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John Young

John Merritt Young (March 16, 1922 – April 16, 2008) was an American jazz pianist. Young played with Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dexter Gordon, and many others.[1] He recorded with his own trio in the 1950s and 1960s, and was a sideman for Von Freeman, Gene Ammons and others. He remained active in the Chicago jazz scene until a few years before his death.

Young was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and his family relocated to Chicago when he was a toddler. He first toured in the 1940s with the popular big band Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy. After Young left Kirk's band and returned to Chicago, he performed with the Dick Davis combo until 1950, when he formed his own combo with Eldridge Freeman on drums and Leroy Jackson on bass. In 1957, he signed with Argo Records and recorded his first LP, Opus de Funk.

He was active in the Chicago jazz scene, regularly playing popular clubs with artists such as Dexter Gordon, Big Joe Turner, Von Freeman and others. He made more than a dozen appearances at the Chicago Jazz Festival, often as a sideman for tenor saxophonist Eddie Johnson. He retired in 2005 due to sciatic nerve inflammation. He died from multiple myleoma on April 16, 2008.

Dan Morgenstern, in Living with Jazz, called Young "one of Chicago's several unsung piano originals." Allmusic.com called Young "criminally underappreciated outside of [the Chicago bop scene].

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 John Merritt Young (16 de marzo de 1922 - 16 de abril de 2008) fue un pianista de jazz estadounidense. Young jugó con Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dexter Gordon y muchos otros. [1] Grabó con su propio trío en los años 1950 y 1960, y fue sideman para Von Freeman, Gene Ammons y otros. Permaneció activo en la escena del jazz de Chicago hasta pocos años antes de su muerte.

Young nació en Little Rock, Arkansas, y su familia se mudó a Chicago cuando era un niño pequeño. Hizo su primera gira en la década de 1940 con el popular big band Andy Kirk y His Twelve Clouds of Joy. Después de que Young dejó la banda de Kirk y regresó a Chicago, actuó con el combo Dick Davis hasta 1950, cuando formó su propio combo con Eldridge Freeman en la batería y Leroy Jackson en el bajo. En 1957, firmó con Argo Records y grabó su primer LP, Opus de Funk.

Participó activamente en la escena del jazz de Chicago, tocando regularmente en clubes populares con artistas como Dexter Gordon, Big Joe Turner, Von Freeman y otros. Hizo más de una docena de apariciones en el Festival de Jazz de Chicago, a menudo como un sideman para el saxofonista Eddie Johnson. Se retiró en 2005 debido a la inflamación del nervio ciático. Murió de mieloma múltiple el 16 de abril de 2008.

Dan Morgenstern, en Living with Jazz, llamó a Young "uno de los varios originales de piano no reconocidos de Chicago". Allmusic.com llamó a Young "criminalmente subestimado fuera de [la escena bop de Chicago].

Tracks listing
A1 Portrait Of My Love
A2 When Sunny Gets Blue
A3 Take Five
A4 Peyton Place
A5 Fever
A6 Mr. Lucky
B1 Love Theme From "Spartacus"
B2 Weaver Of Dreams
B3 My Romance
B4 Playboy Theme
B5 One Eyed Jacks
B6 MJR Blues


credits:
John Young - Piano
William Yancey - Bass
Philip Thomas - Drums

recorded at:
June 6 & 7 1961, Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago
Engineer: Ron Malo
Supervision: Ralph Bass
Released: June 23, 1962

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