Young, Larry - Unity

NEW VINYL ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS 2022

180 GRAM VINYL.

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, Young fashioned a distinctive modal approach to the Hammond B-3 at a time when Smith's earthy, blues-drenched soul-jazz style was the instrument's dominant voice. Initially, Young was very much a Smith admirer himself. After playing with various R&B bands in the 1950s and being featured as a sideman with tenor saxman Jimmy Forrest in 1960,

Tracklist

A1 Zoltan 7:37 
A2 Monk's Dream 5:45 
A3 If 6:42 
B1 The Moontrane 7:18 
B2 Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 6:21 
B3 Beyond All Limits 6:02