{"product_id":"pre-order-larry-young-unity-blue-note-classic-lp","title":"Larry Young - Unity - Blue Note Classic LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue 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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue Note Records has announced the continuation of the \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassic Vinyl Reissue Series \u003c\/strong\u003ewhich presents \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e180g vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e reissues in standard packaging\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e mastered by Kevin Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e and manufactured at Optimal. The pressings are all-analog whenever an analog source is available, with Gray mastering \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edirectly from the original master tapes\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUntil the emergence of\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Larry Young\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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 \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInto Somethin'\u003c\/em\u003e, but with his 1965 album\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e he created a singular masterpiece with a cast of modernist jazz visionaries: trumpeter Woody Shaw, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, and drummer Elvin Jones. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMusicians\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLarry Young, organ\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWoody Shaw, trumpet\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoe Henderson, tenor saxophone\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElvin Jones, drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• All analog 180g vinyl LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Manufactured at Optimal in Germany\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Standard packaging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e%021^(*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666491519308,"sku":"602445797547","price":5.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/33BST-4221-2.jpg?v=1770372975","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-larry-young-unity-blue-note-classic-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}