Heaven on Earth (Larry Young album) explained

Heaven on Earth
Type:	Album
Artist:	Larry Young
Cover:	Heaven on Earth (Larry Young album).jpg
Released:	April 1969^[1]
Recorded:	February 9, 1968
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:50
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	Francis Wolff
Chronology:	Larry Young
Prev Title:	Contrasts
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Mother Ship
Next Year:	1969

Heaven on Earth is an album by American organist Larry Young recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Organist Larry Young, who really found his own sound back in 1965 with the classic Unity album, is deep in the funk on this later Blue Note album... there are some explorative solos but the less imaginative funk rhythms lower the content of the music somewhat".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Larry Young except as indicated

1. "The Infant" – 6:00
2. "The Cradle" – 5:00
3. "The Hereafter" – 8:41
4. "Heaven on Earth" – 6:05
5. "Call Me" (Tony Hatch) – 7:26
6. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:38

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 9, 1968

Personnel

• Larry Young – organ
• Byard Lancaster – alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1 & 3–6)
• Herbert Morgan – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3–5)
• George Benson – guitar (tracks 1 & 3–6)
• Eddie Gladden – drums
• Althea Young – vocals (track 6)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard. May 3, 1969.
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4300-series/#bst-84304 Blue Note Records discography
3. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=heaven-on-earth-r150613|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 23, 2010