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Harold Land

real name Harold de Vance Land

US jazz tenor saxophonist

Houston, United States · 1928-12-18 – 2001-07-27

Harold Land is credited on 1,360 releases across 265 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,360

Credits

265

Albums

8

Decades active

183

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American hard bop and post-bop jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Father of jazz pianist Harold Land, Jr..
(Do NOT confuse with songwriter Harry Land aka Bernie Lowe/Bernard Lowenthal.)
Born: 18 December 1928 in Houston, Texas, USA.
Died: 27 July 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA (aged 72).

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1,360 releases · 265 albums · active 1954–2025

  • Performance · 2,138
  • Other credits · 80

Studios: Contemporary's Studio · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Pacific Jazz Studios · Radio Recorders

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