Soul Stream Posted November 13, 2003 Report Posted November 13, 2003 (edited) Red Young is a phenomenal organist that has been in Austin for the last couple of years. He's originally from Ft. Worth but made his way to L.A. and remained there for many years playing with just about everybody from my understanding. I've not really mentioned him since he didn't really have a CD out that people could check out. Now he does. It's called "The Organizer." The CD isn't all that representative of his powers, but it's a nice CD worth checking out. Here in Austin, Red works a trio...drums/organ/trumpet with Brannen Temple and Ephraim Owens respectively. These guys are about as good as it gets. It's Miles Davis' 60's quintet were if it were an organ trio...that might give you an idea of what they sound like. Monstrous. They take a piece of music and twist it around and play with it till they wring it dry. And it's all organic (no pun intended). No posing here. Red is a powerhouse. He has the ability to play super uptempo pieces on pedals while comping with the left hand and spinning out lines with the right. All totally independent of each other. I've never seen anything like it. I've seen many of the giants of the organ, and I dare say any one of them match Red's ability on pedals. Not to mention his concept is devoid of any identifyable influence. I'd say Miles Davis's 60's stuff as a whole might be the factor that pops up most in his playing. Oh, and did I mention he CAN do all the McDuff, Jimmy Smith, Holmes stuff as well when the situation calls for it. The CD is pretty much in that style. Well, I've got to let the cat out of the bag on this guy. He's pretty astounding. Edited November 13, 2003 by Soul Stream Quote
mikeweil Posted November 13, 2003 Report Posted November 13, 2003 Is it this one you're talking about? Quote
Jim R Posted November 13, 2003 Report Posted November 13, 2003 A quick Google search provided this: Red Young Quote
Soul Stream Posted November 13, 2003 Author Report Posted November 13, 2003 (edited) Is it this one you're talking about? No, this is NOT the CD. It's called "The Organizer" and is on Amazon, Tower, ect. It has Anthony Wilson on guitar on some of the tracks.... Also, on the link provided above, click "new organ trio album." that's it... Red is a super-versatile cat who can play a lot of different "styles" of organ. Usually, in my experince, this isn't a good thing (jack of all trades master of none). However, that doesn't apply here. That said, that CD "Brother Red" is more of a swing and blues-rock thing I believe. If you dig that style, you'l probably like it. "'The Organizer" is more of a straight-ahead jazz organ trio thing in the tradition. Still, it will only give you a glimpse of his abilities. Think "Mothership" in person and that comes closer to the truth. Edited November 13, 2003 by Soul Stream Quote
mikeweil Posted November 13, 2003 Report Posted November 13, 2003 Here 'tis. My web search to his site led me to the wrong pages. Oh my God, one more to get ... Quote
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