West Coast Blues!

1960 studio album by Harold Land
West Coast Blues!
Studio album by
Harold Land
Released1960
RecordedMay 17–18, 1960
San Francisco
GenreJazz
LabelJazzland
Harold Land chronology
The Fox
(1960) 		West Coast Blues!
(1960) 		Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York
(1960)

West Coast Blues! is a studio album by American tenor saxophonist Harold Land, released in 1960 by Jazzland label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

According to Scott Yanow of AllMusic: "The music is as well-played and swinging as one would expect from this superior bop group."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Ursula" (Harold Land) – 7:07
  2. "Klactoveedsedstene" (Charlie Parker) – 9:59
  3. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 4:54
  4. "West Coast Blues" (Wes Montgomery) – 6:02
  5. "Terrain" (Land) – 7:46
  6. "Compulsion" (Land) – 6:48

Personnel

  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone
  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Joe Gordon – trumpet
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Sam Jones – double bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4402-2916-9. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Scott Yanow, West Coast Blues! review, AllMusic.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 862. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

External reviews

  • AMG review: West Coast Blues!
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