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Larry Young

Born: October 7, 1940

A true innovator on the Hammond B3, Young took adifferent musical path than any of the other organmasters of his time: Although he started out drawing hismajor influences from the work of Jimmy Smith and thegospel and blues elements that other players employed,but eventually turned to a more complex, modal approachto the organ with sophisticated harmonic and chordalstructure

Larry Young was born on October 7, 1940, and hails fromNewark, New Jersey. His background includes study ofboth classical and jazz music on the piano, but had anatural family bond with the organ. Larry Young, Senior,his father, was an organist and was the first major musicalinfluence on his son. The father, moreover, provided anorgan in the family home so that Larry Young, Junior, whohad studied piano, could gravitate easily and at his ownpace to the organ. In his teen years, Young was relativelyinactive musically; but a reawakened interest in the organ,encouraged by his father, propelled Young into music in1958. After a rhythm and blues apprenticeship, Younggained wider experience with Lou Donaldson; workedaround New York and New Jersey with Kenny Dorham,Hank Mobley and Tommy Turrentine, among others; andthen began heading his own units.

Tony Williams Lifetime Emergency! Reference: With John McLaughlin & Larry Young

By Tony Williams

Label: thingamajig
Released: 2026
Track listing: Emergency; Beyond Games; Where; Vashkar; Via The Spectrum Road; Spectrum; Sangria For Three; Something Spiritual.

Joey DeFrancesco: Live at Keystone Korner

by Andrew Schinder
October 5, 2026

Joey DeFrancesco is one of the most tragic stories of 21st-century jazz. After the deaths of mid-twentieth-century organ greats Jimmy Smith and Larry Young, the Hammond B-3 became somewhat unfashionable until DeFrancesco's dynamic, virtuosic style helped reignite the jazz community's passion for the instrument. DeFrancesco was prolific and engaging and the perfect ambassador for the organ, until a ...

Tony Williams Lifetime: Tony Williams Lifetime Emergency! Reference: With John McLaughlin & Larry Young

by Glenn Astarita
August 11, 2026

Tony Williams was barely twenty-three when he put the Lifetime trio together in 1969, only five years past his stint as the engine of the Miles Davis Quintet. Emergency!, the group's sprawling doublealbum debut, paired Williams with organist Larry Young and a littleknown British guitarist named John McLaughlin, and the record still stands as one of ...

Keyboard Special Featuring Joe Alterman, Tyrone Jackson, Kenny Banks Jr, And More

by David W. Daniels
August 4, 2026

In addition to the named keyboardists in the title, the show includes Atlanta musicians Kenny Banks Sr, Mary Lou Williams, and others. Also keyboardists Peter Johnstone, Geri Allen, Larry Young, and more. Playlist Lonnie Liston Smith “Explorations" from Loveland (Columbia) 0:00 Joe Alterman “You Can't Go Home Again" from The Living Room Sessions Vol. ...

Buster Williams: Pinnacle

by C. Andrew Hovan
May 25, 2026

As if producer and archival sleuth Zev Feldman weren’t already busy enough unearthing lost jazz treasures, he has recently launched a new imprint, Time Traveler. A devoted collector in his own right, Feldman has turned his attention—at least initially—to the storied catalog of Muse Records. Founded in 1972 by Joe Fields, with significant contributions from Don ...

More Muse-ical Masterpieces Reissued By Time Traveler Recordings

by Joshua Weiner
March 24, 2026

Shortly after the label was sold to Fantasy in 1971, Prestige Records producer Joe Fields founded Muse Records to document the next phase in jazz. Selections from the Muse catalog are now being given audiophile-quality vinyl reissues by producer Zev Feldman, whose new imprint, Time Traveler Recordings, extends his what he calls his “jazz detective" work ...

Fabrizio Bosso Spiritual Trio: Welcome Back

by Marco Iacoboni
February 18, 2026

Welcome Back è l'ultimo tassello del fortunato progetto quindicennale del trombettista Fabrizio Bosso, Spiritual Trio--con Alberto Marsico all'organo e piano e Alessandro Minetto alla batteria--un progetto che, dopo aver esplorato i classici del soul con forti connotazioni gospel, spiritual e blues, decide di rileggere in chiave “spiritual" temi come “You Are So Beautiful" di Billy Preston, ...

Pianists: Andrew Hill, Patricia Barber, and More

by Jerome Wilson
February 4, 2026

This episode from November 2021 focuses on pianists playing in every format from solo to large ensembles. Musicians featured include Andrew Hill, Patricia Barber, Horace Silver, and Fats Waller.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Hassan ...

Woody Shaw: Love Dance

by Jack Kenny
January 29, 2026

With Time Travelers, Zev Feldman injects new life into Muse Records, the label founded by Joe Fields in 1972. Muse offered a platform to artists who were often in danger of being overlooked or forgotten by major record companies. Feldman, renowned for his lavishly produced archival releases, has brought the same care and vision to this ...