Larry Young (also known as Khalid Yasin [ Abdul Aziz ]; October 7, 1940 – March 30, 1978) was an American jazz organist and occasional pianist. Young's early work was strongly influenced by the soul jazz of Jimmy Smith , but he later pioneered a more experimental, modal approach to the Hammond B-3 .
5-506: Mother Ship is an album by American organist Larry Young , recorded in 1969 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This highly original set does not deserve to be so obscure." Larry Young (musician) Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey , United States, Young attended Newark Arts High School , where he began performing with
10-575: A front line of Joe Henderson and the young Woody Shaw . Subsequent albums for Blue Note ( Contrasts , Of Love and Peace , Heaven On Earth , Mother Ship ) also drew on elements of the 1960s avant-garde and utilised local musicians from Young's hometown of Newark. Young then became a part of some of the earliest fusion groups: first on Emergency! with the Tony Williams Lifetime (with Tony Williams and John McLaughlin ) and also on Miles Davis 's Bitches Brew . His sound with Lifetime
15-485: A vocal group and a jazz band. He was also the cousin of the drummer Jimmie Smith . Young played with various R&B bands in the 1950s, before gaining jazz experience with Jimmy Forrest , Lou Donaldson , Kenny Dorham , Hank Mobley and Tommy Turrentine . Recording as a leader for Prestige from 1960, Young made a number of soul jazz discs, Testifying , Young Blues and Groove Street . When Young signed with Blue Note around 1964, his music began to show
20-516: The marked influence of John Coltrane . In this period, he produced his most enduring work. He recorded several times as part of a trio with guitarist Grant Green and drummer Elvin Jones , who were occasionally augmented by additional players. Most of these albums were released under Green's name, though Into Somethin' (with Sam Rivers on saxophone) became Young's Blue Note debut. Unity , recorded in 1965, remains his best-known album; it features
25-453: Was made distinctive by his often very percussive approach and regular heavy use of guitar and synthesizer-like effects. He is also known for a jam he recorded with rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix , which was released after Hendrix's death on the album, Nine to the Universe . In March 1978, he checked into a hospital for stomach pains. He died there on March 30, 1978, while being treated for what
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