Red Mitchell - Harold Land Quintet - Hear Ye! (1989)

Tracklist:

01. Triplin' Awhile (Land) 7:48
02. Rosie's Spirit (Mitchell) 5:27
03. Hear Ye! (Mitchell) 6:55
04. Somara (Jones) 6:44
05. Catacomb (Land) 8:21
06. Pari Passu (Strazzeri) 4:59
07. I'm Old Fashioned (Kern, Mercer) 6:09
08. The Way I Feel (Unknown) 6:18


Personnel:

Harold Land (tenor Sax);
Carmel Jones (trumpet);
Frank Strazzeri (piano);
Red Mitchell (bass);
Leon Petties (drums.


AMG:
In the early '60s, bassist Red Mitchell and tenor saxophonist Harold Land co-led a quintet in Los Angeles. The group did not catch on but they did record one Atlantic set that has been reissued on CD. In addition to the co-leaders, the quintet included trumpeter Carmell Jones, pianist Frank Strazzeri, and drummer Leon Pettis, and, although their original program of six songs was comprised entirely of group originals, the music falls easily into the hard bop area with plenty of fine solos and swinging ensembles. The CD reissue adds two previously unreleased tracks including a lone standard, "I'm Old Fashioned." This is a fine effort from a group that deserved greater recognition at the time.

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