| Description: | Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes. Until the emergence of Larry Young, Blue Note's Hammond B3 organ tradition was firmly rooted in Soul Jazz, having been established by B3 trailblazer Jimmy Smith and soulful players the likes of Big John Patton and Baby Face Willette. However, Young brought an entirely new perspective to the instrument by placing it in a more adventurous post-bop context, an innovative approach that recontextualized it's possibilities. Young had introduced these inclinations on his excellent 1964 Blue Note debut Into Somethin', but with his 1965 albumUnity he created a singular masterpiece with a cast of modernist jazz visionaries: trumpeter Woody Shaw, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, and drummer Elvin Jones., Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany Blue Note Records has announced the continuation of the Classic Vinyl Reissue Series which presents 180g vinyl LP reissues in standard packaging mastered by Kevin Gray and manufactured at Optimal. The pressings are all-analog whenever an analog source is available, with Gray mastering directly from the original master tapes. While the first 16 titles of the series focused on the best-known Blue Note classics from the 1950s and 60s, the new run of titles curated by Don Was and Cem Kurosman broadens its scope to span the many eras and styles of the legendary label's eight-decade history presented by themes: Bebop, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde, The 70s, The Rebirth, and Hidden Gems. Until the emergence of Larry Young, Blue Note's Hammond B3 organ tradition was firmly rooted in Soul Jazz, having been established by B3 trailblazer Jimmy Smith and soulful players the likes of Big John Patton and Baby Face Willette. However, Young brought an entirely new perspective to the instrument by placing it in a more adventurous post-bop context, an innovative approach that recontextualized its possibilities. Young had introduced these inclinations on his excellent 1964 Blue Note debut Into Somethin', but with his 1965 albumUnity he created a singular masterpiece with a cast of modernist jazz visionaries: trumpeter Woody Shaw, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, and drummer Elvin Jones. The apt album title expressed the undeniable synergy this unique quartet achieved. "Although everybody on the date is very much an individualist, they were all in the same frame of mood. It was evident from the start that everything was fitting together," Young stated in the album's liner notes. The program consisted of three distinctive originals by Shaw ("Zoltan," "The Moontrane," and "Beyond All Limits"), Henderson's bluesy, hard-swinging "If," and memorable versions of "Monk's Dream" by Thelonious Monk and the standard "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise." MUSICIANS:- Larry Young, organ
- Woody Shaw, trumpet
- Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone
- Elvin Jones, drums
FEATURES:- Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
- All analog 180g vinyl LP
- Mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes
- Manufactured at Optimal in Germany
- Standard packaging
LARRY YOUNG / UNITY, Runningtime: 00:00:00, Labelcode 4579754"Unity" est un LP emblématique de l?organiste Larry Young paru sur le prestigieux label Blue Note en 1965. Cet album se distingue par son mélange audacieux de hard bop et d?influences modales et avant-gardistes qui ont marqué l?histoire du jazz moderne. Entouré d?un groupe exceptionnel ? Woody Shaw à la trompette, Joe Henderson au saxophone ténor et Elvin Jones à la batterie ? Larry Young propose ici une musique riche en harmonies complexes et en improvisations inventives ayant inspiré plusieurs générations de musiciens de jazz. Pionnier dans sa manière novatrice d?utiliser l?orgue Hammond B-3 dans le contexte du jazz contemporain, il s?est démarqué dès ses débuts avec des albums comme "Into Somethin?". Le label Blue Note est reconnu mondialement depuis 1939 pour son exigence artistique sans compromis ; il a révélé nombre de figures majeures du jazz et produit certains des plus grands classiques du genre. |
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