Yusef lateef born william emanuel huddleston, october 9, 1920 december 23, 20 was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer and educator and a renowned spokesman for the ahmadiyya muslim community after his conversion to islam in 1950. You can buy album into something vinyl 1961 yusef lateef. Yusef lateef, eastern sounds rudy van gelder remaster in. Eastern sounds by yusef lateef cd, feb1991, ojc for. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. One of the great unsung heroes of improvised music, he inspired the eastern music explorations of the iconic john coltrane and recorded his own albums over six consecutive decades. The album features lateef s continued exploration of middle eastern music, which were incorporated into his version of hard. Buy eastern sounds remastered by yusef lateef on bleep. This is a previously unreleased 1966 live club performance from yusef lateef, the brilliant multiinstrumentalist whose mixing of jazz and eastern music was a great influence on some of the finest musicians of the era including john coltrane and pharaoh sanders. Listen to the plum blossom, a song by yusef lateef on tidal. Good morning coffee jazz relaxing bossa nova jazz playlist for good mood cafe music bgm channel 3,680 watching live now. Download the qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers. Yusef abdul lateef born william emanuel huddleston.
A hardblowing bebop and hard bop tenor saxophonist, lateef expanded his stylistic menu, doubling on many nonwestern instruments and moving beyond straight jazz into a wide range of styles and sounds. Listen online 9 songs from eastern sounds vinyl 1961 yusef lateef daily updates. Not only is it one of his bestever recordings, but it also yielded a huge amount of material that was not issued at the time, and which only ever came out on later, badlyannotated issues. Lateef had long been interested in eastern music, long before john coltrane had ever shown any public interest anyway. Yusef lateef tribute mix part 1 by gillespeterson published on 20140205t14. Eastern sounds, newly remastered by rudy van gelder the storied engineer who recorded the original september 1961 session, marks an early stage in yusef lateef s development. Lateef was born in chattanooga, tennessee, but his family moved to detroit, michigan in 1925. Yusef lateef psychicemotus vinyl mp3 album download. Yusef lateef eastern sounds 19622014 flac tracks 24 bit44,1 khz time 39. One of multiinstrumentalist and composer yusef lateef s most enduring recordings, eastern sounds was one of the last recordings made by the band that lateef shared with pianist barry harris after the band moved to new. While the title of the session may be associated with lateef s more eastern themed albums, contemplation is an album of straightahead, blues. His eastern sounds and three faces albums made a very strong impression on me. And out is the tenth and final release, may prove to be among his most enduring releases. He is one of the most creative and talented musicians ive ever had the pleasure of listening too.
Albums include eastern sounds, psychicemotus, and yusef lateef s detroit. In sound, it is the very best the 60s had to offer in terms of experimentation and accessibility. Yusef lateefeastern soundsflac 44khz24bit download. He is one of the most creative and talented musicians ive ever had the pleasure of. Yusef lateef was born william emanuel huddleston in chattanooga, tennessee on october 9th, 1920. Yusef lateef eastern sounds lp prestige prst 7319 us 1964. Listen free to yusef lateef eastern sounds the plum blossom, blues for the orient and more. Music profile for yusef lateef, born 9 october 1920. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The plum blossom rudy van gelder remaster yusef lateef. Download eastern sounds rudy van gelder remaster by yusef lateef in highresolution audio at available in 44. Digital booklet rudy van gelder remaster 2006 an innovator in mixing world music influences into jazz, there was considerable demand for yusef lateef s many recordings of the late 1950s and early 1960s that reflected his fascination with.
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Eastern sounds is an album by jazz saxophonist and multiinstrumentalist yusef lateef, recorded in 1961. Digital booklet rudy van gelder remaster 2006 an innovator in mixing world music influences into jazz, there was considerable demand for yusef lateef s many recordings of the late 1950s and early 1960s that reflected his. Repository of scales and melodic patterns for bass clef instruments. The first player that comes to mind is the amazing multiinstrumentalist, composer, educator, bandleader yusef lateef. Yusef lateef s live set at peps in 1964 is the stuff of legend. October 9, 1920 december 23, 20 was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya community in america although lateef s main instruments were the tenor saxophone and flute, he also played oboe and bassoon, both rare in jazz, and also used a number of nonwestern instruments such as the. Eastern sounds, originally presented as a moodsville disc, satisfied its initial mandate with tender readings of two movie themes and a luxurious dont blame me, while also including hardswinging tenor sax snafu, soulful oboe blues for the orient, and such iconoclastic colors as the sound of the chinese globular flute. The complete yusef lateef reissued 2002 yusef lateef. Listen free to yusef lateef blues for the orient radio. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff. You may even use this book as a way to discover sound and unlock ideas that you might never have considered before. This is blues you can dance to, but also meditate to and marvel at.
Yusef lateef was exploring fusions of jazz with asian and middle eastern rhythms, instruments and concepts without fanfare long before worldbeat or world fusion was in vogue. Listen free to yusef lateef eastern sounds the plum blossom, blues for the. Here you can buy and download music mp3 yusef lateef. Issued by vee jay in 1974, contemplation was recorded in 1960 and has lateef fronting a stellar ensemble that includes longtime collaborator barry harris on piano, nat adderley on cornet, louis hayes on drums, and sam jones on bass. Yusef lateef eastern sounds rudy van gelder remaster. Yusef lateef eastern sounds lp prestige prst 7319 us 1964 rvg jazz barry harris. Lateef had long been interested in eastern music, long before john coltrane had ever shown. Originally released on the prestige as pr 7319 recorded. Yusef lateef born william emanuel huddleston, october 9, 1920 is an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer and educator and a renowned spokesman for the ahmadiyya muslim community after his conversion to islam in 1950. October 9, 1920 december 23, 20 was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya community in america although lateef s main instruments were the tenor saxophone and flute, he also played oboe and bassoon, both rare in jazz, and also used a.
One of multiinstrumentalist and composer yusef lateef s most enduring recordings, eastern sounds was one of the last recordings made by the band that lateef shared with pianist barry harris after the band moved to new york from detroit, where the jazz scene was already dying. The album features lateef s continued exploration of middle eastern music, which were incorporated into his version of hard bop with a quartet featuring barry harris on piano. At the age of 5 he moved with his family to detroit. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Yusef lateef tribute mix part 1 by gillespeterson gilles.
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