Young Blues is the second album led by jazz organist Larry Young. It was recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]
| Young Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | September 30, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:09 | |||
| Label | New Jazz NJ 8264 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |    [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars, noting, "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
editAll 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) - 4:15
- "Minor Dream" (Ray Draper) - 5:03
- "Something New/Something Blue" - 7:25
- "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 6:39
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 30, 2013
- ^ Down Beat:September 27, 1962 Vol. 29, No.25
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 30, 2013
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1534. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.