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Larry Young

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American jazz musician (1940-1978)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1945-11-12
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68,878
Total plays
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jazzfree jazzorganjazz organHammond

Larry Young (1940-1978) was an American jazz organist and occasional pianist. Young pioneered a modal approach to the Hammond B-3 (in contrast to Jimmy Smith's soul jazz style). However, he did play soul jazz also, among other styles. His characteristic sound involved management of the stops on the Hammond organ, producing overtone series that caused an ethereal, drifting effect; a sound that is simultaneously lead and background. Young was born on the 7th October 1940 in Newark, New Jersey. <

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Young
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Newark
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
organist
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Islam
Genre
jazz
Instrument
Hammond organ
Record label
Prestige
Official website
www.larryyoungmusic.com
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manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1940-10-07
influenced by
John Coltrane
date of death
1978-03-30
different from
Larry Young
cause of death
pneumonia
start of work period
1957-00-00
name in native language
Larry Young
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