Mapenzi
1977 studio album by Harold Land-Blue Mitchell Quintet
Mapenzi | ||||
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Studio album by Harold Land-Blue Mitchell Quintet | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | April 14, 1977 | |||
Studio | Sunwest, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:30 | |||
Label | Concord | |||
Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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Mapenzi is a studio album by American jazz musician Harold Land and Blue Mitchell quintet. The album was released in 1977 by Concord label.
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating "this is an excellent example of 1977 hard bop".[1]
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Allmusic | [1] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated
- "Mapenzi" - 5:15
- "Rapture" - 5:08
- "Habiba" (Kirk Lightsey) - 10:19
- "Blue Silver" (Blue Mitchell) - 4:58
- "Everything's Changed" (Kirk Lightsey) - 5:13
- "Inner Voice" - 6:08
- "Tres Senderos" - 5:29
- Recorded at Sunwest Recording Studios in Hollywood, California on April 14, 1977.
Personnel
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Harold Land - tenor saxophone
- Kirk Lightsey - piano
- Reggie Johnson - bass
- Albert Heath - drums
References
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 15, 2011
- v
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leader
- Harold in the Land of Jazz (1958)
- The Fox (1959)
- West Coast Blues! (1960)
- Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York (1960)
- Hear Ye! (1961)
- Jazz Impressions of Folk Music (1963)
- The Peace-Maker (1967)
- A New Shade of Blue (1971)
- Choma (Burn) (1971)
- Damisi (1977)
- Mapenzi (1977)
- Take Aim (1980)
- Xocia's Dance (1981)
- A Lazy Afternoon (1995)
- Promised Land (2001)