By Starlight | |
| The End Of A Love Affair | |
| You've Changed | |
| Wave | |
| Round Midnight |
2000 (age 72)
Harold Land Quartet - Promised Land Audiophoric APCD JZ-0002 2000
Harold Land, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
David Philips Sound Studio, La Jolla, CA, August 6, 2000
| Inner Voice | |
| Ugly Beauty | |
| What's New | |
| Dark Mood | |
| Like Someone In Love | |
| Mapenzi |