Harold Land Discography
1949 (age 21)
Harold Land Septet
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 | Savoy SJL 2215 |
| SLA525 | Swingin' On Savoy | - |
| SLA526 | Dan Diego Bounce | Regent 1020; Savoy SJL 2215 |
| SLA527 | I'll Remember April | - |
* Savoy SJL 2215 Various Artists - Black California: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Regent 1020 Harold Land - Dan Diego Bounce / I'll Remember April 1950
1958 (age 30)
Harold Land Quintet
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 | Contemporary C3550 | |
| Lydia's Lament | - | |
| Smack Up | - | |
| Promised Land | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-162-2 |
* Contemporary C3550 Harold Land - Harold In The Land Of Jazz 1958
= Contemporary S7550 Harold Land Quintet - Grooveyard
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-162 Harold Land - Harold In The Land Of Jazz 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-162-2 - 1988
Harold Land Quintet
same personnel.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, January 14, 1958
| Delirium | Contemporary C3550 | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | - | |
| Nieta | - | |
| Grooveyard | - |
* Contemporary C3550 Harold Land - Harold In The Land Of Jazz 1958
= Contemporary S7550 Harold Land Quintet - Grooveyard
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-162 Harold Land - Harold In The Land Of Jazz 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-162-2 - 1988
The Harold Land Quartet
Harold Land, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Scott LaFaro, bass; Lennie McBrowne, drums.
The Cellar, Vancouver, Canada, November, 1958
| Cherokee | Lone Hill Jazz (Sp) LHJ10291 | |
| Just Friends | - | |
| The Scene Is Clean | - | |
| Big Foot | - | |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine | - |
* Lone Hill Jazz (Sp) LHJ10291 The Harold Land Quartet - Jazz At The Cellar 1958 2007
1959
The Harold Land Quintet
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 | Hifijazz J 612 | |
| Mirror-Mind Rose | - | |
| One Second, Please | - | |
| Sims A-Plenty | - | |
| Little Chris | - | |
| One Down | - |
* Hifijazz J 612, SJ 612 The Harold Land Quintet - The Fox 1960
= Contemporary S7619 Harold Land - The Fox 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-343, OJCCD-343-2 - 1988
Harold Land All Stars
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 | Pacific Jazz PJ-13; World Pacific STEREO-115, WP-1289 |
| Blowin' The Blues (alternate take) (as Funky Organ Blues) | Pacific Jazz X-303; World Pacific JWC-512, STEREO-1029 |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-13 Various Artists - This Is The Blues Vol. 1 1961
* World Pacific WP-1289 Various Artists - Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers 1960
* World Pacific JWC-512 Various Artists - The Blues Vol. 3: Blowin' The Blues 1959
* World Pacific STEREO-1029 Various Artists - The Blues Vol. 3: Blowin' The Blues 1959
* World Pacific STEREO-115 Jackie Davis, Gerald Wilson - Funky Organ Blues / Richie Crabtree, The Mastersounds - Hey Now 1959
* Pacific Jazz X-303 Jackie Davis, Harold Land - Blowin' The Blues / Teddy Edwards - Red Shirt 1961
1960
Harold Land And The All-Soul Rhythm Section
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 and 18, 1960
| Ursula | Jazzland JLP 20 | |
| Klactoveedsedstene | - | |
| Don't Explain | - | |
| West Coast Blues | Jazzland JLP 20, JLP 1001 | |
| Terrain | Jazzland JLP 20 | |
| Compulsion | - |
* Jazzland JLP 20, JLP 920S Harold Land And The All-Soul Rhythm Section - West Coast Blues! 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-146 - 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-146-2 - 1996
* Jazzland JLP 1001, JLP 91001 Various Artists - Jazzland: The Stars Of Jazz 1961 1961
Harold Land Quintet With Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Amos Trice, piano; Clarence Jones, bass; Joe Peters, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July 5 and 8, 1960
| So In Love | Jazzland JLP 33 | |
| Triple Trouble | - | |
| Slowly | - | |
| On A Little Street In Singapore | - | |
| Okay Blues | - |
* Jazzland JLP 33, JLP 933S Harold Land In New York - Eastward Ho! 1961
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-493, OJCCD-493-2 - 1990
Harold Land Quintet
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 | Blue Note LT-1057 | |
| Take Aim | - | |
| Land Of Peace | - | |
| Reflections | - | |
| Blue Nellie | - | |
| You're My Thrill | - |
* Blue Note LT-1057 Harold Land - Take Aim 1980
1963
The Harold Land Quintet
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 | Imperial LP-9247 | |
| Scarlet Ribbons | - | |
| Kisses Sweeter Than Wine | - |
* Imperial LP-9247, LP-12247 The Harold Land Quintet - Jazz Impressions Of Folk Music 1963
= Mosaic MS-002 Carmell Jones - Mosaic Select 2003
The Harold Land Quintet
same personnel.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July 17, 1963
| Foggy Foggy Dew | Imperial LP-9247 | |
| On Top Of Old Smokey | - | |
| Take This Hammer | - | |
| Blue Tail Fly | - | |
| Hava Nagila | - |
* Imperial LP-9247, LP-12247 The Harold Land Quintet - Jazz Impressions Of Folk Music 1963
= Mosaic MS-002 Carmell Jones - Mosaic Select 2003
1967
Harold Land Quintet
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, and February 26, 1968
| 17054 | One For Nini | Cadet LP-813 |
| 17055 | The Peace-Maker | - |
| 17056 | 40 Love | - |
| 17057 | Timetable | - |
| 17058 | Angel Dance | - |
| 17059 | Imagine | - |
| 17060 | Stylin' | - |
| 17061 | The Aquarian | - |
* Cadet LP-813 Harold Land Quintet - The Peace-Maker 1968
1971 (age 43)
Harold Land Sextet
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 | Mainstream MRL 314 | |
| Mtume | - | |
| Ode To Angela | - | |
| De-Liberation | - | |
| Short Subject | - | |
| Dark Mood | Mainstream MRL 408, MDCD 714 |
* Mainstream MRL 314 Harold Land - A New Shade Of Blue 1971
* Mainstream MRL 408 Various Artists - Jazz 1974
* Mainstream MDCD 714 Harold Land - Damisi 1991
Harold Land Septet
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) | Mainstream MRL 344 | |
| Our Home | - | |
| Black Caucus | - | |
| Up And Down | Mainstream MRL 344, MDCD 714 |
* Mainstream MRL 344 Harold Land - Choma (Burn) 1971
* Mainstream MDCD 714 Harold Land - Damisi 1991
1972
Harold Land Quintet
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 | Mainstream MRL 367 | |
| In The Back, In The Corner, In The Dark | - | |
| Pakistan | - | |
| Chocolate Mess | - | |
| Damisi | - |
* Mainstream MRL 367 Harold Land - Damisi 1972
= Mainstream MDCD 714 - 1991
1977
The Harold Land - Blue Mitchell Quintet
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 | Concord Jazz CJ-44 | |
| Rapture | - | |
| Habiba | - | |
| Blue Silver | - | |
| Everything's Changed | - | |
| Inner Voice | - | |
| Tres Senderos | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-44 The Harold Land/Blue Mitchell Quintet - Mapenzi 1977
= Concord Jazz CCD-4044 - 1990
1980 (age 52)
Harold Land - Eiji Kitamura Quintet
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 | Yupiteru Records (J) YJ25-7033 | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Wave | - | |
| How High The Moon | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | - |
* Yupiteru Records (J) YJ25-7033 Harold Land With Eiji Kitamura - Live At Junk 1981
1981
Force And Harold Land
Harold Land, tenor sax; Kinta Hamada, vibes; Naoki Nishi, piano; Kenichi Uchiyama, bass; Takeshi Inomata, drums.
Maiden Voyage, Los Angeles, CA, September 5, 6 and 8, 1981
| Manteca | FIC (J) FIC-002 | |
| Tomodachi | - | |
| Four | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| Walkin' | - |
* FIC (J) FIC-002 Force And Harold Land - Live At The L.A. 1981?
Harold Land
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, Los Angeles, CA, October 22, 1981
| 1. | Dark Mood | Muse MR 5272 |
| 2. | Daisy Forever | - |
| 3. | Xocia's Dance (Sue-Sha's Dance) | - |
| 4. | Ah, I See | - |
| 5. | To Lydia With Love | - |
| 6. | Blues For You | Muse MCD 5272 |
| 7. | Dark Mood (alternate take) | - |
* Muse MR 5272 Harold Land - Xocia's Dance (Sue-Sha) 1982
= Muse MCD 5272 - 1990
1984
Makoto Terashita Quintet Featuring Harold Land
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 | Aketa's Disk (J) AD-16 | |
| World Peace | - | |
| Dear Friends | - | |
| Takeuma | - | |
| I.Ha.To.Bo | - | |
| Crossing | - |
* Aketa's Disk (J) AD-16 Makoto Terashita Meets Harold Land - Topology 1984
1994 (age 66)
Harold Land Quartet
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 and 31, 1994
| Lazy Afternoon | Postcards POST1008 | |
| 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 | - |
* Postcards POST1008 Harold Land - A Lazy Afternoon 1995
2000 (age 72)
Harold Land Quartet
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 | Audiophoric APCD JZ-0002 | |
| Ugly Beauty | - | |
| What's New | - | |
| Dark Mood | - | |
| Like Someone In Love | - | |
| Mapenzi | - |
* Audiophoric APCD JZ-0002 Harold Land Quartet - Promised Land 2000