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	Harold Land: The Fox (CD: Contemporary- US Import) It would be fair to say that Land's best records were made with the legendary Clifford Brown- Max Roach group in the early fifties. However, 'The Fox' is a very distinctive solo outing, capturing a good band with an inspired Elmo Hope on piano and the only notable appearance of the mysterious figure of Dupree Bolton, a class trumpeter who came from nowhere and seemingly disappeared into oblivion. Price: £15.49


Harold Land: Harold In the Land Of Jazz (CD: Contemporary- US Import) In the late 1950s Harold Land earned a reputation as one of the first and most individual hard-bop musicians based in Los Angeles. Until his July 2001 death, he continued to record many “blowing dates,” of which this is a typical and invigorating example. Along with standard themes, Land uses original material (his own “Lydia’s Lament” and pianist Carl Perkins’s “Grooveyard”). This was also one of the few combo recordings made in America by the outstanding Swedish trumpeter Rolf Ericson. (Fantasy Inc.) Price: £15.49


	Harold Land: Grooveyard (Vinyl LP: Jazz Workshop) Other than four titles from 1949, this set has tenor saxophonist Harold Land's first sessions as a leader. Teamed up on the West Coast with trumpeter Rolf Ericson, pianist Carl Perkins, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Frank Butler. Land shows that hard bop was very much alive in Los Angeles in the late '50s. His tone is cooler and softer than it would become later on, but it was already pretty distinctive. Land performs three of his swinging originals, the original version of Perkins' "Grooveyard" (which became a minor standard), an obscurity by Elmo Hope, and the standards "Speak Low" and "You Don't Know What Love Is." This reissue also adds "Promised Land" to the original program. Fine straight-ahead music. (Discovery Records) Audiophile grade 180g vinyl. Price: £33.99


Harold Land: West Coast Blues! (CD: Jazzland- US Import) Price: £15.49


	Harold Land: Eastward Ho! Harold Land In New York (CD: Jazzland- US Import) Price: £15.49


Harold Land: Eastward Ho! Harold Land In New York (Vinyl LP: Jazz Workshop) Audiophile grade 180g vinyl. Price: £33.99


	Harold Land: Westward Bound! (CD: Wienerworld) Westward Bound! contains previously unissued live recordings of unsung tenor saxophone hero Harold Land from The Penthouse in Seattle from 1962, 1964 and 1965 with stellar musicians including Hampton Hawes, Carmell Jones, Buddy Montgomery and Philly Joe Jones. Released in partnership with the Harold Land Estate, the remastered audio was captured from direct transfers of the original Penthouse's tape reels. Westward Bound! includes an extensive booklet with rare photos; essays by jazz historian Michael Cuscuna, co-producers Zev Feldman and Cory Weeds, and pianist Eric Reed; plus interviews with tenor saxophone giant Joe Lovano and the legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins. (Proper Music) Price: £12.99

The Bebop Shop : West Coast & Cool: Baker, Mulligan, Getz & More : Harold Land

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