{"title":"Yusef Lateef","description":"\u003cp\u003eOboe and bassoon rarely turn up on a bandstand, yet both sat alongside tenor saxophone and flute in Yusef Lateef's kit, as did shehnai, shofar, xun, arghul and koto. He became an innovator in blending improvisation with 'Eastern' traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter touring with Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra in 1949, he converted to Islam through the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and began making albums as a leader in 1957. By \u003cem\u003eInto Something\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEastern Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e in 1961, those influences were unmistakable, wrapped around standards, blues and film themes. Soul and gospel phrasing crept in during the late 1960s on \u003cem\u003eDetroit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHush 'N' Thunder\u003c\/em\u003e, with spiritual explorations following in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYusef Lateef's Little Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e won a Grammy for Best New Age Recording, yet he insisted: 'My music is jazz.' He taught for decades and, from 1980, refused to perform anywhere alcohol was served. He died in 2013, aged 93.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Yusef Lateef you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cannonball-adderley-vinyl\"\u003eCannonball Adderley\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/john-coltrane-vinyl\"\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alice-coltrane-vinyl\"\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/eric-dolphy-vinyl\"\u003eEric Dolphy\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/charlie-mingus-vinyl\"\u003eCharlie Mingus\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sun-ra-vinyl\"\u003eSun Ra\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ornette-coleman-vinyl\"\u003eOrnette Coleman\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sonny-rollins-vinyl\"\u003eSonny Rollins\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mulatu-astatke-vinyl\"\u003eMulatu Astatke\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abdou-el-omari-vinyl\"\u003eAbdou El Omari\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yusef-lateef-psychicemotus-vinyl-lp-copy","title":"YUSEF LATEEF 'Psychicemotus' Vinyl LP (1966 Jazz)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1966\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003e'Bamboo Flute Blues' is a tribute to New Orleans funeral parades, played on a flute Yusef Lateef designed himself. He also turns Satie's 'First Gymnopédie' into jazz, with Reggie Workman on bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958359212253,"sku":"GM09065","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_3986.jpg?v=1779675701"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/yusef-lateef-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}