1976-1985: My Favorite Decade: Various Artists

The Young Lions

Released: 1983 (Elektra/Musician)
Produced by: Michael Gibbs
Peak on Billboard charts: Did not chart
Peak on Cash Box Jazz Chart: #18

Side One	Side Two
B 'N' W Mariel Thank You	Maiden Dance What Ever Happened to the Dream Deferred

Side Three	Side Four
Breakin' Nigerian Sunset	FMW Pleasant Memories Endless Flight

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Note: track notes included in videos below

Billboard, June 11, 1983, p. 99

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A group of up and coming jazz artists get together to create and record. And it sounds just like you'd expect: pieces written and performed by young artists still trying to find their own voice and signature style. The inexperience shines throughout the double disc set, but there are enough good ventures to make those songs worth a listen. Another problem is that the artists all come from different sub-genres (avant-garde, fusion, neo-bop) and don't really know all the musical vocabularies so some attempts fall flat. Like many 2 LP sets, this would have made a great single LP.

How'd the careers of these 17 Young Lions work out? Click on the name for more info:
John Blake (violin)
Hamiet Bluiett (baritone sax)
Ronnie Burrage (drums)
Anthony Davis (piano)
Paquito D'Rivera (alto sax)
Kevin Eubanks (guitar)
Chico Freeman (reeds)
Craig Harris (trombone)
Jay Hoggard (mallets)
Fred Hopkins (bass)
Wynton Marsalis (trumpet)
Bobby McFerrin (vocals)
James Newton (flute)
Daniel Ponce (percussion)
John Purcell (reeds & double reeds)
Avery Sharpe (bass)
Abdul Wadud (cello)