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Harold Land was born on 18 December, 1928 in Houston, Texas, U.S., is an American jazz musician. Discover Harold Land's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Occupation music_department,actor,soundtrack
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 18 December 1928
Birthday 18 December
Birthplace Houston, Texas, U.S.
Date of death 27 July, 2001
Died Place Los Angeles, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Harold Land's Wife?

His wife is Lydia (1959 - 27 July 2001) ( his death) ( 1 child)

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Harold Land Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1928

Harold de Vance Land (December 18, 1928 – July 27, 2001) was an American hard bop and post-bop tenor saxophonist.

Land developed his hard bop playing with the Max Roach/Clifford Brown band into a personal, modern style, often rivalling Clifford Brown's instrumental ability with his own inventive and whimsical solos.

His tone was strong and emotional, yet hinted at a certain introspective fragility.

Land was born in Houston, Texas, United States and grew up in San Diego, California.

He started playing at the age of 16.

1949

He made his first recording as the leader of the Harold Land All-Stars, for Savoy Records in 1949.

1954

In 1954, he joined the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, with whom he was at the forefront of the hard-bop/bebop movement.

1955

The Land family moved from San Diego to Los Angeles, in 1955.

There he played with Curtis Counce, led his own groups, and co-led groups with Bobby Hutcherson, Blue Mitchell, and Red Mitchell.

1960

Land's "dire, brooding [tenor saxophone] sound began somewhere between rhythm and blues and Coleman Hawkins, and after the early 1960s owed more and more to John Coltrane's harmonies, phrasing and experiments with modalism."

The Timeless All Stars

With Philly Joe Jones

With others

1969

The progressive rock band Yes included a song "Harold Land" on their eponymous debut album in 1969.

1970

From the 1970s onwards, his style showed the influence of John Coltrane.

1980

In the early 1980s through to the early 1990s he worked regularly with the Timeless All Stars, a group sponsored by the Timeless jazz record label.

The group consisted of Land on tenor, Cedar Walton on piano, Buster Williams on bass, Billy Higgins on drums, Curtis Fuller on trombone and Bobby Hutcherson on vibes.

Land also toured with his own band during this time, often including his son, Harold Land Jr., on piano and usually featuring Bobby Hutcherson and Billy Higgins as well.

During these years he played regularly at Hop Singh's in Marina Del Rey in the L.A. area and the Keystone Korner in San Francisco.

Land was a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

1996

He joined the UCLA Jazz Studies Program as a lecturer in 1996 to teach instrumental jazz combo.

"Harold Land was one of the major contributors in the history of the jazz saxophone," said jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell, founder and director of the UCLA Jazz Studies Program.

2001

Land died in July 2001, from a stroke, at the age of 72.

2010

In a news/blog post on 20 September 2010, Bill Bruford commented about the song - "Harold Land was a hard-bop tenor saxophone player, dead now, but quite why we named a song after him I can't remember."

Land had an inimitably dark tone within the hard-bop and modal jazz paradigms.

Over time this would contrast more and more with the brighter tonalities of more Coltrane-influenced saxophonists, although Land started to implement Coltrane's musical innovations.