- Format: CD
- Label: Fantasy
- Genre: Jazz
The Riverside subsidiary Jazzland may have been "an entirely arbitrary creation," as Riverside co-founder and producer Orrin Keepnews observes in his booklet notes, but the music in this sampler makes clear that Jazzland's legacy is well worth exploring. During its brief existence (1960-1964), the New York label helped launch the career of young trumpeter Chuck Mangione and recorded an array of top artists in diverse settings--the Montgomery Brothers with jazz star George Shearing as special guest; Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and their two-tenor working group; quintet sessions by Red Garland, Lee Morgan, and former Ellington soloist Paul Gonsalves; and much more. As an added bonus, Keepnews's notes offer an insider's look at the "Golden Age of Jazz" in which Jazzland and its gifted artists operated.
Track listing:George Shearing & the Montgomery Bros.: Love Walked In; Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet: Tin Tin Deo; Chuck Mangione Quintet: Recuerdo; Paul Gonsalves: Yesterdays; Chet Baker: Pent-Up House; Mel Rhyne: Things Ain't What They Used to Be; Don Elliott: When Your Lover Has Gone; Zoot Sims/Al Cohn/Tony Scott: Treat Me Rough; Red Garland: Red's Good Groove; Dexter Gordon: Home Run; Lee Morgan: Take Twelve; Junior Mance: Letter from Home; Junior Cook: Blue Farouq; Harold Land: West Coast Blues
