50年代後期より活躍し、Clifford Brownと共にハードバップ・シーンを牽引した西海岸のテナー・サックス奏者、Harold Landの'72年作がリマスター音源&Kevin Le Gendreによる新ライナーノーツ封入&未公開写真を含むアートワークのゲートフォールド・スリーブ仕様でリイシュー!モーダルジャズとファンクを融合させた70年代ジャズの名作です。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2023/04/14)
Despite Leonard Feather's raves in the liner note of this CD reissue (which adds two additional selections to the original five-song LP), the music on this post-bop set by tenor saxophonist Harold Land is good but not great. The original five songs (four Land originals plus one by drummer Ndugu) have some dated electronics by keyboardist Bill Henderson and electric bassist Buster Williams (who does play his customary acoustic on some numbers) but also some fiery trumpeter from Oscar Brashear. None of the five originals are all that memorable, but there are some cooking moments, and Land takes a rare turn on oboe during "Pakistan." A similar group (with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson in Brashear's place) performs the two extra tracks. The modal music, which clearly shows the influences of early fusion and funk, is interesting but very much of its period. ~ Scott Yanow
Rovi