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Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York

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Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedJuly 5 & 8, 1960
Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelJazzland
JLP 33
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Harold Land chronology
West Coast Blues!
(1960)
Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York
(1960)
Take Aim
(1960)

Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York is an album by American saxophonist Harold Land, recorded in late 1960 and released on the Jazzland label.[1]

Reception

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

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, calling it "a fine effort that serves as a strong example of Harold Land's early work".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings comments that while Dorham and Land both play well, they don’t interact as well as they might have.[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated

  1. "So in Love" (Cole Porter) - 5:58
  2. "Triple Trouble" (Amos Trice) - 5:46
  3. "Slowly" (Kermit Goell, David Raksin) - 6:59
  4. "'On a Little Street in Singapore" (Peter DeRose, Billy Hill) - 7:07
  5. "Okay Blues" - 12:23

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzland Records discography accessed November 14, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 14, 2012
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 863. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.