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David Young

Recorded	c. 1971
Label	Mainstream Records
Released	1971
Personnel	6 credited players
Discogs	master 714811

The record

A tight straight-ahead date cut for Bob Shad's Mainstream in the early '70s, with a rhythm section -- Mabern, Davis, Muhammad -- that could push any horn line into the pocket. Sonny Fortune's baritone and flute add heft alongside Virgil Jones's trumpet, framing Young's tenor on a session that's stayed a deep-catalog rarity ever since.

Session personnel

Sonny Fortune — baritone saxophone, flute
Richard Davis — bass
Idris Muhammad — drums
Harold Mabern — piano
David Young — tenor saxophone
Virgil Jones — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1971	Mainstream Records · MRL 323 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo earliest on file
1971	Mainstream Records — STEREO
2003	Universe Music (2) · UMC 2004 — CD, Album, Enhanced
2017	Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-45268 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2020	Mainstream Records — File, MP3, Album, Reissue, 320 kbps