Damisi
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| Damisi | ||||
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| File:Damasi.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| 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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[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
- ↑ Harold Land discography accessed August 13, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S., Allmusic listing accessed August 13, 2014
- ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Harold Land". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.