West Coast Blues!
1960 studio album by Harold Land
West Coast Blues! | ||||
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Studio album by Harold Land | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | May 17–18, 1960 San Francisco | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Jazzland | |||
Harold Land chronology | ||||
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West Coast Blues! is a studio album by American tenor saxophonist Harold Land, released in 1960 by Jazzland label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
According to Scott Yanow of AllMusic: "The music is as well-played and swinging as one would expect from this superior bop group."[2]
Track listing
- "Ursula" (Harold Land) – 7:07
- "Klactoveedsedstene" (Charlie Parker) – 9:59
- "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 4:54
- "West Coast Blues" (Wes Montgomery) – 6:02
- "Terrain" (Land) – 7:46
- "Compulsion" (Land) – 6:48
Personnel
- Harold Land – tenor saxophone
- Wes Montgomery – guitar
- Joe Gordon – trumpet
- Barry Harris – piano
- Sam Jones – double bass
- Louis Hayes – drums
References
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4402-2916-9. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ a b Scott Yanow, West Coast Blues! review, AllMusic.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 862. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External reviews
- AMG review: West Coast Blues!
- v
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- Harold in the Land of Jazz (1958)
- The Fox (1959)
- West Coast Blues! (1960)
- Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York (1960)
- Hear Ye! (1961)
- Jazz Impressions of Folk Music (1963)
- The Peace-Maker (1967)
- A New Shade of Blue (1971)
- Choma (Burn) (1971)
- Damisi (1977)
- Mapenzi (1977)
- Take Aim (1980)
- Xocia's Dance (1981)
- A Lazy Afternoon (1995)
- Promised Land (2001)