Of Love and Peace explained

Of Love and Peace
Type:studio
Artist:Larry Young
Cover:Of Love and Peace.jpeg
Released:September 1967[1]
Recorded:July 28, 1966
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:Post-bop, avant-garde jazz
Length:41:08
Label:Blue Note
Producer:Alfred Lion
Prev Title:Unity
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Contrasts
Next Year: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. The other tracks are cover versions of "Pavanne" and "Seven Steps to Heaven".

Releases and reception

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billboard. September 16, 1967.
  2. Web site: Larry Young Discography . jazzdisco.org . February 11, 2019.