''Testifying'' is the debut album led by jazz organist Larry Young which was recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.Prestige Records discography
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Reception

The

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site awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Easily recommended to fans of the jazz organ".Yanow, S
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Track listing

''All compositions by Larry Young except as indicated'' # "Testifying" - 9:52 # " When I Grow Too Old to Dream" ( Oscar Hammerstein II,

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) - 5:15 # "Exercise for Chihuahuas" (Joe Holiday) - 7:34 # " Falling in Love With Love" ( Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:04 # "Some Thorny Blues" - 6:20 (

Thornel Schwartz Thornel Schwartz Jr., or Thornal Schwartz Jr. (May 29, 1927 in Philadelphia – December 30, 1977 in Philadelphia) was an American jazz guitarist. He played electric guitar on the recordings of many Philadelphia jazz musicians, especially electro ...

) # "Wee Dot" ( J. J. Johnson) - 7:04 # "

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" (Edmund Anderson, Ted Grouya) - 5:23

Personnel

* Larry Young - organ *

Joe Holiday Joseph Befumo, known professionally as Joe Holiday (10 May 1925 – 9 February 2016), was an American jazz saxophonist who was born in Sicily. The father of the Befumo family played clarinet. In 1925 the family emigrated to the United States, ...

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

(tracks 3 & 7) *

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

Jimmie Smith James Howard Smith (born January 27, 1938) is an American jazz drummer. Early life and education Smith was born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied at the Al Germansky School for Drummers from 1951 to 1954 and the Juilliard School in 1959 and 196 ...

- drums

References

{{Authority control Larry Young (musician) albums 1960 debut albums New Jazz Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Esmond Edwards