STEREO / MONO 24 BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED 4 LPs on 2 CDs Pianist John Young (1922-2008), crisscrossed the country in the 40s with a vastly popular big band Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy before he became a revered figure on the Chicago jazz scene. His approach was reminiscent of Erroll Garner, but he also looked for inspiration in the work of younger pianists like Ahmad Jamal and Ramsey Lewis, who also launched their careers in this city. This set presents four of Young s trio albums from the mid 50s and early 60s for the Argo and VeeJay labels. Although Young never attained the fame of other of his contemporaries, in these recordings he showed he was a polished and capable player with a style that made considerable and effective use of blocked chords. In a career that spanned over six decades, Young regularly played popular clubs either with his own trio, orchestra, or as a sideman, accompanying artists such as Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, Lurlean Hunter, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Lorez Alexandria and many others. The noted jazz authority Dan Morgenstern in Living with Jazz, called Young one of Chicago s several unsung piano originals.