This week in jazz history week 41th 2019 youtube video by jazzespresso jazz magazine jo jones, pepper adams, yusef lateef, billie holiday, coleman hawkins, charles mingus, ray brown. Lateef continued to make compelling albums into the 1980s, but his. This torrent contains those 10 albums as well as a lot of other things. I extend heartfelt thanks to the nea and all, past and present, who have extended kindness to me. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Lateef died on the morning of december 23, 20, at the age of 93, survived by his son, yusef lateef and his wife, ayesha lateef. Products of yusef lateef on yusef lateef cds covid19. Yusef lateef, wilbur harden, bernard mckinney last savoy sessions music. This massive fourdisc set of yusef lateefs first recordings as a leader was issued by spains fresh sound imprint and contains a total of eight different records, all but one recorded under the guidance of engineer rudy van gelder for the savoy, verve, and prestigenew jazz imprints. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed march 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message. A discography of the multiinstrumentalist yusef lateef 192020. Yusef lateefs work on savoy over a little more than two years is nothing less than astounding in its output and creativity.
These albums have been excluded here because some of them are believed to only have been mastered by van gelder. Lateefs last albums were recorded for adam rudolphs meta records. A virtuoso on the traditional jazz instruments of saxophone and flute, yusef lateef also brought a broad spectrum of sounds to his music through his mastery of such middle eastern and asian reed instruments as the bamboo flute, shanai, shofar, argol, sarewa, and taiwan koto. The legendary grammy awardwinning composer, jazz multiinstrumentalist, artist, and author yusef lateef, known for combining jazz with eastern. Yusef abdul lateef was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure. An extremely talented multiinstrumentalist with a thorough understanding of african music, lateef brought his skill as a tenor sax, flute and oboe master to many classic recordings, spicing up a grant green hard bop session as easily as covering many bases for charles mingus, donald byrd and cannonball adderley. Salim stable mates savoy mg 12125 various artists the many faces of blues savoy 4519 yusef lateef g bouk kenny clarke plenty for kenny. Eastern sounds 1961 live at peps 1964 the golden flute 1966 the doctor is. Yusef lateef all categories lps, cds, vinyl record albums. 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. Download woody n you mp3 yusef lateef with donald byrd lp of yusef lateef. These pivotal sessions for lateef and his detroitbased groups comprise some of his most important music recorded for the savoy label.
Yusef lateef biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. In new york in the mid40s he played in bands led by lucky millinder, roy eldridge and other leading jazz musicians of the swing era, but later in the decade, in chicago, he played with dizzy gillespie. The sounds of lateef by yusef lateef on amazon music unlimited. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Sounds went unreleased until the expiry of lateefs savoy contract in. Johnny hartman v on d compared to the version recorded in the studio for rca victor on april 14, 1949 see below, this live take of i should care is slower, includes dizzy gillespies trumpet solo, and is over two minutes longer. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Detroitraised flutist, oboe player and tenor saxophonist bill yusef lateef huddleston 1920, who had briefly played with dizzy gillespie 194950, converted to islam in the 1950s as was fashionable in those days and moved to new york in 1959 to study flute. Please help improve this article by adding citations to.
William evans, 9 october 1920, chattanooga, tennessee, usa. Yusef lateef, wilbur harden, bernard mckinney last savoy. Although lateefs main instruments were the tenor saxophone and flute, he also played oboe and bassoon, both rare in jazz, and also used a number of non. Buy mp3 music online yusef lateef the last savoy sessions cd2. Yusef abdul lateef american saxophonist britannica. Explore releases from the yusef lateef quintet at discogs. Savoy mg 12103 yusef lateef jazz moods savoy sjl 2205 yusef lateef morning.
John zorn and masada the diw recordings mp3 torrent piratebay john zorns masada group recorded 10 albums for diw records, one for each hebrew letter from 1 to 10. When yusef lateef plays, please dont call it jazz the. John zorn and masada the diw recordings mp3 torrent. The complete yusef lateef by yusef lateef on amazon music. One of his albums is gentle giant, and thats an accurate description of yusef lateef. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Savoy and regent label discography document both sides now. Check out the complete yusef lateef by yusef lateef on amazon music. The last savoy sessions actually include two cds of lateefian streams of musical consciousness, as the thoughts flow through his instrument. The essential guide to yusef lateef in 10 records the vinyl factory. Lateef began recording as a leader in 1957 for savoy records. Raised in detroit, michigan, lateef began playing tenor saxophone in his late teens. Listen to your favorite songs from the sounds of lateef by yusef lateef now. His 1987 album yusef lateefs little symphony won the grammy award for best new age album.
Im doing this thing every sunday where i get a random album from that weird feature at the bottom of the page. The last savoy sessions contains over two hours of varied, enjoyable and hard swinging jazz which displays yusef lateefs wideranging musical talents. Buy mp3 music online yusef lateef the last savoy sessions cd1. According to both critics and fans, yusef lateefs definitive albums are. Like it is, by yusef lateef, album the blue yusef lateef.
Cd one is from the 1959 date, and contains some true lateef classics like the slow. Music profile for yusef lateef, born 9 october 1920. Yusef lateef tribute mix part 1 by gillespeterson published on 20140205t14. Johnny hartman discography noal cohens jazz history website. Hayes, barely out of his teens, had been the drummer in pianist horace silver. Lateef, who did not care much for the term jazz, consistently created. To the end of his life, he continued to teach at the university of massachusetts amherst and hampshire college in western massachusetts. Yusef lateef william emanuel huddleston born october 9, 1920, chattanooga, tn. An example is an album where the back of the lp jacket says engineer. Yusef lateef long had an inquisitive spirit and he was never just a bop or hard bop soloist. Yusef lateef the last savoy sessions cd2 mp3 album download. Two of lateefs sidemen had previously left detroit and were making names for themselves in new york. Mg 12140 the fabric of jazz yusef lateef 1959 the stereo release of this lp was savoy 08 stereo.
The second half introduces pioneering worldjazz reedsplayer yusef lateef. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the yusef lateef quintet at the discogs marketplace. Yusef lateef the last savoy sessions cd1 mp3 album download. Rudy van gelder but the jazz discography project does not list the recording location as van gelder studio. Growing up in detroit he came in contact and forged friendships with many a giant of jazz such as kenny burrell, milt jackson, tommy flanagan, barry harris, paul chambers, and. Lateef was born in chattanooga, tennessee, but his family moved to detroit, michigan in 1925. Albums include eastern sounds, psychicemotus, and yusef lateefs detroit. Yusef lateef was born william emanuel huddleston in chattanooga, tennessee on october 9th, 1920. Savoy mg 12123 various artists jazz is busting out all over. Listen to your favorite songs from the three faces of yusef lateef by yusef lateef now. Yusef lateef tribute mix part 1 by gillespeterson gilles. Salim stable mates savoy mg 12125 various artists the many faces of blues savoy 4519 yusef lateef g bouk kenny clarke. At the age of 5 he moved with his family to detroit.
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