USA 2-LP vinyl record by Harold Land titled "Westward Bound!". 

Record Store Day 2021 limited edition #839/1500, deluxe heavyweight gatefold cover, 180 gram vinyl and detailed booklet.

Contains previously unissued live recordings of unsung tenor saxophone hero Harold Land from The Penthouse in Seattle from 1962, 1964 and 1965 with stellar musicians including Hampton Hawes (piano), Carmell Jones (trumpet), Monk Montgomery (bass) and Philly Joe Jones (drums). Released in partnership with the Harold Land Estate, the deluxe limited-edition, hand-numbered, 180-gram 2-LP set is mastered by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio. The remastered audio was captured from direct transfers of the original Penthouse's tape reels. Westward Bound! includes an extensive booklet with rare photos; essays by jazz historian Michael Cuscuna, co-producers Zev Feldman and Cory Weeds, and pianist Eric Reed; plus interviews with tenor saxophone giant Joe Lovano and the legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins.

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. Born in Houston and grew up in San Diego he started playing at the age of 16. He made his first recording as the leader of the Harold Land All-Stars for Savoy Records in 1949. In 1954 he joined the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, with whom he was at the forefront of the hard-bop/bebop movement. He moved to Los Angeles in 1955 and played with Curtis Counce, led his own groups, and co-led groups with Bobby Hutcherson, Blue Mitchell, and Red Mitchell. From the '70s onwards his style showed the influence of John Coltrane. In the early '80s through to the early '90s he worked regularly with the Timeless All Stars, this 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.

Over his career he was a sideman on albums from Roy Ayers, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Freddie Hubbard, Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery, Donald Byrd, Dinah Washington and countless others.

New mint unplayed vinyl and mint cover, packaged in a clear plastic outer sleeve with info sticker. The label is missing on record two, side two (see picture).  Apologies for the glare on the pictures.

Reel To Real Recordings RTR-LP-006.

Record One
A1 Vendetta
A2 Beep Durple
B1 Happily Dancing / Deep Harmonies Falling
B2 My Romance
Record Two
C1 Triplin' The Groove C2 Autumn Leaves D1 Who Can I Turn To D2 Beau-ty D3 Blue N' Boogie

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