Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York

Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York
Studio album by Harold Land
Released	1960
Recorded	July 5 & 8, 1960 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Jazzland JLP 33
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Harold Land chronology
West Coast Blues! (1960) Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York (1960) Take Aim (1960)

Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York is an album by American saxophonist Harold Land, recorded in late 1960 and released on the Jazzland label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, calling it "a fine effort that serves as a strong example of Harold Land's early work". ^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings comments that while Dorham and Land both play well, they don’t interact as well as they might have. ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated

1. "So in Love" (Cole Porter) - 5:58
2. "Triple Trouble" (Amos Trice) - 5:46
3. "Slowly" (Kermit Goell, David Raksin) - 6:59
4. "'On a Little Street in Singapore" (Peter DeRose, Billy Hill) - 7:07
5. "Okay Blues" - 12:23

Personnel

• Harold Land - tenor saxophone
• Kenny Dorham - trumpet
• Amos Trice - piano
• Clarence Jones - bass
• Joe Peters - drums

References

1. Jazzland Records discography accessed November 14, 2012
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 14, 2012
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 863. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.