The Fox

by Harold Land

Overview

Due to his decision to settle in Los Angeles, tenor saxophonist Harold Land has long been underrated. A strong bop stylist who later on would be influenced a great deal by John Coltrane, Land in 1959 had a sound closer to Sonny Rollins. For this excellent straight-ahead quintet set with trumpeter Dupree Bolton and pianist Elmo Hope, Land performs four of Hope's superior but little-known compositions along with two of his own. This is high-quality hard bop, easily recommended to fans of straight-ahead jazz. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/13/2011
Label:	Essential Jazz Classics
UPC:	8436028698790
Rank:	77889

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Harold Land   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Harold Land Quintet   Primary Artist
Herbie Lewis   Guest Artist,Bass
Elmo Hope   Guest Artist,Piano
Dupree Bolton   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Frank Butler   Drums

Technical Credits

David Axelrod   Producer
Harold Land   Composer
Ray Avery   Cover Photo
Bob Skeetz   Photography
Art Becker   Engineer
George Kershaw   Cover Design
Dave Wiechman   Engineer
Leonard Feather   Original Liner Notes
Tamaki Beck   Digital Mastering
Elmo Hope   Composer