A stellar crew to be sure . When I started seeing Kenny Burrell in LA (early 70's) Reggie Johnson was his regular bassist . And Stanley Cowell has been my absolute fav pianist fo a very long time . And Harold Land was the coolest , most laid back saxophonist ever . Just listen to what he did with Clifford Brown . Enjoy !
Love the tone Harold got on his horn. Very distinctive. Love this tune, too. Wish I could have seen them perform this. Fortunately, I was able to see both Bobby (several times) and Harold (once). RIP Bobby and RIP Harold and thanx for all the great music.
One of 3 important groups featuring the precision, lightning fast tenor of Harold Land (named the best tenor improviser on either coast by Victor Feldman and Carmel Jones). He was on all the Clifford Brown-Max Roach recordings, shadowing Brownie note for note, until he left and Rollins replaced him for the last one. Then he spearheaded the most underrated Curtis Counce Quintet (Frank Butler, Carl Perkins, Jack Sheldon). And next the Land-Hutcherson group. Their LP, "San Francisco," mistitled everyone of the tunes on the session. Along with Mobley, Tina Brooks, and several others, the most underrated tenor player in jazz.
Glad you mentioned the Curtis Counce Quintet, a very important & underrated group of the mid '50's. The pianist Carl Perkins was a genius but sadly forgotten.
I disagree about Tina Brooks being the most underrated tenor in jazz history. That title goes to Booker Ervin by the widest of margins in my humble opinion.
Imho As gifted as Harold was I think he was very under_rated. I think that he was overshadowed by tenor players with more exposure i.e. John Coltrane, George Coleman, Stanley Turrentine
@geo mcfet Harold Land left Clifford Brown to take care of his ailing mother in California. Had he stayed with Brown and Roach, continuing wider exposure might well have made a difference in his career.
Land and Mobley should be enshrined. Mobley was the singer, reaching inside himself for new inventions on familiar chord changes. Land was the sculptor, bringing unreal skills and perspective to the creation of new forms. He began to lose that frightening technical edge about 1980. Cowell could do anything, and is key to the success of the best album of the '70s: Clifford Jordan's "Glass Bead Games." Listen to him adapt here. You'll never hear music like this on any RVG session.
I object to that dig at Rudy's recordings. Rudy recorded hundreds of superb sessions. In particular, he recorded Bobby Hutcherson for Blue Note. That label also recorded Bobby at other locations (e.g. the "Total Eclipse" album) and the sound was not as good as Rudy got.
I was on a Harold Land kick this morning, August 16, 2016. I shared several tunes from the Bobby Hutcherson - Harold Land Quintet, before hearing that Bobby Hutcherson had passed - a great loss...
Several critics and musicians in the 1950s called Harold Land the best tenor alive. He shadowed the prodigious Clifford Brown note for note before splitting for California and making music easily rivaling Miles' Quintet. It was the peerless Curtis Counce Quintet with the inimitable Carl Perkins on piano, Frank Butler drums, and a Jack Sheldon who outshone Dorham, Farmer, Miles thanks to Harold's influence. He solos with dynamic sensitivity and melodic logic matched by none.
I'm glad that you like Harold Land. Fine player, but your comments are absurd. Jack Sheldon "outshone" Kenny Dorham, Art Farmer and Miles Davis?? What you been smoking?
I didn't know that Harold came from the old school. In my mind, he was among the finest exponents of bop/post bop. Bobby's work here is curiously magical.
Herzog definitely a favorite. Before RU-vid wasn't aware of how long and extensive the association was between Harold and Bobby. Apparently Bobby participated on several of Harold's albums. Their ventures together were/are musically tasteful. Harold deserved greater recognition than he got. After one listens to Total Eclipse one must really listen to Harold's albums. Anyone know who the pianist is on the video?
Great to come across this and see these guys playing. Top group. I have had the "Total Eclipse" album, on which this piece appears, for decades. The piece is dedicated to the South African Afrikaner politician, Barry Herzog.
Many have forgotten how Bobby helped transform Harold into the new language. It was a magical association. Young man Bobby brings along with him the old master!
Think youve got that mixed up, should be other way round,Get onto those sounds that Harold created with Hampton Hawes - in the 60"s You may mean the writing is a little bit more modern, Have a listen to Hip,
@@terencepope275 It was Bobby who in the early and mid-sixties appeared on recordings and in live performances with such avant players as Eric Dolphy, Andrew Hill, Archie Shepp, Sam Rivers, Jackie McLean, and Grachan Moncur III among others. I was present at discussions in which members of his previous quintet questioned his decision to co-lead a group with the older Harold Land. But it seems Bobby knew that Harold was ready to explore new territories.
Is this from Antibes 1969? It sure sounds like the recording I have. It's the same band, so if it's not from that recording then it's very likely from the same European tour. Crazy great stuff. Is there any more of this?
This really takes me back to my childhood, Bobby would bring me to the lighthouse in Santa Monica and I’d watch them all play, Harold Land was like a father also, I always loved watching Joe Chambers, so exiting dynamite group❤️🔥
To anyone watching this video, i urge you to go listen to “The Creators” from Bobby and Harold as well, but not the album song. It is a live performance without video from Ljubljana with bill Evan’s and Eddie Gomez joining them and it is easy to find on RU-vid. 2 mins in, Harold Land does what is in my opinion one of the best non Coltrane tenor solos of all time. Pls watch it it will benefit ur life.
That sure looks like Stanley Cowell!!! That's what I was thinking and was scrolling through the comments to find confirmation and came across your comment!
Thanks for this video of a great group with two masters.Not everything came from the east coast..a beautiful group!!!..my nephew miles played and studied with harold at ucla los angeles also with billy higgins. Said they were both wonderful teachers. Bobby was two years ahead of me in high school (john muir) in pasadena. He always had that open relaxed yet driving sound from southern california . Both artists are sorely missed!
ONE OF THE GREAT BASS MUSICIANS OF HIS GENERATION, REGGIE JOHNSON IS AS GOOD AN ACCOMPANYING MUSICIAN AS HE IS A SOLOIST, WHERE HIS PERSONAL, ROUND-UP SOUND AND STEADY SENSE OF TIME CAN BE APPRECIATED. JOHNSON'S MAJOR INFLUENCES ARE: OSCAR PETTIFORD, RAY BROWN, PAUL CHAMBERS AND RON CARTER.
I had a brilliant piano teacher who earlier in his career had a gig with Hutcherson and was offered the job as his pianist but there was a catch that being herion use in the band. So he didn't couldn't take the gig. I think it greatly affected the trajectory of his career even his music.
This video just proves what I've thought for a long time : that Hutcherson is the most gifted and influential vibist of this modern age . Try to imagine Lionel listening to this _ _ he'd have been blown away _ _ never to return . Have a great day all of yooz !
superbe équipe, quel titre !! lolesque le montage sur le solo de Bobby on aurait dit que le monteur tapait aussi sur son clavier avec des mailloches !!
Reggie Johnson, Stanley Cowell-p, Joe Chambers-dr Heard the band 1970 live, only Hal Galper replacing Cowell. Was one of the best concerts I heard in that times and ever.
Land sounds a bit like Wayne Shorter in his Miles band period here. He was a great player. He made one duff album which I think is called something like Harold in the land of folk song. With tunes like Foggy Dew. Great playing but crap concept.
I'm probably part of a minority that doesn't understand all the hype over Harold Land. I find his solos are mostly uninventive and his phrasing seems to take small nibbles at an musical idea before disappearing without any sense of direction. I've listened to several of his recordings such as West Coast Blues! with Wes Montgomery but my opinion remains unchanged. Anyone care to convince me how wrong I am?
Listen to his work in the 50s with Brown-Roach Inc, and also seek out the absolutely gorgeous "The Peace-Maker" on Cadet from 1968, a quintet session with Bobby, Joe Sample, Buster Williams and Donald Bailey. If you still can't appreciate him after all that, I don't know what to tell ya...
Give Poor People's March off Spiral a try. Harold not only does a tasty short solo, but he also has a way with phrasing with Bobby. They just meld together on harmonies together so well, even small little breath pauses, dynamics, everything. And dang, the bottom line is he just has a beautiful tone on that tenor. Poor People's March was always one of my favorites of Bobby's. It's the YT I went straight to when I heard the crushing news about Bobby's passing. It used to put shivers up my spine. But a couple weeks ago, in addition to the shivers, it also made tears flow. RIP Bobby.