Lawrence of Newark

Lawrence of Newark
Lawrence of Newark
Studio album by Larry Young
Released	1975
Recorded	1973
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, Jazz fusion
Length	37:36
Label	Perception Records
Producer	Larry Young
Larry Young chronology

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Lawrence of Newark is a jazz album by organist/keyboardist Larry Young, released on the Perception Records label.

The album is Young's debut for Perception Records which has since been reissued on CD by Castle Records. Perception Records went out of business shortly after the release of this recording, so it has never been widely available, and hence rarely heard in the 70s and 80s.

Lawrence of Newark represents Larry Young's first non-Blue Note recording as a leader post-Lifetime and is startling for its fresh look at how the organ is used in jazz and in improvisation.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "The CD reissue has fine sound ... it should not be overlooked. The DJs just haven't discovered this one yet. Awesome."^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Larry Young

"Sunshine Fly Away" - 8:38
"Khalid of Space, Pt. 2: Welcome" - 12:29
"Saudia" - 4:30
"Alive" - 1:54
"Hello Your Quietness (Islands)" - 10:05

Personnel

Juini Booth - bass
Stacey Edwards - conga, percussion
James Flores - drums
Art Gore - drums, electric piano
Abdul Hakim - bongos, percussion
Armen Halburian - bells, conga, percussion
Diedre Johnson - cello
Howard King - drums
Poppy LaBoy - percussion
Cedric Lawson - electric piano
Charles Magee - electric trumpet, trumpet
Dennis Mourouse - electric saxophone, tenor saxophone
Umar Abdul Muizz - conga, percussion
Don Pate - bass
Abdul Sahid - drums
Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone
Jumma Santos - conga, cowbell, hi-hat, percussion, tambourine, tom-tom, whistling
Danny Toan - guitar
James Blood Ulmer - guitar
Larry Young - bongos, keyboards, organ, percussion, producer, remixing, vocals

References

^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/lawrence-of-newark-r150615/review Lawrence Young at All Music Guide
^ ^a ^b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 6, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1535. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

External links

Lawrence Young at All Music Guide.

[1] ttp://www.allmusic.com/album/lawrence-of-newark-r150615/review Lawrence Young at All Music Guide

[Allmusic-2] Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 6, 2011

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1535. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Larry Young
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Testifying (1960) Young Blues (1960) Groove Street (1962) Into Somethin' (1964) Unity (1965) Of Love and Peace (1966) Contrasts (1967) Heaven on Earth (1968) Mother Ship (1969) Lawrence of Newark (1973) Spaceball (1976)
With Grant Green	Street of Dreams (1964) Talkin' About! (1964) His Majesty King Funk (1965) I Want to Hold Your Hand (1965)
With others	Double Exposure (Joe Chambers, 1978) Bitches Brew (Miles Davis, 1969) Big Fun (1969) Forrest Fire (Jimmy Forrest, 1960) Love Shout (Etta Jones, 1963) I'm Shooting High (Gildo Mahones, 1963) The Great Gildo (Gildo Mahones, 1963) Devotion (John McLaughlin, 1970) Love Devotion Surrender (Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, 1973) Gumbo! (Pony Poindexter and Booker Ervin, 1963) In the Beginning (Woody Shaw, 1965) Natural Soul (Buddy Terry, 1967) Emergency! (The Tony Williams Lifetime, 1969)