Harold Land Catalog
1949 (age 21)
Various Artists - Black California: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2215)
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)
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 issued on Contemporary S7550 as "Harold Land Quintet - Grooveyard". Original Jazz Classics OJC-162, OJCCD-162-2.
Harold Land - Harold In The Land Of Jazz (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-162-2)
Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Carl Perkins, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Frank Butler, drums.: same personnel.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, January 13, 1958
| Promised Land |
** reissue of Contemporary C3550 + 1 bonus track.
The Harold Land Quartet - Jazz At The Cellar 1958 (Lone Hill Jazz (Sp) LHJ10291)
Harold Land, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Scott LaFaro, bass; Lennie McBrowne, drums.
"The Cellar", Vancouver, BC, Canada, November, 1958
| Cherokee | |
| Just Friends | |
| The Scene Is Clean | |
| Big Foot | |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine |
1959
The Harold Land Quintet - The Fox (HiFi Jazz J 612)
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 issued on HiFi Jazz SJ 612. Contemporary S7619; Original Jazz Classics OJC-343, OJCCD-343-2 as "The Fox".
Various Artists - This Is The Blues Vol. 1 (Pacific Jazz PJ-13)
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)
Gerald Wilson, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Jackie Davis, organ; Jim Hall, guitar; Curtis Counce, bass; Nat Morris Jr., drums.: same session.
Los Angeles, CA, late 1959
| Blowin' The Blues (alternate take) (as Funky Organ Blues) |
1960
Harold Land - West Coast Blues! (Jazzland JLP 20)
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, 1960
| Terrain | |
| Compulsion |
same personnel.
Fugazi Hall, San Francisco, CA, May 18, 1960
| Ursula | |
| Klactoveedsedstene | |
| Don't Explain | |
| West Coast Blues |
** also issued on Jazzland JLP 920S; Original Jazz Classics OJC-146, OJCCD-146-2.
Harold Land In New York - Eastward Ho! (Jazzland JLP 33)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Amos Trice, piano; Clarence Jones, bass; Joe Peters, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July 5, 1960
| Slowly | |
| On A Little Street In Singapore | |
| Okay Blues |
same personnel.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July 8, 1960
| So In Love | |
| Triple Trouble |
** also issued on Jazzland JLP 933S; Original Jazz Classics OJC-493, OJCCD-493-2.
Harold Land - Take Aim (Blue Note LT-1057)
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)
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 issued on Imperial LP-12247.
** part of Mosaic MS-002 as "Carmell Jones - Mosaic Select".
1967
Harold Land Quintet - The Peace-Maker (Cadet LP-813)
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 & 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)
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)
Harold Land, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Bill Henderson, piano, electric piano; Buster Williams, "Buster" bass; Billy Hart, drums; Mtume, congas.: same session.
released 1971
| Dark Mood |
Harold Land - Choma (Burn) (Mainstream MRL 344)
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)
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 issued on Mainstream MDCD 714.
1977
The Harold Land/Blue Mitchell Quintet - Mapenzi (Concord Jazz CJ-44)
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 issued on Concord Jazz CCD-4044.
1980 (age 52)
Harold Land With Eiji Kitamura - Live At Junk (Yupiteru Records (J) YJ25-7033)
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)
Harold Land, tenor sax; Kinta Hamada, vibes; Naoki Nishi, piano; Kenichi Uchiyama, bass; Takeshi Inomata, drums.
"Maiden Voyage", Los Angeles, CA, September 5, 6 & 8, 1981
| Manteca | |
| Tomodachi | |
| Four | |
| I Remember Clifford | |
| Walkin' |
Harold Land - Xocia's Dance (Sue-Sha) (Muse MR 5272)
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 Studio, Hollywood, 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 issued on Muse MCD 5272.
Harold Land - Xocia's Dance (Sue-Sha) (Muse MCD 5272)
Oscar Brashear, trumpet, flugelhorn; Harold Land, tenor sax; George Cables, piano; John Heard, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Ray Armando, percussion.
Sage & Sound Studio, Hollywood, CA, October 22, 1981
| Blues For You | |
| Dark Mood (alternate take) |
** reissue of Muse MR 5272 + 2 bonus tracks.
1984
Makoto Terashita Meets Harold Land - Topology (Aketa's Disk (J) AD-16)
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)
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 & 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)
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 |