Larry Young - Contrasts (1967) {2014 Japan SHM-CD Blue Note 24-192 Remaster}

Features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD player) and 24 bit remastering. One of the best Larry Young albums for Blue Note – and a record that really gets at his unique conception and style in the 60s! The session's a key bridge between Larry's soul jazz roots and his more far-reaching experimental work – filled with deep, heavy grooves – yet mixed with playful, personal touches on the Hammond – some of the most unique sounds coming from Blue Note at the time!



The group features a nicely different lineup from the usual label Hammond date – Tyrone Washington and Herbert Morgan on tenor, and Hank White on flugelhorn – and the ensemble is augmented by some congas, and vocals by Larry's wife Althea on one track. The sound is great – more inside than Love & Peace, but with a similar righteous energy – and titles include "Evening", "Majestic Soul", "Tender Feelings", "Wild Is The Wind" and "Means Happiness".

Larry Young - organ
Hank White - flugelhorn
Herbert Morgan, Tyrone Washington - tenor sax
Eddie Wright - guitar
Edward Gladden - drums
Stacey Edwards - congas
Althea Young - vocal (track 4)

tracklist:
01 - Majestic Soul
02 - Evening
03 - Major Affair
04 - Wild Is The Wind
05 - Tender Feelings
06 - Means Happiness