The West Coast saxophonist known for his associations with the masterful quintet led by trumpeter Clifford Brown and drummer Max Roach in the mid-50's and with the internationally acclaimed quintet he ...

Lazy Afternoon; You Don’t Know What Love Is; In a Sentimental Mood; Nature Boy; You Go To My Head; But Beautiful; Invitation; Stella By Starlight; The End of a Love Affair; You’ve Changed; Wave; Round ...

Harold Land, a tenor saxophonist with a forthright sound who was a key figure in several vital jazz groups dating to the 1950s and a strong presence in the L.A. jazz scene, died Friday. He was 72.

The late Harold Land is known primarily as an early member of one of the most imposing bands of the late bop era—the Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet. Sandwiched between those two titans, Land might ...