Of Love and Peace

Of Love and Peace is an album by organist Larry Young. It was recorded in 1966 and was released by Blue Note Records in 1967.

Of Love and Peace
Studio album by Larry Young
Released	September 1967[1]
Recorded	July 28, 1966
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Post-bop, avant-garde jazz
Length	41:08
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Larry Young chronology
Unity (1965) Of Love and Peace (1967) Contrasts (1967)

Recording and music

The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on July 28, 1966.^[2] "Of Love and Peace" and "Falaq" are largely free improvisations.^[3] The other tracks are cover versions of "Pavanne" and "Seven Steps to Heaven".^[3]

Releases and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[5]

Of Love and Peace was released by Blue Note Records.^[3] On CD, it was later issued as part of Mosaic Records's box set of Young recordings, then by Blue Note in 2004.^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "a fine effort which takes a mostly obscure band through some fascinating ideas".^[5] The AllMusic reviewer called it a "stimulating Blue Note date".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Pavanne" (Morton Gould) - 14:11
2. "Of Love and Peace" (Young) - 6:31
3. "Seven Steps to Heaven" (Miles Davis/Victor Feldman) - 10:17
4. "Falaq" (Young) - 10:09

Personnel

• Larry Young – organ
• Eddie Gale – trumpet
• James Spaulding – alto saxophone (1, 3, 4), flute (2)
• Herbert Morgan – tenor saxophone
• Wilson Moorman III – drums
• Jerry Thomas – drums