The West Coast saxophonist known for his associations with the masterful quintet led by trumpeter Clifford Brown and drummer Max Roach in the mid-50's and with the internationally acclaimed quintet he ...

The late Harold Land is known primarily as an early member of one of the most imposing bands of the late bop era—the Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet. Sandwiched between those two titans, Land might ...

Harold Land, a tenor saxophonist with a forthright sound who was a key figure in several vital jazz groups dating to the 1950s and a strong presence in the L.A. jazz scene, died Friday. He was 72.

Craft Recordings has produced an exemplary vinyl reissue that allows all the subtleties of this historic blowing session to come through. If only there were more. Dupree Bolton, too, was a legendary ...

2001-07-29 04:00:00 PDT Los Angeles-- Harold Land, a jazz saxophonist who over five decades performed with such greats as Thelonius Monk, Billie Holiday and Tony Bennett, has died. He was 72. Mr. Land ...