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 .
15-628: Larry Young may refer to: Larry Young (musician) (1940–1978), jazz organist Larry Young (umpire) (born 1954), baseball umpire Larry Young (racewalker) (born 1943), Olympic racewalker Larry Young, one of the many alter egos of the Marvel Comics anti-hero Deathlok Larry Young, former President and CEO of Dr Pepper Snapple Group Larry Young (politician) (born 1949), former Maryland State Senator Larry J. Young (1967–2024), American psychiatrist [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
30-585: 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
45-723: 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 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
60-732: A member of Miles Davis ' " Second Great Quintet ", and later pioneered jazz fusion with Davis' group and his own combo, the Tony Williams Lifetime . In 1970, music critic Robert Christgau described him as "probably the best drummer in the world." Williams was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1997. Williams was born in Chicago , Illinois , and grew up in Boston , Massachusetts . He
75-623: A performance at the Havana Jazz Festival . This trio came to be known as the Trio of Doom , and a recording of their performance (along with some studio tracks recorded in New York shortly thereafter) was released in 2007. Williams and Pastorius also played together on "Good Question" from the 1978 Herbie Hancock album Sunlight . Williams appears with the group Fuse One on their 1980 album. In 1985, he returned to Blue Note with
90-597: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Larry Young (musician) Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey , United States, Young attended Newark Arts High School , where he began performing with 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
105-499: Is said to be pneumonia. However, the actual cause of his death is unclear. With Miles Davis With Grant Green With Gildo Mahones With John McLaughlin With The Tony Williams Lifetime With others Tony Williams (drummer) Anthony Tillmon Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer . Williams first gained fame as
120-583: The Foreign Intrigue album. Eventually Williams formed his own acoustic quintet with trumpeter Wallace Roney , saxophonist Bill Pierce , pianist Mulgrew Miller and bassist Ira Coleman . The quintet played Williams's compositions almost exclusively, recording and touring extensively from 1986 to 1992, culminating in The Story of Neptune album. Williams guested with the band Public Image Limited , fronted by John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten of
135-671: The Sex Pistols ), on their release Album/Cassette/Compact Disc (1986, the album title varied depending on the format). On February 20, 1997, Williams checked into Seton Medical Center in Daly City, California , suffering from stomach pain. Three days later, while recuperating from gall bladder surgery, he died of a heart attack . He was 51 years old. Williams lived and taught in the San Francisco Bay Area until his death in 1997. One of his final recordings
150-527: The Miles Davis Quintet- saxophonist Wayne Shorter , pianist Herbie Hancock and bassist Ron Carter . (Davis himself was in the midst of a six-year hiatus and was "replaced" by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard .) A record of their concert was later released as V.S.O.P (“Very Special One-time Performance”), the name under which the group toured and recorded for several years. In 1979, Williams, McLaughlin and bassist Jaco Pastorius united for
165-702: The Tony Williams Lifetime , with John McLaughlin on guitar and Larry Young on organ. Lifetime was a pioneering band of the fusion movement . Their first album was Emergency! . For the Turn It Over album, the trio were joined by bass guitarist and vocalist Jack Bruce . After several more releases and touring, Lifetime disbanded. In 1975, Williams formed "The New Tony Williams Lifetime", featuring bassist Tony Newton , keyboardist Alan Pasqua and guitarist Allan Holdsworth , who recorded two albums for Columbia Records , Believe It and Million Dollar Legs . In 1976, Williams reunited with his colleagues from
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#1732779789435180-534: The group's sound revolved around." His playing helped redefine the role of the jazz rhythm section through the use of polyrhythms and metric modulation . Meanwhile, he recorded his first two albums as a leader for the Blue Note label, Life Time (1964) and Spring (1965). He also recorded as a sideman for the label including the classics Out to Lunch! with Eric Dolphy and Point of Departure with Andrew Hill , both in 1964. In 1969 Williams formed
195-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Larry_Young&oldid=1222930437 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
210-458: 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
225-462: Was of African, Portuguese, and Chinese descent. He studied with drummer Alan Dawson at the age of 11, and began playing professionally at the age of 13 with saxophonist Sam Rivers . Saxophonist Jackie McLean hired Williams when he was 16. At 17, Williams gained attention by joining Miles Davis in what was later dubbed Davis's Second Great Quintet . Williams was a vital element of the group, called by Davis in his autobiography "the center that
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