Contrasts (Larry Young album)

1968 studio album by Larry Young

Contrasts

Studio album by

Larry Young

Released| May 1968[1]
Recorded| September 18, 1967
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre| Jazz
Length| 39:09
Label| Blue Note
BST 84266
Producer| Alfred Lion
Larry Young chronology
| Of Love and Peace
(1966)  | Contrasts
(1968)  | Heaven on Earth
(1968)

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Contrasts is an album by American organist Larry Young recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]

## Reception

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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".[3]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]

## Track listing

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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

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* 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)

## References

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1. ^ Billboard June 1, 1968
2. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 23, 2010
3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 23, 2010

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Larry Young

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

As leader
or co-leader|

* Testifying (1960)
* Young Blues (1960)
* Groove Street (1962)
* Into Somethin' (1964)
* Unity (1965)
* Of Love and Peace (1966)
* Contrasts (1967)
* Heaven on Earth (1968)
* Mother Ship (1969)
* Lawrence of Newark (1973)
* Spaceball (1976)

With
Grant Green|

* Street of Dreams (1964)
* Talkin' About! (1964)
* His Majesty King Funk (1965)
* I Want to Hold Your Hand (1965)

With others|

* Double Exposure (Joe Chambers, 1978)
* Bitches Brew (Miles Davis, 1969)
* Big Fun (1969)
* Forrest Fire (Jimmy Forrest, 1960)
* Love Shout (Etta Jones, 1963)
* I'm Shooting High (Gildo Mahones, 1963)
* The Great Gildo (Gildo Mahones, 1963)
* Devotion (John McLaughlin, 1970)
* Love Devotion Surrender (Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, 1973)
* Gumbo! (Pony Poindexter and Booker Ervin, 1963)
* In the Beginning (Woody Shaw, 1965)
* Natural Soul (Buddy Terry, 1967)
* Emergency! (The Tony Williams Lifetime, 1969)

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