In sound, it is the very best the 60s had to offer in terms of experimentation and accessibility. When don cherry and others made their pivotal recordings in the early and mid70s, the multiinstrumentalist was making a string of eclectic atlantic recordings that. His new book, duets for treble clef instruments, is a remarkable gift to the musical world from one of the greatest artists of the twentiethcentury, a visionary with vast. His new book, 123 duets for treble clef instruments, is a remarkable gift to the musical world from one of the greatest artists of the twentiethcentury.
Hush n thunder is an album by multiinstrumentalist yusef lateef recorded in 1972 and released on the atlantic label. Dec 24, 20 yusef lateef, a grammy awardwinning multiinstrumentalist, composer and educator who brought the sounds of world music to jazz and became one of the first jazz musicians to convert to the. Blues on oboe by yusef lateef enhanced by barron, on piano. Yusef lateef was born william emanuel huddleston in chattanooga, tennessee on october 9th, 1920. This book fills the void of a lost art, the blues tradition.
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. Continuing his quest for new vistas in jazz, yusef lateef s 1989 release nocturnes is a subtle, even brooding, musical project that uses sound colors and stark musical landscapes to create, above all else, a sense of darkness and nighttime. Mar 05, 2010 yusef lateef licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of fantasy records. Yusef lateef nocturnes 1989 feel the blues with all. Part of the search is an album by multiinstrumentalist yusef lateef recorded in 1973 with one track from a 1971 recording session and released on the atlantic label. His new book, 123 duets for treble clef instruments, is a remarkable gift to the musical world from one of. Yusef lateef licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of fantasy records.
Each tune is transposed for c, bb and eb instruments there are 3 versions of each song in each key. Apr 14, 2014 charlie parker recorded a number of solos on the chord progression to what is this thing called love. Shop and buy repository of scales and melodic patterns sheet music. Yusef lateef repository of scales and melodic patterns. Yusef lateef born october 9, 1920, chattanooga, tennessee, usa died december 23, 20, amherst, massachusetts, usa was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya muslim community in america, following his conversion to islam in 1950. Oct, 2014 yusef lateef was one of the great innovative melodic improvisers and composers and in the 80s, i purchased yusef lateefs book, repository of scales and melodic patterns. While the title of the session may be associated with lateef s more easternthemed albums, contemplation is an album of straightahead, blues based hard bop. Yusef lateefs concise and inspirational manual on the technical and philosophical aspects of playing soul music. Yusef lateef the blue yusef lateef atlantic lp, 1968 listen buy. Book one paperback 1976 by yusef lateef author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. For live at peps, lateef s regular quartet was expanded to include trumpeter richard williams, a featured soloist on oliver nelsons screamin the blues. On the blue yusef lateef, listeners get an amazing chapter from the late 60s, an amazing period when everything in the world of jazz was changing.
Lateef was born in chattanooga, tennessee, but his family moved to detroit, michigan in 1925. Yusef lateefs encounters by yusef lateef on amazon music. 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. Yusef abdul lateef american saxophonist britannica. Lateef had long been interested in eastern music, long before john coltrane had ever shown any public interest anyway. Alexandria mississippi altruism another blues april flowers the ark beans belle isle big bass drum bishop school brother brother john buddy and lou cannon ball chaos. He hadnt yet embraced it, but it intrigued him enough to employ the use of an argol on this recording. Often referred to as a jazz version of slominskis classic book the thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. My dad was a big fan and owned several of his albums. Int with yusef lateef on occasion of forthcoming performance by his quartet at bottom line nightclub. Repository of scales and melodic patterns treble clef yusef lateef.
Yusef lateef s little symphony is an album by yusef lateef, released through the record label rhino atlantic in june 1987. This album must have been a huge shock back in 1957. 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. Yusef lateef eastern sounds 19612014 acousticsounds.
I suspect part of the reason for their neglect has to do with the image, helped by both the impulse. Open the book anywhere, pick up your instrument, and before you know it, youre someplace youve never been. The book is flute book of the blues by yusef lateef, published by fana music. I was surprised to hear that the original version of yusef s mood found here, which i first heard on live at peps vol. The instrument, with its wry, plaintively singing quality is an ideal vehicle for the blues. 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. This classic 282 page spiralbound book, with a wealth of patterns, licks, and ideas, has been popular among jazz players for a long time. When yusef lateef plays, please dont call it jazz the new. Synthetic scale from yusef lateef book some sotwers might enjoy this blog post. A master of the tenor sax and myriad other woodwind instruments, yusef lateef is joined on this 1968 date by an allstar ensemble that features trumpeter blue mitchell, bassist cecil brooks, and. Yusef lateef was one of the great innovative melodic improvisers and composers and in the 80s, i purchased yusef lateefs book, repository. The flute book of the blues is still in print, available from the publisher fana music, which is run by yusef s surviving wife, ayesha lateef.
Blues has been the foundation of jazz and the blues element is found to a degree in the majority of music,it is in all music. His new book, duets for treble clef instruments, is a remarkable gift to the musical world from one of the greatest artists of the twentiethcentury, a visionary with vast knowledge of global music. Yusef lateef repository of scales and melodic patterns full. Yusef lateef, was one of the fathers of jazz flute. The album, which billboard described as an atmospheric fourmovement classicaljazz composition, was produced by lateef, recorded, mixed and mastered by norman blain, and remastered by dennis king. Mr yusef lateef presents to you the nuts and bolts of the blues.
Rahsaan roland kirk yusef lateef separate but equal. Not standard bass lines by any means, but interesting and musical. Yusef lateef was one of the great innovative melodic improvisers and. Dec, 2014 this mid60s concert was one of lateef s finest, as it perfectly displayed his multiple influences and interests. This book holds a wealth of creative material which is valuable to both an improviser and a composer. Other sounds was the first album on which yusef lateef looked beyond the confines of jazz and popular music to hear and perhaps sing the music he heard from the east. The blue yusef lateef by yusef lateef 4260019715890 vinyl. Provided to youtube by universal music group bamboo flute blues yusef lateef psychicemotus. Repository of scales and melodic patterns by yusef lateef. All compositions by yusef lateef except as indicated. Listen to your favorite songs from the three faces of yusef lateef by yusef lateef now. Note that these are jazz blues pieces, rather than folk blues.
As a jazz album its a milestone, as a blues album its unique, but as a musical work of art. The blue yusef lateef is absolutely stunning in every conceivable way. Lateef published his own work through fana, which includes yusef lateefs flute book of the blues and many of his own orchestral compositions. The blue yusef lateef by yusef lateef on amazon music. Spirit music publishing, latinautor, amra, latinautor peermusic, and 2 music rights societies. Listen to your favorite songs from yusef lateef s encounters by yusef lateef now. 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 nonwestern instruments such as the bamboo flute. And it starts with this diagram, created either by yusef lateef or john coltrane ive read the story both ways and given from one to the other as a challenge. Flute oboe clarinet in bb bassoon horn trumpet flugelhorn tuba piano soprano voice tenor voice violin i violin ii viola cello bass.
Along with his record label yal records, lateef owned fana music, a music publishing company. Yusef lateef is usually seen as a jazz player who has integrated african and asian music into his work instead of a worldmusic pioneer. This book holds a wealth of creative material which is valuable to both. On two of these performances, a 1952 studio version of what is this thing with a big band and a live 1953 version of hot house a tadd dameron tune which uses the same changes, parker takes two different solos, but he can be heard working with some of the same material in both. Sep 11, 2017 one of multiinstrumentalist and composer yusef lateefs 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. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Yusef abdul lateef was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya community in america. For instance the first grouping is all major chords presented in a sequence of down a major 3rd and then up a perfect 4th. Many young musicians can not play the blues, therefore you can not feel the substance of the music. This is blues you can dance to, but also meditate to and marvel at. A short melodic pattern from one of the synthetic scales from yusef lateefs book repository of scales and melodic patterns which can be played over dominant 7th chords. This mid60s concert was one of lateef s finest, as it perfectly displayed his multiple influences and interests.
I am planning to purchase a copy of repository of scales and melodic patterns in, both, treble and bass clef this month. Yusef lateef has always sought to extend the boundaries of musical expression. At the age of 5 he moved with his family to detroit. Yusef lateef is the first jazz artist that i was exposed to as a kid. Live at ronnie scotts 1966 remastered highresaudio. 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. Find yusef lateef discography, albums and singles on allmusic. 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. Salim stable mates savoy mg 12125 various artists the many faces of blues savoy 4519 yusef lateef g bouk kenny clarke plenty for kenny. 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. Yusef lateefs flute book of the blues and the repository of scales and melodic patterns have had a profound affect upon my growth as a flutist and composer.
Lateef mixes the blues, jazz and arabic music on blues in space. This is a welcome reissue of one of a series of fine impulse. The blue yusef lateef by yusef lateef 4260019715890. Lateef published his own work through fana, which includes yusef lateef s flute book of the blues and many of his own orchestral compositions. Yusef lateef has made a great collection of chords and scales and presented them in a very musical way. Yusef lateef is a grammy awardwinning composer, performer, recording. One of the more fascinating jazz experiences is hearing the blues played on oboe by yusef lateef. The three faces of yusef lateef by yusef lateef on amazon. Blues has been the foundation of jazz and the blues element is found to a degree in the majority. Apr 01, 2015 repository of scales and melodic patterns.
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