Damisi
1972 studio album by Harold Land
Damisi | ||||
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Studio album by Harold Land | ||||
Released | 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1972 Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 54:42 | |||
Label | Mainstream MRL 367 | |||
Producer | Bob Shad | |||
Harold Land chronology | ||||
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Damisi is an album recorded by American saxophonist Harold Land in 1972 for the Mainstream label.[1] In Swahili damisi means "cheerful".
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Tom Hull | B+[3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The modal music, which clearly shows the influences of early fusion and funk, is interesting but very much of its period".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated
- "Step Right Up to the Bottom" - 4:40
- "In the Back, in the Corner, in the Dark" - 5:48
- "Pakistan" - 7:58
- "Chocolate Mess" (Ndugu Chancler) - 7:31
- "Damisi" - 9:08
- "Dark Mood" - 8:48 Bonus track on CD reissue, taken from Choma (Burn)
- "Up and Down" - 10:49 Bonus track on CD reissue, taken from the Mainstream LP Jazz, a sampler featuring various artists
Personnel
- Harold Land – tenor saxophone, oboe
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
- William Henderson – piano, electric piano
- Buster Williams – bass, electric bass
- Ndugu Chancler – drums
References
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- 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)