''Young Blues'' is the second album led by jazz organist
Larry Young which was recorded in 1960 and released on the
New Jazz label.
Prestige Records discography
accessed May 30, 2013
Reception
The Allmusic
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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
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work."[Yanow, S]
Allmusic listing
accessed May 30, 2013
Track listing
''All compositions by Larry Young except as indicated''
# "Young Blues" - 6:28
# "A Midnight Angel" (Morris Bailey) - 2:24
# "African Blues" - 4:55
# "Little White Lies" (Walter Donaldson
Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 – July 15, 1947) was an American prolific popular songwriter and publishing company founder, composing many hit songs of the 1910s to 1940s, that have become standards and form part of the Great American Song ...
) - 4:15
# "Minor Dream" (Ray Draper
Raymond Allen Draper (August 3, 1940, New York City – November 1, 1982) was an American jazz tuba player.
Early life and education
Draper was born in New York City and attended the Manhattan School of Music in the mid-1950s.
Career
As a ...
) - 5:03
# "Something New/Something Blue" - 7:25
# "Nica's Dream "Nica's Dream" is a jazz standard composed by Horace Silver
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer ...
" (Horace Silver
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.
After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sch ...
) - 6:39
Personnel
* Larry Young - organ
*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 ...
- guitar
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*Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall (October 24, 1920 – February 6, 2002) was an American jazz double-bassist.
Marshall was Jimmy Blanton's cousin. He studied at Lincoln University, then served in the Army during World War II. Following his discharge, he perfor ...
- bass
*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
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References
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Larry Young (musician) albums
1960 albums
New Jazz Records albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Albums produced by Esmond Edwards