Lawrence of Newark

by Larry Young

Type: Album
Released: 1973
Label: Perception
Country: United States
Length: 40:30
Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Pharoah Sanders, James Blood Ulmer

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A wild, eclectic, and deeply spiritual album from the revolutionary organist Larry Young. 'Lawrence of Newark' is a raw and powerful blend of free jazz, funk, and spiritual incantations. The music is a key document of the 1970s loft jazz scene, a deeply personal and uncompromising work that showcases Young's unique and influential voice on the organ.

Genres

Descriptors: fusion, funky, space, experimental, dynamic

Tracklist

Credits

Larry Young - primary artist, written-by, producer, engineer [re-mix], organ, bongos, vocals
Don Pate - bass
Juini Booth - bass
Abdoul Hakim - bongos
Diedre Johnson - cello
Stacey Edwards - congas
Umar Abdul Muizz - congas
Armen Halburian - congas, bells, percussion
Fred Stark - design
Abdul Shahid - drums
Howard King - drums
James Flores - drums
Art Gore - drums, electric piano
Cedric Lawson - electric piano
Eddie Korvin - engineer [recording & re-mix]
Mystery Guest - guest, saxophone, vocals
James Blood Ulmer - guitar
Poppy La Boy - percussion
Reginald Wickham - photography by
Denny Morouse - saxophone, saxophone [electric saxophone]
Jumma Santos - tom tom, cowbell, congas, whistle, tambourine, hihat
Charles Magee - trumpet [electric trumpet]