Rooster_Ties Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 (edited) Thought I'd go a slightly different route with this one, and include all of Larry's dates - not just those on BN. I purposely left out "Unity" and "Into Somethin'", cuz we all know "Unity" would win, hands down -- and "Into Somethin'" would come in second (simply cuz those titles are the most widely available). I've never heard any of LY's albums outside of his work on BN --- so perhaps I'll learn something from the comments in this thread, or from how people voted - if one or more non-BN titles get several votes. It's much too late for me to type all the particulars about each album into the poll items, but here's a link to the AMG reviews - if that's of any help in voting: AMG: Larry Young bio, and discography Edited April 13, 2003 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 'Contrasts' gets my vote - but again it is difficult to favour any of the BN albums in this list. The're all great ! 'Contrasts' by a whisker though thanks to particularly funky and imaginative organ playing by Larry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Another one for those of us who missed the Mosaic to drool over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 (edited) I purposely left out "Unity" and "Somethin' Else", cuz we all know "Unity" would win, hands down -- and "Somethin' Else" would come in second. You also left out "Into somethin'" Nice idea for a poll! Edited April 13, 2003 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Yeah, this is a nice idea for a poll. I also dug the Andrew Hill poll too. Thanks, Rooster Ties! I went with Contrasts, too. I really like most of his music, but I just haven't gotten into Mother Ship as much as everyone else. Unity would have killed the competition in my opinion. Great album! :rsmile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted April 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 I purposely left out "Unity" and "Somethin' Else", cuz we all know "Unity" would win, hands down -- and "Somethin' Else" would come in second. You also left out "Into somethin'" Nice idea for a poll! Oops, "Somethin' Else" is a Sun Ra album, I meant "Into Somethin'". Good thing I left it out!!! I'll edit my original message up above, to cover my tracks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted April 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 I'm surprised that "Of Love and Peace" hasn't gotten a vote or two. It's a very close second for me, behind "Mother Ship" (which is my favorite). Then I rank "Contrasts" a close third. "Heaven on Earth" is OK, nothing really wrong with it - but it doesn't get me all fired up like the other three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 My vote goes for "Double Exposure".........except it's not on the list. I know it's credited to Joe Chambers, but credit should really go to both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 I cannot vote because I haven't heard any LY other than Unity and "Into Something." My vote for now: Larry Young in Grant Green's "Streets of Dreams." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Of Love and Peace gets my vote, just before Contrasts. I think Mother Ship's rep is exaggerated by those who've never heard it. Nothing really wrong with it, just overpraised IMHO. It would'a been a whole lot better with a tenor added - like Tyrone. One other factor is, I'm not a big fan of Eddie Gladden. I don't care if he is from Newark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I voted for 'Of Love and Peace', my second favorite Larry Young album after 'Into Somethin'. But that was a hard decision leaving out 'Unity' and 'Mother Ship'. And agree with BFrank about 'Double Exposure', a superb album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mnytime Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 Of Love and Peace was my choice as well since Unity was not included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I missed out on the Mosaic and have never heard any of those sessions, so my vote has to go to Lawrence of Newark. The OJCs are still too under the spell of Jimmy Smith to get my vote. Perhaps when Mother Ship is finally released on cd I will change my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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