Young Blues

Young Blues is the second album led by jazz organist Larry Young which was recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]

Young Blues
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedSeptember 30, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length37:09
LabelNew Jazz
NJ 8264
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Larry Young chronology
Testifying
(1960)
Young Blues
(1960)
Groove Street
(1962)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "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

  1. "Young Blues" - 6:28
  2. "A Midnight Angel" (Morris Bailey) - 2:24
  3. "African Blues" - 4:55
  4. "Little White Lies" (Walter Donaldson) - 4:15
  5. "Minor Dream" (Ray Draper) - 5:03
  6. "Something New/Something Blue" - 7:25
  7. "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 6:39

Personnel

References

  1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 30, 2013
  2. Down Beat:September 27, 1962 Vol. 29, No.25
  3. Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 30, 2013
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1534. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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