Larry Young

Artist:  Larry Young
Born:  October 7, 1940.  Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died:  March 30, 1978 (Aged 37).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Funk, Modal Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Avant Garde Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments: Organ

Larry Young was an American Jazz Organist from Newark, New Jersey.  He was the one of pioneered a Modal Jazz approach to The Hammond B-3 (in contrast to Jimmy Smith's Soul Jazz Style).  If Jimmy Smith was the Charlie Parker of the Organ, Larry Young was its John Coltrane.  One of the Great Innovators of the mid-to late '60s.  He also played Soul Jazz, among other Styles and played with various R&B Bands in the 1950s before gaining Jazz experience with Jimmy Forrest, Lou Donaldson, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley and Tommy Turrentine.  His music began to show the marked influence of John Coltrane.  He recorded many times as part of a Trio with guitarist Grant Green and drummer Elvin Jones.  He also played with Miles Davis in 1969, John McLaughlin in 1970 and Tony Williams in the early '70s.  In March 1978, he checked into the hospital for stomach pains and died there on March 3, 1978.  However, the actual cause of his dead is unclear.

Artist:   Into Somethin'  (2020)
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Funk, Modal Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Avant Garde Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Tyrone  (9:40)
 2.  Plaza De Toros  (9:39)

Side 2:

 1.  Paris Eyes  (6:42)
 2.  Backup  (8:40)
 3.  Ritha  (6:45)

Personnel:

Larry Young:  Organ
Sam RiversZ:  Tenor Saxophone
Grant Green:  Guitar
Elvin Jones:  Drums

Into Somethin' is a debut studio album by Larry Young, originally released on March 1965 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on June 19, 2020 by Blue Note Records, featuring Sam Rivers, Grant Green and Elvin Jones.  Remastered from the original analog tapes in 180 Gram Vinyl.