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Harold in the Land of Jazz was the debut album by saxophonist Harold Land recorded and released in 1958 on the Contemporary label. It was also released as Grooveyard. The cover design was created by Guidi/Tri-Arts and the photography was performed by Walter Zerlinden.
On this album, his first outing as a leader, Land was able to show with his distinctive style that hard bop was well and alive in Los Angeles, California in the late ’50s.
The compositions presented on this album are Speak Low, Delirium, You Don’t Know What Love Is, Nieta, Grooveyard, Lydia’s Lament, and Smack Up. He borrowed songs composed Kurt Weill and Ogden Nash, Gene De Paul And Don Raye, Elmo Hope, and Carl Perkins. Land contributed Delirium, Lydia’s Lament and Smack Upto this recording.
The tenor saxophonist is joined by Rolf Ericson playing trumpet, Carl Perkins at the piano, Leroy Vinnegar on bass and Frank Butler hitting the drums.
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King Pleasure Sings, Annie Ross Sings is an album released in 1952, the same year Ross met Prestige Records owner Bob Weinstock, who asked her to write lyrics to a jazz solo, in a similar way to King Pleasure, a practice that would later be known as vocalese. The next day, she presented him with Twisted, a treatment of saxophonist Wardell Gray’s 1949 composition of the same name, a classic example of the genre. The song, first released on the 1952 album King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings, was an underground hit, and resulted in her winning DownBeat magazine’s New Star award.
The cover art design is by Marc Rice, the photographs were taken by Esmond Edwards and the liner notes were written by Ira Gitler. Of the twelve tunes that comprise the album, eight of them are King Pleasure’s, taking all of side A and two tracks on side B. the remaining four tracks belong to Annie Ross.
The track list is as follows for King Pleasure Sings: Red Top, Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid, Sometimes I’m Happy, This Is Always, What Can I Say Dear, Don’t Get Scared, Parker’s Mood and I’m Gone.
Annie Ross Sings four tracks are: Twisted, Farmer’s Market, The Time Was Right and Annie’s Lament.
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The Message is an album recorded by tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet with guitarist Kenny Burrell in 1963 and released on the Argo label.
The session was only thirty-one minutes long but produced seven tunes of average length for the period. Jacquet provided three of the compositions, two from bandmates and two standards.
The Message (Ben Tucker), Wild Man, Bassoon Blues (Esmond Edwards, Illinois Jacquet), On Broadway (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller), Like Young (André Previn), Turnpike and Bonita (Edwards).
The personnel included Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone, bassoon, Kenny Burrell, Wallace Richardson – guitar, Ralph Smith – organ, Ben Tucker – bass, Ray Lucas – drums and Willie Rodriguez – percussion.
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Indo-Jazz-Fusions was recorded in France on the Disques Somethin’ Else label in 1969 and was distributed by Société Phonographique Philips. It is a fusion of jazz, country, world and folk music and was produced by the Directeur De L’Enregistrement Robert Carnford.
The album elicited only five tracks, two of which are on Side A and three on Side B. They Intro And Rondo, Capriccio, Serenade, Toccata and Sarband.
The personnel at the recording session were alto saxophonist Joe Harriott, double bassist Coleridge Goode, drummer Allan Ganley, flautist Chris Taylor (5), pianist Pat Smythe, Diwan Motihar on sitar, Keshav Sathe on tabla, Chandrahas Paigankar on tambura, trumpeter/flugelhornist Kenny Wheeler, and on violin and harpsichord John Mayer, who also composed track 2.
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The Hawk In Paris is an album by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins featuring compositions related to Paris. He performed with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Manny Albam, recorded in 1956 for the RCA Records subsidiary Vik label.
The 12 tracks on the album are April in Paris (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg), Mon Homme (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain), Under Paris Skies (Hubert Giraud, Jean Dréjac), Mimi (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart), La Chnouf (Marc Lanjean), La Vie en Rose (Louiguy, Édith Piaf, Mack David), La Mer (Charles Trenet), Paris In The Spring (Harry Revel, Gordon), I Love Paris (Cole Porter), Mademoiselle de Paree (Eric Maschwitz, Paul Durand), Chiens Perdus Sans Collier/The Little Lost Dog (Paul Misraki), Tu N’ Peux T’ Figurer/Dawn over Paris (Misraki)
The Players: Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone, Romeo Penque – saxophone, flute, Al Epstein – saxophone, Nick Travis – trumpet, Urbie Green, Chauncey Welsch – trombone, Ray Beckenstein – flute, Tosha Samaroff, Paul Gershman, Leo Kruczek, Max Cahn, Alvin Rudintsky, Jack Zayde, Sy Miroff – violin, Lucien Schmit, George Ricci, Pete Makis – cello, Janet Putnam – harp, Marty Wilson – vibraphone, Hank Jones – piano, Barry Galbraith – guitar, Arnold Fishkind – bass and Osie Johnson – drums.
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