Damisi

Damisi
Studio album by
Harold Land
Released1972
Recorded1972
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length54:42
LabelMainstream
MRL 367
ProducerBob Shad
Harold Land chronology
Choma (Burn)
(1971) 		Damisi
(1972) 		Mapenzi
(1977)

Damisi is an album recorded by American saxophonist Harold Land in 1972 for the Mainstream label.[1] In Swahili damisi means "cheerful".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Tom HullB+[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

  1. "Step Right Up to the Bottom" - 4:40
  2. "In the Back, in the Corner, in the Dark" - 5:48
  3. "Pakistan" - 7:58
  4. "Chocolate Mess" (Ndugu Chancler) - 7:31
  5. "Damisi" - 9:08
  6. "Dark Mood" - 8:48 Bonus track on CD reissue, taken from Choma (Burn)
  7. "Up and Down" - 10:49 Bonus track on CD reissue, taken from the Mainstream LP Jazz, a sampler featuring various artists

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Harold Land discography accessed August 13, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic listing accessed August 13, 2014
  3. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Harold Land". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.