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.

Title:  Mother Ship (Blue Note Tone Poet Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Funk, Modal Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Avant Garde Jazz

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Mother Ship (7:38)

 2.  Street Scene (6:56)

 3.  Visions (6:44)

Side Two:

 1.  Trip Merchant (12:53)

 2.  Love Drops (7:06)

Personnel:

Larry Young:  Organ

Lee Morgan:  Trumpet

Herbert Morgan:  Tenor Saxophone

Eddie Gladden:  Drums

Mother Ship is an album by Larry Young, originally released in 1980 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on April 3, 2026 by Blue Note.  Blue Note Tone Poet Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.