George Ernest Young (10 July 1937)[1] is an American jazz saxophonist.
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| Born | July 10, 1937 |
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| Formerly of | White Elephant Orchestra, Saturday Night Live Band, Manhattan Jazz Quintet |
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After leading his own band in the late 1950s, Young became a New York City session and studio musician in the 1960s and joined several line-ups including Mike Mainieri's jazz-rock big band White Elephant Orchestra, as well as later joining the Saturday Night Live Band.[1]
In 1982, along with fellow saxophonists Dave Sanborn, Ronnie Cuber, Young was voted one of the Most Valued Players by the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences' annual awards edition.[2]
Young has led his own quartets featuring Harold Danko, Rick Laird and Butch Miles (early 1980s) and another quartet, featuring Warren Bernhardt, Tony Marino and Tom Whaley (early 1990s).[1] He has performed with Eric Clapton, Mariah Carey, Luciano Pavarotti, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, James Brown, Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Dizzy Gillespie, Tony Bennett, Steve Gadd among others.[3]
Discography
editAs leader
edit- 1962: Presenting the Unbelieveable George Young, Columbia Records[4] CS 8681
- 1989: Old Times - Chiaroscuro Records CR(D) 307[5]
- 1994: Salute (with Louie Bellson and Bobby Shew) - Chiaroscuro Records CR(D) 329[6]
As sideman/session musician
edit- 1974: James Taylor - Walking Man[7]
- 1976: Walter Murphy Band - A Fifth of Beethoven, Private Stock Records (Soprano, alto, tenor saxophone, and flute solos)[8]
- 1977: Maynard Ferguson - Conquistador, Columbia Records[9]
- 1977: Walter Bishop Jr. - Soul Village, Muse[10]
- 1978: Quincy Jones - Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! [11]
- 1979: Dr. John - City Lights,[12]
- 1979: Ian Hunter - You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, Chrysalis[13]
- 1984: Yoko Ono - Every Man Has a Woman, Polydor (Young plays on the track "Now or Never", recorded in 1972)[14]
- 1996: Christy Baron - I Thought About You, Chesky[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c Feather, Leonard; Ira Gitler. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780199886401. At Google Books. Retrieved 14 November 2019
- ^ "N.Y. NARAS Chapter Gives MVP Awards." Billboard, p. 60. 13 November 1982. At Google Books. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "George Young Quartet - Napa Valley Jazz Society". nvjs.org. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard, p. 14. 6 October 1962. At Google Books. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "George Young - Old Times Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Salute - Louie Bellson | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Walking Man - James Taylor | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy | Credit". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Conquistador - Maynard Ferguson | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Walter Bishop Jr. Catalog. At Jazzdico.org. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Sounds...And Stuff Like That!! - Quincy Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Down Beat, Volume 46, p. 30. Maher Publications, 1979. At Google Books. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Closeup". Billboard, p. 67. 21 April 1979. At Google Books. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Blaney, John. John Lennon: Listen to This Book, p. 321. John Blaney, 2005. ISBN 9780954452810. At Google Books. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Lord, Tom. The Jazz Discography, Volume 33, p. B-173. Lord Music Reference, 2003. ISBN 9781881993162. At Google Books. Retrieved 14 November 2019.