Of Love and Peace
Appearance
Of Love and Peace | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1967[1] | |||
Recorded | July 28, 1966 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Post-bop, avant-garde jazz | |||
Length | 41:08 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Larry Young chronology | ||||
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Of Love and Peace is an album by organist Larry Young. It was recorded in 1966 and was released by Blue Note Records in 1967.
Recording and music
[edit]The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on July 28, 1966.[2] "Of Love and Peace" and "Falaq" are largely free improvisations.[3] The other tracks are cover versions of "Pavanne" and "Seven Steps to Heaven".[3]
Releases and reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
Of Love and Peace was released by Blue Note Records.[3] On CD, it was later issued as part of Mosaic Records's box set of Young recordings, then by Blue Note in 2004.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "a fine effort which takes a mostly obscure band through some fascinating ideas".[4] The AllMusic reviewer called it a "stimulating Blue Note date".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Pavanne" (Morton Gould) - 14:11
- "Of Love and Peace" (Young) - 6:31
- "Seven Steps to Heaven" (Miles Davis/Victor Feldman) - 10:17
- "Falaq" (Young) - 10:09
Personnel
[edit]- Larry Young – organ
- Eddie Gale – trumpet
- James Spaulding – flute on "Of Love and Peace", alto saxophone on remainder
- Herbert Morgan – tenor saxophone
- Wilson Moorman III – drums
- Jerry Thomas – drums
References
[edit]- ^ "Billboard". September 16, 1967.
- ^ "Larry Young Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Yanow, Scott. "Larry Young: Of Love and Peace". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1535. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.