7 April 2015

JYM YOUNG'S SAN FRANCISCO AVANTGARDE "PUZZLE BOX" (INTERNATIONAL POLYDOR, 1966)


Not much is known (to me) about Jym Young.
He did play in 1964 with Sonny Simmons and Barbara Donald's band.
Also adding his piano to Dewey Redman's first LP "Look for the Black Star".
Later he became known as Waheem Young in the Bay Area - I even suspect he played piano for one tune on the Steve Miller Band's "Living In The 20th Century".




Bennett Friedman, tenor saxophone
Jym Young, piano, african thumb piano
Harley White, double bass
Jim Messinger, drums, indian snake charmer


A1. Puzzle Box     3:03
A2. Lament     13:01
B1. Possibility 10:28   
B2. Skippin' In The Rain 7:18

Recorded December 31, 1966 in San Francisco.

INTERNATIONAL POLYDOR PRODUCTION 623 226 (Germany, 1967)

 (vinyl rip)
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17 comments:

  1. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth7 April 2015 at 15:41:00 CEST

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  2. Javier Roz7 April 2015 at 17:39:00 CEST

    Thanks onxidlib!

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  3. Anonymous7 April 2015 at 20:38:00 CEST

    What a fantastic album!! Never heard of Jym Young and the other players involved - to my ears this sounds like some of Coltrane's most inspired moments around 1964/65.

    Thanks a lot for sharing this absolute unknown gem, onxidlib!

    Cheers,
    Lucky :)

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  4. Clifford Allen8 April 2015 at 04:26:00 CEST

    Really like this LP a lot. Jym/Waheem Young also played in Boz Scaggs' band for a bit. Bennett Friedman has been teaching jazz at the college level in California since the '70s, though he hasn't recorded too much. I believe Harley White is deceased, though there's a nice, brief interview with him here:
    http://users.rcn.com/jazzinfo/v09n02Jun99/HarleyWh.html

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  5. headman8 April 2015 at 08:36:00 CEST

    Where do you get them from, onxidlib? Thanks again for sharing yet another unknown treasure!

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  6. DW8 April 2015 at 08:48:00 CEST

    onxidlib, thank you!!

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  7. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth8 April 2015 at 09:57:00 CEST

    Thanks Clifford for some background and the link to the interview.

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  8. DW8 April 2015 at 10:17:00 CEST

    I would like to thank you also, Clifford. The take away from the interview you referenced was to "learn something everyday'. That is the reason I visit this site everyday, to learn something. Thanks!

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  9. Andreas8 April 2015 at 16:18:00 CEST

    Great stuff! Thanks! Found another album.
    Is this the same dude?:

    http://www.amazon.com/Strings-Keys-Thumbs-Jym-Young/dp/B00CK7LD2K

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  10. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth8 April 2015 at 17:45:00 CEST

    @ Andreas - yes it is the same Jym Young!

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  11. Solomon8 April 2015 at 20:30:00 CEST

    Thank you!

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  12. serviceton9 April 2015 at 06:24:00 CEST

    I have this record with a quite different cover - never seen this lovely front jacket before!
    I like it! (Music & cover both) !

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  13. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth9 April 2015 at 10:25:00 CEST

    Serviceton, I recall a reissue on Freedom with a b/w cover sporting a trolley car.

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  14. corvimax9 April 2015 at 13:53:00 CEST

    great find onxidlib, thank you.
    unfortunatelly he didnt record much, and then disappeared?

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  15. Brewing Luminous28 August 2018 at 17:30:00 CEST

    Thanks for this rare treat!

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  16. SlexaUran4 April 2020 at 22:35:00 CEST

    Its looking good. Thank you!

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  17. correct silence29 April 2021 at 12:13:00 CEST

    This superbe lp will be reissued on cd in Japanese paper sleeve edition by Muzak around mi to end of July

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