Larry Young (musician)

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Larry Young
Background information
Also known as	Khalid Yasin
Born	(1940-10-07)October 7, 1940 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	March 30, 1978(1978-03-30) (aged 37) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz soul jazz jazz-funk modal jazz jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Organ
Labels	Blue Note

Larry Young (also known as Khalid Yasin [Abdul Aziz]; October 7, 1940 – March 30, 1978)^[1] was an American jazz organist and occasional pianist. Young's early work was strongly influenced by the soul jazz of Jimmy Smith, but he later pioneered a more experimental, modal approach to the Hammond B-3.^[2]