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Contrasts (Larry Young album)

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Released
  
June 1968

Contrasts (1967)
  
Heaven on Earth (1968)

Release date
  
1967

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
39:09

Artist
  
Larry Young

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 18, 1967 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Larry Young albums, Jazz albums

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Contrasts is an album by American organist Larry Young recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "The adventurous music is sometimes quite intense but also grooves in its own eccentric way, offering listeners a very fresh sound on organ".

Track listing

All compositions by Larry Young except as indicated.
  1. "Majestic Soul" - 11:58
  2. "Evening" - 7:12
  3. "Major Affair" - 3:50
  4. "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 4:31
  5. "Tender Feelings" (Tyrone Washington) - 6:51
  6. "Means Happiness" - 4:47

Personnel

  • Larry Young - organ
  • Hank White - flugelhorn (tracks 1, 2, 5-6)
  • Herbert Morgan, Tyrone Washington - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5-6)
  • Eddie Wright - guitar (tracks 1 & 4)
  • Eddie Gladden - drums
  • Stacey Edwards - congas (tracks 1, 2, 4-5)
  • Althea Young - vocals (track 4)

    • Songs

    1Majestic Soul11:55
    2Evening7:10
    3Major Affair3:45

    References

    Contrasts (Larry Young album) Wikipedia
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