| Harold in the Land of Jazz | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | January 13–14, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:11 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C 3550 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Harold Land chronology | ||||
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Harold in the Land of Jazz (also released as Grooveyard) is the debut studio album by saxophonist Harold Land, recorded in 1958 and released on the Contemporary label. [1] [2] [3]
Land's band on the album included jazz pianist Carl Perkins (not to be confused with the American Rockabilly singer and songwriter of the same name) in one of his final appearances on record. Perkins died two months after the recording session. The original LP cover showed Land playing his saxophone in front of the Watts Towers, which at the time had been condemned by the City of Los Angeles and were in danger of being destroyed. [4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Tom Hull | B+ [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [7] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "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". [5]
All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated
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Harold in the Land of Jazz.
