Yusef Lateef | Blue Yusef Lateef | 1LP

Yusef Lateef was an American multi-instrumentalist and composer whose jazz recordings embraced a broad range of musical traditions. Alongside saxophone and flute, he explored unusual instruments and timbres, bringing blues feeling, improvisation and ideas from music around the world into his work. The Blue Yusef Lateef, originally released in 1968, explores the blues through instruments including bamboo flute, koto and tamboura, with contributions from Kenny Burrell and Blue Mitchell.

Track List

Side A

1. Juba Juba
2. Like It is
3. Othelia
4. Moon Cup

Side B

1. Back Home
2. Get Over, Get off and Get on
3. Six Miles Next Door
4. Sun Dog