Damisi

Damisi
Studio album by Harold Land
Released	1972
Recorded	1972 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:42
Label	Mainstream MRL 367
Producer	Bob Shad
Harold Land chronology
Choma (Burn) (1971) Damisi (1972) Mapenzi (1977)

Damisi is an album recorded by American saxophonist Harold Land in 1972 for the Mainstream label. ^[1] In Swahili damisi means "cheerful".

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Tom Hull	B+ [3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The modal music, which clearly shows the influences of early fusion and funk, is interesting but very much of its period". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated

1. "Step Right Up to the Bottom" - 4:40
2. "In the Back, in the Corner, in the Dark" - 5:48
3. "Pakistan" - 7:58
4. "Chocolate Mess" (Ndugu Chancler) - 7:31
5. "Damisi" - 9:08
6. "Dark Mood" - 8:48 Bonus track on CD reissue, taken from Choma (Burn)
7. "Up and Down" - 10:49 Bonus track on CD reissue, taken from the Mainstream LP Jazz, a sampler featuring various artists

Personnel

• Harold Land – tenor saxophone, oboe
• Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
• William Henderson – piano, electric piano
• Buster Williams – bass, electric bass
• Ndugu Chancler – drums

References

1. Harold Land discography accessed August 13, 2014
2. Yanow, S., Allmusic listing accessed August 13, 2014
3. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Harold Land". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 10, 2020.