Larry Young (musician)
Larry Young | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Khalid Yasin |
| Born | October 7, 1940 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 1978 (aged 37) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument | Organ |
| Labels | Blue Note |
Larry Young (also known as Khalid Yasin [Abdul Aziz]; October 7, 1940 – March 30, 1978) was an American jazz organist and occasional pianist. Young's early work was strongly influenced by the soul jazz of Jimmy Smith, but he later pioneered a more experimental, modal approach to the Hammond B-3.