Yusef Lateef – The Three Faces Of Yusef Lateef
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Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone (A1, A3, B4), oboe (A2, B1), flute (A4, B2-3)
Hugh Lawson - piano, celeste
Ron Carter - cello (A1-2, A4, B3)
Herman Wright - bass
Lex Humphries - drums, timpani
Written by Yusef Lateef (A4, B1, B3), Antonín Dvořák (A1), William Arms Fisher (A1), Duke Ellington (A2), Mack David (A3), Abe Woodley (A4), Joe Zawinul (B3) , Sidney Clare (B4), Con Conrad (B4)
1 LP, Standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Vinyl Me Please - Classics series
Original Label : Riverside
Recorded on May 9, 1960 in New York City
Engineered by Jack Higgins
Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Cover designed by Ken Deardoff
Liner Notes Ashawnta Jackson, Orrin Keepnews
Photography by Lawrence N. Shustak
Originally released in June 1960
Reissued in December 2022
Tracks:
Side A:
- Goin' Home
- I'm Just A Lucky So And So
- Quarantine
- From Within
Side B:
- Salt Water Blues
- Lateef Minor 7th
- Adoration
- Ma-He's Makin' Eyes At Me
Review :
“On The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef, Riverside seems eager to present Yusef Lateef, technical virtuoso, on a series of songs that step closer to jazz tradition than any of his work in the recent past. Largely absent are Lateef's experiments with Eastern modes, rhythms, and instrumentation, and in their place is a collection of largely upbeat, accessible songs, with a balanced mix of standards and originals. Much of the introspective, personal quality of his previous albums seems lost in the effort, but Lateef's playing still remains stellar, especially on oboe. That instrument, which is by nature soft and muted, is given enough power by Lateef to lead on several songs, most beautifully on "Salt Water Blues," where its naturally melancholy sound seems perfectly matched with the low, rounded tones of Lateef's rhythm section, especially Ron Carter's bowed cello. The quintet also shines on the following track, Joe Zawinul's "Lateef Minor 7th," where they provide a gentle counterpoint to Lateef's sweet flute line. Not quite as expansive or daring as much of Lateef's other recordings, The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef still documents a fine musician at work during the peak of his career.” AllMusic Review by Stacia Proefrock
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.67 / 5