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YUSEF LATEEF - Sounds Of Yusef. VINYL LP ND014 pre order

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NEW RELEASE

YUSEF LATEEF - Sounds Of Yusef



LABEL: NAKED LUNCH

CAT NO. ND014


Recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label, "Sound of Yusef" features Lateef's quintet with Wilbur Harden - flugelhorn, Hugh Lawson - piano, Ernie Farrow - bass, and Oliver Jackson - drums. Lateef's aesthetic was a perfect mixture of hard-driving jazz and a variety of ethnic materials. Even though If compared to later works, "Sounds of Yusef" is still very much rooted in Jazz while the use of traditional ethnic instruments adds colors and flavors without really deviating from the American Jazz tradition. Lateef shines on both tenor sax and flute while the rhythm section swings hard throughout a varied repertoire including an airy version of Strayhorn's ultra-classic "Take the A Train" and a contemplative Lateef's original called "Meditation".  

Tracklist:
 

Take The A Train       
Playful Flute      
Love And Humor        
Buckingham      
Meditation