Yusef Lateef -Eastern Sounds (+1 Bonus Track) -WAXTIME LP Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

01. "The Plum Blossom"
02. "Blues For The Orient"
03. "Chinq Miau"
04. "Don`t Blame Me"
05. "You`ve Changed"
06. "Love Theme From "Spartacus""
07. "Snafu"
08. "Purple Flower"
09. "Love Theme From "The Robe""
10. "The Three Faces Of Balal"

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Extra-Infos:

180gr.

Description:

Yusef Lateef (1920-2013) was one of the first Afro-American jazz musicians to embrace the Islamic faith. Although his main instruments were the tenor saxophone and the flute, he was known for his innovative blending of jazz with Asian music. His â??Easternâ?â?? influences are clearly audible on Eastern Sounds (Moodsville MVST- 22), which is presented here in its entirety along with all of his other quartet recordings with iconic pianist Barry Harris. Among them are two tracks, â??Cookinâ??â? and â??Marching Piper Bluesâ?, which were only issued on a hard to find single and appear here for the first time ever on CD. A rare studio reading of â??Brother Johnâ?, one of Lateefâ??s best known compositions, has been added as a further bonus. - 180GR.

5 STARS AllMusic "One of multi-instrumentalist 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. Lateef had long been interested in Eastern music, long before John Coltrane had ever shown any public interest anyway, so this Moodsville session was drenched in Lateef's current explorations of Eastern mode and interval, as well as tonal and polytonal improvisation. The themes set up the deep blues and wondrous ballad extrapolations Lateef was working on, which add such depth and dimension to the Eastern flavored music that it is hard to imagine them coming from the same band. Awesome." (Thom Jurek)

A5: bonus track Audiophile grade

Manufacturer No.:

012772308

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