{"product_id":"the_young_lions_original_jazz_classics","title":"The Young Lions - Original Jazz Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Young Lions is a landmark jazz album originally recorded in 1960 at Bell Sound Studios in New York City and released in 1961 on Vee-Jay Records. It has been reissued in 2026 as part of Craft Recordings' revitalized Original Jazz Classics (OJC) Series, pressed on 180-gram vinyl with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. The record is an ad hoc session featuring an extraordinary gathering of young talent: trumpeters Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, alto saxophonist Frank Strozier, trombonist Slide Hampton, pianist Bobby Timmons and Cedar Walton, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummers Albert \"Tootie\" Heath and Louis Hayes. As described by Jazz Messengers, the session brought together musicians \"all on the very cusp of major careers\" who would each go on to define the sound of jazz for decades — making it one of the most remarkable talent showcases in the music's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album's five tracks are each contributed by different members of the group, resulting in a fascinatingly multifaceted listen that reflects the stylistic breadth of the era. Shorter's compositions showcase his angular, modal sensibility; Hubbard contributes hard bop lyricism; and the variety of voices captures a pivotal generational moment, as musicians who had grown up steeped in bebop began pushing toward the new directions that would define the 1960s. The Wikipedia entry on the album notes that the five original tracks include Shorter's \"Seeds of Sin,\" \"Scourn',\" and \"Peaches and Cream,\" Timmons's \"Fat Lady,\" and Morgan's extended 11-minute \"That's Right.\" The OJC reissue presents the album in a tip-on jacket with an obi strip, faithful to the spirit of the original release — continuing the series' long-standing mission, since its 1982 inception, of reissuing influential jazz albums \"with the utmost care and reverence for the originals.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album","offer_id":53532772008250,"sku":"38104","price":53.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-28_at_3.11.01_PM.jpeg?v=1779995561","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/the_young_lions_original_jazz_classics","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}