Fuel (Larry Young album)

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Larry Young's Fuel
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Studio album by
Released1975
Recorded1975
Genre Jazz, jazz fusion
Length42:25
Label Arista
Producer Terry Philips and Larry Young
Larry Young chronology
Lawrence of Newark
(1973)
Larry Young's Fuel
(1975)
Space Ball
(1975)

Fuel is a jazz fusion album by organist/keyboardist Larry Young, released on the Arista Records label.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
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Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars and stated it contains "exotic tunes." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Fuel for the Fire" (Philips, Torano, Young) - 6:06
  2. "I Ching (Book of Changes)" (Young) - 6:25
  3. "Turn off the Lights" (Logan, Saunders, Young) - 7:05
  4. "Floating" (Torano) - 4:13
  5. "H + J = B (Hustle + Jam = Bread)" (Young) - 6:19
  6. "People Do Be Funny" (Philips, Young) - 3:43
  7. "New York Electric Street Music" (Saunders, Torano, Young) - 8:34

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Rovi Staff. Allmusic listing accessed June 24, 2015
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 211. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1535. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.