Mother Ship

For other uses of "Mothership", see Mothership (disambiguation).

Mother Ship
Studio album by Larry Young
Released	1980
Recorded	February 7, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:17
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Francis Wolff
Larry Young chronology
Heaven on Earth (1968) Mother Ship (1980) Lawrence of Newark (1973)

Mother Ship is an album by American organist Larry Young, recorded in 1969 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980. ^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This highly original set does not deserve to be so obscure." ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Larry Young

1. "Mother Ship" - 7:38
2. "Street Scene" - 6:56
3. "Visions" - 6:44
4. "Trip Merchant" - 12:53
5. "Love Drops" - 7:06

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 7, 1969

Personnel

• Larry Young - organ
• Lee Morgan - trumpet
• Herbert Morgan - tenor saxophone
• Eddie Gladden - drums

References

1. Blue Note Records discography accessed November 23, 2010
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 23, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1535. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 211. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.