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Larry Young (also known as Khalid Yasin [Abdul Aziz]; October 7, 1940 – March 30, 1978 Newark, NJ) was an American jazz organist and occasional pianist. Young’s early work was strongly influenced by the soul jazz of Jimmy Smith, but he later pioneered a more experimental, modal approach to the Hammond B-3. In March 1978, he checked into a hospital for stomach pains. He died there on March 30, 1978, while being treated for what is said to have been pneumonia. However, the actual cause of his death is unclear.