Yusef Lateef
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Biography
[Edit]Yusef Lateef long had an inquisitive spirit and he was never just a bop or hard bop soloist. Lateef, who did not care much for the term "jazz," consistently created music that stretched (and even broke 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 recorded a wide variety of music (all originals) including some strong improvised music with the likes of Ricky Ford, Archie Shepp, and Von Freeman. Lateef remained active as a composer, improviser, and educator (teaching at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst) into the 21st century, performing and recording as a leader and collaborator on such noteworthy recordings as Towards the Unknown with composer/percussionist Adam Rudolph (released in 2010, the same year Lateef was recognized as a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts). Yusef Lateef died at his home in Shutesbury, Massachusetts in December 2013; he was 93 years old.
Collections
Title: Jazz District Hard Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue In Green: Soft Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Light Jazz Classics
Genre: Chill Out, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Lounge, Bossanova
Title: # 1s Jazz Christmas
Title: 20 # 1's: Jazz Christmas
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Spiritual Jazz 7: Islam
Genre: Jazz
Title: 80s Jazz Classics
Title: 80's Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: 60's Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mississippi Funk Fusion
Title: The Best Fusion Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lunchtime Jazz 2017
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soul Jazz A Stateside Selection
Genre: Jazz
Title: 70's Jazz Mix
Title: Jazz It Up Autumn Collection (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: My Favourite Things Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Natureza No Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Café Bahia 2018 / Cafe Bahia 2018
Genre: Jazz, Lounge, Smooth Jazz, Bossanova
Title: Funky Jazz Classics 2018
Title: Spiritual Jazz: Revelações / Spiritual Jazz: Revelacoes
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Sound Of Avant Garde Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Funk
Title: Calm Ambient Jazz 2018
Genre: Jazz
Title: Fusion Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Soft Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Africa In Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Seduction - Romantic Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sound Of 70s Soul 2019
Title: Atlantic Jazz - The 60's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Spiritual Jazz 10: Prestige
Genre: Jazz
Title: Latitud Latina: Jazz & Sabor
Genre: Latin
Title: 70s Jazz Masters
Genre: Jazz
Title: Impulse! 60: Legendary Live Performances
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Hits - The Best Jazz (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Impulse Records: Music, Message And The Moment
Genre: Jazz
Title: Impulse 60 The Best Of Impulse Records (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Country
Title: Impulse 60 The Best Of Impulse Records (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Country
Title: Jazz For Valentines 2020
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Animals 2021
Genre: Jazz
Title: Legends Of Modern Jazz 2021
Genre: Jazz
Title: Legends Of Modern Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Jazz With A Soul
Title: Indo-Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Spiritual Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatests Jazz Tunes Recorded In 1957 & 1958
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz & All That Stuff
Genre: Jazz
Title: Savoy Records: Jazz Classics (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Piano Jazz Christmas By JazzEcho 2023
Genre: Jazz
Title: An Instrumental Puzzle (CD2)
Genre: Instrumental
Featuring albums
Title: Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy (With Collector's Edition Bonus Disc)
Artist: Eric Dolphy
Genre: Jazz
Title: Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor