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Testifying (album)

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Released
  
1960

Testifying (1960)
  
Young Blues (1960)

Release date
  
1960

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
46:32

Artist
  
Larry Young

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

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Recorded
  
August 2, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Label
  
Marathon Media International Ltd.

Similar
  
Young Blues, Groove Street, Forrest Fire, Of Love and Peace, Lawrence of Newark

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

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Easily recommended to fans of the jazz organ".

Track listing

All compositions by Larry Young except as indicated

  1. "Testifying" - 9:52
  2. "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 5:15
  3. "Exercise for Chihuahuas" (Joe Holiday) - 7:34
  4. "Falling in Love With Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:04
  5. "Some Thorny Blues" - 6:20
  6. "Wee Dot" (J. J. Johnson) - 7:04
  7. "Flamingo" (Edmund Anderson, Ted Grouya) - 5:23

Personnel

  • Larry Young - organ
  • Joe Holiday - tenor saxophone (tracks 3 & 7)
  • Thornel Schwartz - guitar
  • Jimmie Smith - drums

    • Songs

    1Testifying10:52
    2When I Grow Too Old To Dream5:47
    3Exercise For Chihuahuas8:17

    References

    Testifying (album) Wikipedia
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