As leader
- Grooveyard (Contemporary) 1958
- Harold in the Land of Jazz (Contemporary/OJC) 1958
- The Fox (HiFi Jazz/OJC) 1959 with Elmo Hope, DuPree Bolton, Herbie Lewis, and Frank Butler.
- Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York Jazzland (OJC) 1960
- West Coast Blues! Jazzland (OJC) 1960
- Hear Ye! Harold Land Quintet with Red Mitchell (Atlantic) 1961
- The Peacemaker (Cadet) 1967
- Take Aim (Blue Note) 1969
- Jazz Impressions of Folk Music (Imperial) 1971
- A New Shade of Blue (Mainstream) 1971
- Choma (To Burn) (Mainstream) 1971
- Damisi (Mainstream) 1977
- Mapenzi with Blue Mitchell (Concord Jazz) 1977
- Xocia’s Dance (Muse) 1981
- A Lazy Afternoon (Postcards Records) 1995
- Promised Land (Audiophoric) 2001
As sideman
With Clifford Brown
- Jam Session (EmArcy, 1954) – with Maynard Ferguson and Clark Terry
With Curtis Counce
- You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce originally released as Counceltation(Contemporary, 1956)
- Landslide (Contemporary, 1956)
- Sonority (Contemporary, 1958)
- Exploring the Future (Dooto, 1958)
- Carl’s Blues (Contemporary, 1960 – recorded 1957)
With Ella Fitzgerald
With Bill Evans
- Quintessence (Fantasy Records, 1976)
With Chico Hamilton
- Chic Chic Chico (Impulse!, 1965)
With Bobby Hutcherson
- Medina (Blue Note, 1969)
- Total Eclipse (Blue Note, 1968)
- Blow Up (Blue Note, 1969)
- Now! (Blue Note, 1969)
- San Francisco (Blue Note, 1970)
- Head On (Blue Note, 1971)
- Cirrus (Blue Note, 1974)
- Inner Glow (Blue Note, 1975)
With Blue Mitchell
- African Violet (Impulse!, 1977)
- Summer Soft (Impulse!, 1978)
With Clifford Brown and Max Roach
- Brown and Roach Incorporated (EmArcy, 1954)
- Daahoud (Mainstream, 1954 [1973])
- Clifford Brown & Max Roach (EmArcy, 1954-55)
- Study in Brown (EmArcy, 1955)
With Donald Byrd
- Ethiopian Knights (Blue Note, 1971)
With Timeless All Stars (featured Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Bobby Hutcherson, Buster Williams and Billy Higgins)