Harold Land - The Fox (Contemporary Records (Acoustic Sounds Series))

Condition: Brand New Ships from: Melbourne

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• The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings states Harold Land is an “underrated composer with a deep feeling for the blues.” Tracks such as this albums title track, the breathless “The Fox,” which makes stellar use of the unforgettable Dupree Bolton, the mythically talented trumpeter out of Oklahoma City whose career tragically derailed, as well as legendary pianistElmo Hope, who penned four of the album’s six tracks, highlights this. The surprisingly moving, honey-like “Mirror Mind Rose” also showcases Land’s range and is an extraordinary exercise in expression and restraint. This album, writes the New Yorker, is “well worth savoring.”

  • This new edition, released as part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original a