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Unity is an album by jazz organist Larry Young, released on the Blue Note label in August, 1966. The album features trumpeter Woody Shaw, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and drummer Elvin Jones. While not free jazz, the album features experimentation that was innovative for the time. Young chose the title because, “although everybody on the date was very much an individualist, they were all in the same frame of mood. It was evident from the start that everything was fitting together.” The album was Young’s second for Blue Note, and is widely considered a “post-bop” classic.

Track listing:
Original CD
1. “Zoltan” Woody Shaw 7:41
2. “Monk’s Dream” Thelonious Monk 5:48
3. “If” Joe Henderson 6:46
4. “The Moontrane” Shaw 7:21
5. “Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise” Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg 6:24
6. “Beyond All Limits” Shaw 6:02

Personnel:
Larry Young – Hammond B-3 organ
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Elvin Jones – drums

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Released: August 1966
Recorded: November 10, 1965
Studio: Van Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs
Length: 40:02
Label: Blue Note
Producer: Alfred Lion