A Jazz Giant: Yusef Lateef's ''The Gentle Giant'' (1972)

Yusef Lateef''The Gentle Giant''( LP Atlantic Records, 1972 )Catalog # SD 1602Tracklisting:01 Nubian Lady (6:38)02 Lowland Lullaby (2:12)03 Hey Jude (9:10)04 Jungle Plum (4:57)05 Poor Fishermen (3:39)06 African Song (4:49)07 Queen of the Night (2:12)08 Below Yellow Bell (5:02)Personnel & Credits:Kermit Moore CelloBill Salter Bass (Electric)Jimmy Johnson, Jr. DrumsLew Hanh Engineer, RemixingIra

Jazz Multi-instrumentalism: Yusef Lateef's ''Hush ‘N’ Thunder” (1973)

Yusef LateefYusef Lateef (b. 1920), a multi-instrumentalist who is equally skilled on tenor saxophone, flute, and oboe, is also a multiculturalist whose musical interests have long gone beyond jazz, a word he disdains. An innovator in mixing world music influences into jazz, Lateef is in his own musical category.Originally an altoist, Lateef switched to tenor while in high school. He worked early