Larry Young Catalog
1960 (age 20)
The Larry Young Trio - Testifying New Jazz NJLP 8249 1960
Joe Holiday, tenor sax #2,6; Larry Young Jr., organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; Jimmie Smith, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 2, 1960
| 1. 2374 | Wee Dot |
| 2. 2375 | Exercise For Chihuahuas |
| 3. 2376 | Testifying |
| 4. 2377 | When I Grow Too Old To Dream |
| 5. 2378 | Some Thorny Blues |
| 6. 2379 | Flamingo |
| 7. 2380 | Falling In Love With Love |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1793-2 in 1992.
Larry Young - Young Blues New Jazz NJLP 8264 1962
Larry Young Jr., Hammond organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Jimmy Smith, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 30, 1960
| 2521 | African Blues |
| 2522 | Little White Lies |
| 2523 | Nica's Dream |
| 2524 | Minor Dream |
| 2525 | Something New, Something Blue |
| 2526 | Young Blues |
| 2527 | A Midnight Angel |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1831-2 in 1994.
1962
Larry Young - Groove Street Prestige PRLP 7237 1962
Bill Leslie, tenor sax; Larry Young Jr., organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; Jimmy Smith, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 27, 1962
| 3417 | Talkin' 'Bout J.C. |
| 3419 | Gettin' Into It |
| 3420 | I Found A New Baby |
| 3421 | Sweet Lorraine |
| 3422 | Groove Street |
** also released on Prestige PRST 7237 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1853-2 in 1994.
1963
Booker Ervin, Pony Poindexter, Larry Young - Gumbo! Prestige PRCD-24229-2 1999
Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Jerry Thomas, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 28, 1963
| 3755 | Absotively Posalutely |
| 3756 | You Don't Know What Love Is |
| 3757 | Autumn Leaves |
| 3758 | Old Folks |
| You Don't Know What Love Is (alternate) |
** same as Pony Poindexter With Booker Ervin - Gumbo!, Prestige PR 16001 in 1963 + 8 bonus tracks.
1964
Larry Young - Into Somethin' Blue Note BLP 4187 1965
Sam Rivers, tenor sax #1-4; Larry Young, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 12, 1964
| 1. 1464 tk.3 | Plaza De Toros |
| 2. 1465 tk.5 | Tyrone |
| 3. 1466 tk.9 | Backup |
| 4. 1467 tk.10 | Paris Eyes |
| 5. 1468 tk.23 | Ritha |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84187 in 1965, CDP 7243 8 21734 2 7 in 1998.
Larry Young - Into Somethin' Blue Note CDP 7243 8 21734 2 7 1998
Sam Rivers, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 12, 1964
| tk.20 | Ritha (quartet version) |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4187 in 1965 + 1 bonus track.
Larry Young - In Paris: The ORTF Recordings Resonance Records HCD-2022 2016
Sonny Grey, Woody Shaw, trumpet; Nathan Davis, Jean-Claude Fohrenbach, tenor sax; Jack Dieval, piano; Larry Young, organ; Franco Manzecchi, drums; Jacky Bamboo, congas.
ORTF Studios, Paris, France, before December 8, 1964
| Talkin' About J.C. |
Larry Young, organ; Franco Manzecchi, drums; Jacky Bamboo, congas.
| Mean To Me |
Sonny Grey, Woody Shaw, trumpet; Nathan Davis, Jean-Claude Fohrenbach, tenor sax; Jack Dieval, piano; Larry Young, organ; Franco Manzecchi, drums; Jacky Bamboo, congas.
| La Valse Grise |
same session.
| Discotheque |
Larry Young, organ; Franco Manzecchi, drums; Jacky Bamboo, congas.
| Luny Tune |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Nathan Davis, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Billy Brooks, drums.
ORTF Studios, Paris, France, before January 22, 1965
| Trane Of Thought |
same session.
| Beyond All Limits |
Larry Young, piano; Jacques B. Hess, bass; Franco Manzecchi, drums.
ORTF Studios, Paris, France, before January 29, 1965
| Larry's Blues |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Nathan Davis, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Billy Brooks, drums.
live at the annual gathering of L'Academie Du Jazz, La Locomotive, Paris, France, February 9, 1965
| Black Nile |
same session.
| Zoltan |
** originally released on Resonance Records HLP-9022 in 2016.
1965
Larry Young - Unity Blue Note BLP 4221 1966
Woody Shaw, trumpet #1,2,4-6; Joe Henderson, tenor sax #1,2,4-6; Larry Young, organ; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 10, 1965
| 1. 1676 tk.5 | If |
| 2. 1677 tk.17 | Beyond All Limits |
| 3. 1678 tk.18 | Monk's Dream |
| 4. 1679 tk.21 | The Moontrane |
| 5. 1680 tk.22 | Zoltan |
| 6. 1681 tk.25 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84221 in 1966, CDP 7 84221 2 in 1987, (J) UCCQ-5049 in 2014.
Larry Young - Unity Blue Note (J) UCCQ-5049 2014
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 10, 1965
| 1676 tk.1 | If |
| 1676 tk.2 | - |
| 1677 (alternate) | Beyond All Limits |
| 1679 (alternate) | The Moontrane |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4221 in 1966 + 4 bonus tracks.
1966
Larry Young - Of Love And Peace Blue Note BLP 4242 1967
Eddie Gale, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto sax, flute; Herbert Morgan, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Wilson Moorman III, Jerry Thomas, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 28, 1966
| 1776 tk.2 | Pavanne |
| 1777 tk.4 | Of Love And Peace |
| 1778 tk.8 | Seven Steps To Heaven |
| 1779 tk.10 | Falaq |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84242 in 1967.
1967
Larry Young - Contrasts Blue Note BST 84266 1967
Hank White, flugelhorn #1-3,5; Herbert Morgan, Tyrone Washington, tenor sax #1-3,5; Larry Young, organ; Eddie Wright, guitar #2,6; Eddie Gladden, drums; Stacey Edwards, congas #1-3,6; Althea Young, vocal #6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 18, 1967
| 1. 1945 tk.4 | Evening |
| 2. 1946 tk.6 | Majestic Soul |
| 3. 1947 tk.7 | Means Happiness |
| 4. 1949 tk.11 | Major Affair |
| 5. 1948 tk.17 | Tender Feelings |
| 6. 1950 tk.21 | Wild Is The Wind |
1968
Larry Young - Heaven On Earth Blue Note BST 84304 1968
Byard Lancaster, alto sax, flute #1,2,4-6; Herbert Morgan, tenor sax #1,2,4,5; Larry Young, organ; George Benson, guitar #1,2,4-6; Eddie Gladden, drums; Althea Young, vocal #6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 9, 1968
| 1. 2037 tk.1 | Call Me |
| 2. 2038 tk.3 | The Infant |
| 3. 2039 tk.6 | The Cradle |
| 4. 2040 tk.10 | Heaven On Earth |
| 5. 2041 tk.11 | The Hereafter |
| 6. 2042 tk.12 | My Funny Valentine |
1969
Larry Young - Mother Ship Blue Note LT-1038 1980
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Herbert Mogan, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Eddie Gladden, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 7, 1969
| 553 tk.2 | Visions |
| 554 tk.6 | Love Drops |
| 555 tk.8 | Trip Merchant |
| 556 tk.12 | Mother Ship |
| 557 tk.13 | Street Scene |
1973 (age 33)
Larry Young - Lawrence Of Newark Perception Records PLP 34 1973
Charles Magee, trumpet; Dennis Mourouse, sax; Diedre Johnson, cello; Larry Young, organ, bongos, vocal; Cedric Lawson, electric piano; James Blood Ulmer, guitar; Juni Booth, Don Pate, bass; James Flores, Howard King, Abdul Shahid, drums; Art Gore, drums, electric piano; Stacey Edwards, Umar Abdul Muizz, congas; Abdoul Hakim, bongos; Poppy La Boy, Armen Halburian, Jumma Santos, percussion.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, 1973
| Saudia | |
| Alive | |
| Hello Your Quietness (Islands) | |
| Sunshine Fly Away | |
| Khalid Of Space, Part Two (Welcome) |
1975
Larry Young's Fuel Arista AL 4051 1975
Larry Young, synthesizer, organ, electric piano, piano #1-6, synthesizer, organ, electric piano, piano, vocal #7; Santiago (Sandy) Torano, guitar; Fernando Saunders, bass guitar; Rob Gottfried, congas, Korean gong, Yucatan wind chimes; Linda "Tequila" Logan, vocal #1,3,6.
NYC, 1975
| 1. | Fuel For The Fire |
| 2. | I Ching (Book Of Changes) |
| 3. | Turn Off The Lights |
| 4. | Floating |
| 5. | H + J = B (Hustle + Jam = Bread) |
| 6. | People Do Be Funny |
| 7. | New York Electric Street Music |
1976
Larry Young's Fuel - Spaceball Arista AL 4072 1976
Al Lockett, tenor, soprano sax, flute, vocal; Julius Brockington, Clavinet, piano, synthesizer; Larry Young, synthesizer, organ, electric piano, piano; Larry Coryell, Ray Gomez, Danny Toan, guitar; Dave Eubanks, bass guitar; Jim Allington, drums, percussion, percussion; Clifford Brown, Farouk, Abdoul Hakim, Barrett Young, percussion; Paula West, vocal.
Dick Charles Studios, NYC, 1976
| Moonwalk | |
| Startripper | |
| Sticky Wicket | |
| Flytime | |
| Spaceball | |
| Message From Mars | |
| I'm Aware Of You |
1977
Larry Young - The Magician Acanta (G) CC 29.383 1977
Ray Carter, trumpet; Al Lockett, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Larry Young, synthesizer, organ, electric piano, piano, vocal; Nauj Maciel, Gene Patricella, guitar; David Eubanks, bass guitar; Jim Allington, drums; Clifford Brown, Abdoul Hakim, Barrett Young, percussion; Brian MacDonald, percussion, guitar, vocal; Debbie Ford, vocal.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, 1977
| Space Soldier | |
| Peace Talk | |
| Love Drops | |
| Top Of The World | |
| The Magician | |
| Help Is On The Way |
** also released on Bellaphon (D) 29-383.