Lateef, Yusef | Little Symphony | CD

Yusef Lateef was an American jazz musician, artist, composer and producer, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on 9 October 1920 and died in Amherst, Massachusetts on 23 December 2013. His main instruments were the tenor saxophone and flute, and he also played oboe and bassoon and featured many non-western instruments such as the shanai, shofar and koto. He converted to Islam in 1950 and was a prominent figure in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in America. He disliked the term jazz and played world music long before the term was coined.

Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony is a one-disc CD album of music composed by Yusef Lateef, who also performs on flute, saxophone and percussion. It was recorded at Moonstar Media in Shutesbury, Massachusetts in June 1987. Issued in 2001 on Collectables, the genres given are jazz and electronic, with experimental and contemporary jazz styles.

Track List

1. First Movement : Larghissimo
2. Second Movement : Andante
3. Third Movement : Moderato
4. Fourth Movement : Presto