Yusef Lateef "Jazz 'Round The World" Impulse LP 1963

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Yusef Lateef "Jazz 'Round The World" Impulse LP 1963

Label: Impulse A-56 Mono (White Label)

Condition

Record: NM- (Play Grade)     

Jacket: VG++ gatefold, very slight signs of general wear, good seams, very clean overall 

About This Artist

Yusef Lateef has long had an inquisitive spirit and he was never just a bop or hard bop soloist. Lateef, who does not care much for the term "jazz," has consistently created music that has stretched (and even broken through) boundaries.

A superior tenor saxophonist with a soulful sound and impressive technique, by the 1950s, Lateef was one of the top flutists around. He also developed into the best jazz soloist to date on oboe, was an occasional bassoonist, and introduced such instruments as the argol (a double clarinet that resembles a bassoon), shanai (a type of oboe), and different types of flutes. Lateef played "world music" before it had a name and his output was much more creative than much of the pop and folk music that passed under that label in the '90s.

Yusef Lateef grew up in Detroit and began on tenor when he was 17. He played with Lucky Millinder (1946), Hot Lips Page, Roy Eldridge, and Dizzy Gillespie's big band (1949-1950). He was a fixture on the Detroit jazz scene of the '50s where he studied flute at Wayne State University. Lateef began recording as a leader in 1955 for Savoy (and later Riverside and Prestige) although he did not move to New York until 1959. By then he already had a strong reputation for his versatility and for his willingness to utilize "miscellaneous instruments." Lateef played with Charles Mingus in 1960, gigged with Donald Byrd, and was well-featured with the Cannonball Adderley Sextet (1962-1964).

As a leader, his string of Impulse recordings (1963-1966) was among the finest of his career although Lateef's varied Atlantic sessions (1967-1976) also had some strong moments. He spent some time in the '80s teaching in Nigeria. His Atlantic records of the late '80s were closer to mood music (or new age) than jazz, but in the '90s, (for his own YAL label) Lateef has recorded a wide variety of music (all originals) including some strong improvised music with the likes of Ricky Ford, Archie Shepp, and Von Freeman.

About This Record

Yusef Lateef's first Impulse! date Jazz 'Round the World anticipates the emerging vogue for global music with a series of impassioned interpretations of traditional ethnic folk songs. Lateef's unerring navigation of far-flung melodies and rhythms is matched by his instrumental prowess.

In addition to tenor saxophone and flute, he plays the bassoon and the oboe, but nothing about the album smacks of novelty or dilettantism. Supported by an exemplary band including trumpeter Richard Williams, pianist Hugh Lawson, bassist Ernie Farrow, and drummer Lex Humphries, Lateef proves that while music may indeed reign as the universal language, some speakers are far more fluent and eloquent than others.

Personnel

Yusef Lateef, tenor, bassoon, flute, oboe, shanas; Richard Williams, trumpet; Hugh Lawson, piano; Ernie Barrows, bass; Lex Humphries, drums

Tracks

Side 1: Abana 2:20, India 4:09, You So Tender And Wistful 2:29, Yusef's French Brother 4:10, The Volga Rhythm Song 2:03

Side 2: Trouble In Mind 3:12, The Good Old Roast Beef Of England 2:31, Raisins And Almonds 3:05, Utopia 2:47, Ringo Oiwake 4:18

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