A New Shade of Blue

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A New Shade of Blue
A New Shade of Blue.jpg
Studio album by
Harold Land
Released1971
Recorded1971
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length43:38
LabelMainstream
MRL 314
ProducerBob Shad
Harold Land chronology
The Peace-Maker
(1968) 		A New Shade of Blue
(1971) 		Choma (Burn)
(1971)

A New Shade of Blue is an album recorded by American saxophonist Harold Land in 1971 for the Mainstream label.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz3/5 stars[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated "An overlooked chapter in the Harold Land/Bobby Hutcherson partnership that recorded more famously for Blue Note – a date that's issued here under the tenorist's own name, but which also features equal contributions from Hutcherson on vibes! Tracks have that long, modal quality that has the pair almost birthing a whole new generation in jazz expression – a style that's more sophisticated than earlier soul jazz, yet equally soulful in its own sort of way – aware of all the freedoms of the avant scene, yet never fully indulgent of them – and always guided by a spirit set loose by Coltrane, but in ways that are very different than so many others in the post-Coltrane generation!"[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated

  1. "A New Shade of Blue" – 9:48
  2. "Mtume" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 10:12
  3. "Ode to Angela" – 6:12
  4. "De-Liberation" – 8:39
  5. "Short Subject" – 8:47

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Harold Land discography accessed August 13, 2014
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b AllMusic listing accessed August 13, 2014
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 512. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Harold Land: New Shade Of Blue". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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