Mapenzi is a studio album by American jazz musician Harold Land and Blue Mitchell quintet. The album was released in 1977 by Concord label.
Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating "this is an excellent example of 1977 hard bop".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 15, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated "Mapenzi" - 5:15 "Rapture" - 5:08 "Habiba" (Kirk Lightsey) - 10:19 "Blue Silver" (Blue Mitchell) - 4:58 "Everything's Changed" (Kirk Lightsey) - 5:13 "Inner Voice" - 6:08 "Tres Senderos" - 5:29 Recorded at Sunwest Recording Studios in Hollywood, California on April 14, 1977.
Personnel Blue Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn Harold Land - tenor saxophone Kirk Lightsey - piano Reggie Johnson - bass Albert Heath - drums
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