Unity (Larry Young album)

Unity
Studio album by Larry Young
Released	1966
Recorded	November 10, 1965 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:02
Label	Blue Note BST 84221
Producer	Alfred Lion
Larry Young chronology
Into Somethin' (1964) Unity (1966) Of Love and Peace (1966)

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Unity is an album by jazz organist Larry Young, released on the Blue Note label. While not free jazz, the album features innovative experimentation. The title was chosen by Young because "although everybody on the date was very much an individualist, they were all in the same frame of mood. It was evident from the start that everything was fitting together."

The album is Young's second for Blue Note records, following on from Into Somethin'. Three of the six tracks were composed by Woody Shaw; "Zoltan", "The Moontrane", dedicated to Coltrane, and "Beyond All Limits". "If" is a Joe Henderson composition, "Monk's Dream" is by Thelonious Monk and "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" is a Hammerstein & Romberg composition.

Reception

Billboard Magazine called the album a "sureshot for jazz fans". Also, Saxophonist Michael Brecker referred to the album as a favourite of his.

Track listing

1. "Zoltan" (Shaw) - 7:41
2. "Monk's Dream" (Monk) - 5:48
3. "If" (Henderson) - 6:46
4. "The Moontrane" (Shaw) - 7:21
5. "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" (Hammerstein, Romberg) - 6:24
6. "Beyond All Limits" (Shaw) - 6:02

Personnel

• Larry Young – organ
• Woody Shaw – trumpet
• Joe Henderson – saxophone
• Elvin Jones – drums

References in Popular Culture

In an episode of the fourth season of NBC's television show "30 Rock" -- which aired on March 11, 2010 and was entitled "Future Husband" -- the character Tracy Jordan, played by Tracy Morgan, wore a t-shirt that featured the cover design of Unity.