Harold Land
Tenor Sax
About
Harold Land was a West Coast tenor saxophone player and member of the legendary Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet. Land went on to play with Curtis Counce, co-lead bands with Bobby Hutcherson and Blue Mitchell and record several albums as leader, including the critically acclaimed "The Fox." In his later years, Harold Land taught at UCLA as part of the Jazz Studies program.
Trivia
The prog rock band, Yes, included a song titled "Harold Land" on their debut album. During the 1980s and 1990s Land often toured with his son, Harold Land Jr., on piano. Howard Land released his final album shortly before his death in 2001.
Early Life
Harold Land was born in Houston, Texas and moved with his family to San Diego, California when he was 5 years old. He began playing the saxophone at age 16 after being inspired by Coleman Hawkins. Following high school, Land played in local San Diego bands, making his first recording with Froebel Brigham's band at age 21. He toured briefly with a rhythm and blues band before moving to Los Angeles in 1954 where Clifford Brown heard Land play at a jam session and quickly hired him into the Brown-Roach Quintet.
Harold Land Solos
1955
Tenor Sax solo - Cherokee - 1955
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 350 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Jacqui - 1955
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 183 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Swingin' - 1955
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 295 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Lands End - 1955
4/4 swing in A♭ minor at 146 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - George's Dilemma - 1955
4/4 latin in D♭ minor at 150 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Sandu - 1955
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 140 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Gerkin For Perkin - 1955
4/4 swing in F major at 210 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - If I Love Again - 1955
4/4 swing in F major at 254 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Take The "A" Train - 1955
4/4 swing in C major at 272 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - The Blues Walk - 1955
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 253 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - What Am I Here For? - 1955
4/4 swing in C major at 269 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - The Blues Walk - 1955
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 265 BPM
1954
Tenor Sax solo - Delilah - 1954
4/4 swing in G♭ minor at 148 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Parisian Thoroughfare - 1954
4/4 swing in F major at 182 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Daahoud - 1954
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 253 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Joy Spring - 1954
4/4 swing in F major at 164 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Jordu - 1954
4/4 swing in C minor at 138 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Daahoud - 1954
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 242 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Joy Spring - 1954
4/4 swing in F major at 163 BPM