1958 studio album by Yusef Lateef
The Sounds of Yusef is an album by multi-instrumentalistYusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on thePrestige label.[ 1]
TheAllmusic review stated: "The Sounds of Yusef manages to chart some new territory amid his sea of late-'50s recordings. Many of the songs tilt their head toward the East, both rhythmically and in their instrumentation, but the album as a whole still has its feet firmly planted in the jazz tradition".[ 2]
All compositions by Yusef Lateef, except as indicated
"Take the "A" Train " (Billy Strayhorn ) - 11:10 "Playful Flute" (Wilbur Harden) - 4:15 "Love and Humor" - 6:08 "Buckingham" - 5:06 "Meditation" - 4:40 Yusef Lateef -tenor saxophone ,flute ,tambourine ,argol Wilbur Harden -flugelhorn ,balloon Hugh Lawson -piano ,Turkish finger cymbals ,7 Up bottle , balloon,bells Ernie Farrow -bass ,rabat Oliver Jackson -drums ,gong , earthboard
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader Split album With others The Complete RCA Victor Recordings of Dizzy Gillespie (1940s)Byrd Jazz (Donald Byrd , 1955)Autumn Leaves (Cannonball Adderley , 1963)Nippon Soul (Cannonball Adderley, 1963)That's Right! (Nat Adderley , 1960)My Kinda Swing (Ernestine Anderson , 1960)1st Bassman (Paul Chambers , 1960)Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (Curtis Fuller , 1960)Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)Louis Hayes with Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef (1960)Pre-Bird /Mingus Revisited (Charles Mingus , 1960)Breezing (Sonny Red , 1960)Color Changes (Clark Terry , 1960)Soulnik (Doug Watkins , 1960)Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston , 1960)Grantstand (Grant Green , 1961)The African Beat (Art Blakey and The Afro-Drum Ensemble , 1962)The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (1962)Cannonball in Europe! (Cannonball Adderley , 1962)Drum Suite (Slide Hampton , 1962)Afro-Soul/Drum Orgy (A. K. Salim, 1964)Invitation to Openness (Les McCann , 1971)Homeless Brother (Don McLean , 1974)Double Time (Leon Redbone , 1977)Something You Got (Art Farmer , 1977)