LEE MORGAN WAYNE SHORTER LP “Young Lions” VEE JAY mono DG shrink NM ARCHIVE

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Artist:   THE YOUNG LIONS

Title:   “The Young Lions”

Label:   VEE JAY ~# VJLP-3013.  Monaural pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Label is black label with silver text, with deep groove.

Year:  1960

Personnel: 

Lee Morgan – trumpet

Wayne Shorter – tenor sax

Frank Strozier – alto sax

Bobby Timmons – piano

Bob Cranshaw – bass

Louis Hayes or Albert “Tuttie” Heath - drums 

Condition: 

DISC:  NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  Appears to have been played one or two times at most, and handled with care.  Labels are clean.  Fidelity is superb.  A solid “10” out of “10.” 

JACKET:   NEAR MINT in original factory shrink wrap.  Flawless front and back panels.  Excellent seams and spine.  No writing, stickers, or other issues.  A beautiful jacket worthy of display.

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• Seeds of Sin
• Scourn’
• Fat Lady  

Side Two:

• Peaches and Cream
• Blues

Review:

“Irvin Shaw wrote the novel The Young Lions from which this all star post-to-hard bop all-star band took their name, launching the moniker of a generation of Wynton Marsalis-led followers in the '80s.  Wayne Shorter on tenor sax, Frank Strozier on alto sax, Lee Morgan on trumpet, Bobby Timmons on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and either Louis Hayes or Albert "Tootie" Heath (sic as "Tuttie") on drums comprise the original Lions, a one-shot band who set the standard for the Blue Note-Riverside-based players who would follow in their path.  There's a true democratic, shared value and responsibility evident in every sonic phase of this recording, but it is Shorter who wrote all the material.  His "Seeds of Sin" is a sweet, swinging shuffle full of original harmonic thought.  "Scourin'" (sic as "Scourn'") displays a head-nodding swing inspired by quarter-note walking bass courtesy of the unflappable Cranshaw, and wondrous sax-trumpet unity.  Timmons' huge, funky piano chords lead to all three horns strutting joyously in melodic agreement during "Fat Lady"; the solos perfectly display the individualism of Shorter's piquant tenor, Morgan's brash trumpet, and Strozier's slightly strained alto before a brief trading of fours with the unidentified drummer.  Shorter's tenor is up front, with Morgan on the second melody and Strozier following along for the tightly structured "Peaches & Cream," which is not a team effort until the very last note.  Over 11 ½ minutes, "That's Right" proffers an easy, bluesy 12-bar swing in a jam vehicle, with Timmons as pied piper, the horns shouting out in unison, chord punctuations from the pianist, and doo wop accents for the solos.  Morgan uses a mute, and Shorter's tenor is fluid as a country stream.  There are three alternate takes: A fourth try of "Seeds" is five seconds longer and not only sweet, but a little sour; on a third rendition of "Scourin'," the 35-second bass intro is omitted as Shorter's tenor digs right in and less unison is evident; and with an extra 24 seconds, the third taping of "Fat Lady" only differs in solo content.  This is a classic, and one every modern jazz fan should have.  The liner notes, written by Cannonball Adderley, are also priceless; they discuss the "glorification of mediocrity," a rip on Dick Clark, country-pop, comformity, and railing against modern jazz naysayers.  The notes also include other poignant observations that still ring true today.  Interesting reading, ultimately interesting music.”

(review courtesy of Michael G. Nastos, allmusic.com)

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