Young Blues
1960 studio album by Larry Young
Young Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Larry Young | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | September 30, 1960 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:09 | |||
Label | New Jazz NJ 8264 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
Larry Young chronology | ||||
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Young Blues is the second album led by jazz organist Larry Young. It was recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Down Beat | [2] |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars, noting, "the best from his early period before he completely shook off the influence of Jimmy Smith... Recommended as a good example of his pre-Blue Note work."[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Larry Young except as indicated
- "Young Blues" - 6:28
- "A Midnight Angel" (Morris Bailey) - 2:24
- "African Blues" - 4:55
- "Little White Lies" (Walter Donaldson) - 4:15
- "Minor Dream" (Ray Draper) - 5:03
- "Something New/Something Blue" - 7:25
- "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 6:39
Personnel
- Larry Young - organ
- Thornel Schwartz - guitar
- Wendell Marshall - bass
- Jimmie Smith - drums
References
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Larry Young
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
or co-leader
- Testifying (1960)
- Young Blues (1960)
- Groove Street (1962)
- Into Somethin' (1964)
- Unity (1965)
- Of Love and Peace (1966)
- Contrasts (1967)
- Heaven on Earth (1968)
- Mother Ship (1969)
- Lawrence of Newark (1973)
- Spaceball (1976)
Grant Green
- Street of Dreams (1964)
- Talkin' About! (1964)
- His Majesty King Funk (1965)
- I Want to Hold Your Hand (1965)
- Double Exposure (Joe Chambers, 1978)
- Bitches Brew (Miles Davis, 1969)
- Big Fun (1969)
- Forrest Fire (Jimmy Forrest, 1960)
- Love Shout (Etta Jones, 1963)
- I'm Shooting High (Gildo Mahones, 1963)
- The Great Gildo (Gildo Mahones, 1963)
- Devotion (John McLaughlin, 1970)
- Love Devotion Surrender (Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, 1973)
- Gumbo! (Pony Poindexter and Booker Ervin, 1963)
- In the Beginning (Woody Shaw, 1965)
- Natural Soul (Buddy Terry, 1967)
- Emergency! (The Tony Williams Lifetime, 1969)