Of Love and Peace

Of Love and Peace
Studio album by
Larry Young
ReleasedSeptember 1967[1]
RecordedJuly 28, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenrePost-bop, avant-garde jazz
Length41:08
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Larry Young chronology
Unity
(1965) 		Of Love and Peace
(1967) 		Contrasts
(1967)

Of Love and Peace is an album by organist Larry Young. It was recorded in 1966 and was released by Blue Note Records in 1967.

Recording and music

The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on July 28, 1966.[2] "Of Love and Peace" and "Falaq" are largely free improvisations.[3] The other tracks are cover versions of "Pavanne" and "Seven Steps to Heaven".[3]

Releases and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

Of Love and Peace was released by Blue Note Records.[3] On CD, it was later issued as part of Mosaic Records's box set of Young recordings, then by Blue Note in 2004.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "a fine effort which takes a mostly obscure band through some fascinating ideas".[4] The AllMusic reviewer called it a "stimulating Blue Note date".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Pavanne" (Morton Gould) - 14:11
  2. "Of Love and Peace" (Young) - 6:31
  3. "Seven Steps to Heaven" (Miles Davis/Victor Feldman) - 10:17
  4. "Falaq" (Young) - 10:09

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Billboard". September 16, 1967.
  2. ^ "Larry Young Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Yanow, Scott. "Larry Young: Of Love and Peace". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1535. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.