Larry Young
Born: 1940
A true innovator on the Hammond B3, Young took a
different musical path than any of the other organ
masters of his time: Although he started out drawing his
major influences from the work of Jimmy Smith and the
gospel and blues elements that other players employed,
but eventually turned to a more complex, modal approach
to the organ with sophisticated harmonic and chordal
structure
Larry Young was born on October 7, 1940, and hails from
Newark, New Jersey. His background includes study… Continue