Three Faces of

Yusef Lateef | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000000YYD
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,233 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #58 in Music > World Music > Africa > Zimbabwe

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5.0 out of 5 stars Three Horned Wizard, August 31, 2009

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Dr. Debra Jan Bibel "World Music Explorer" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Faces of (Audio CD)

Yusef Lateef, who performed world jazz fusion before there was such a category and whose album Eastern Sounds is a masterpiece of the genre, displays his versatility in this CD. When he plays the tenor saxophone, he is the hard bopper who plays with strength and certainty. His oboe work shatters sound preconceptions. This is not the sweet, soft symphonic oboe or the lyrical oboe of Oregon's Paul McCandless, but the double reed of world folk traditions, with energy and openness. Hearing the blues on oboe is a kick! Lateef's flute, on the other hand, is inner directed and more reflective. We hear suggestions of Lateef's religious commitment through Asian themes. The celeste (pre-Herbie Hancock's electronic equivalent) adds color to the meditation. From a quiet flute track, Lateef closes with the somewhat jarring Ma-He's Making Eyes at Me on saxophone, probably to remind all that he is still the Detroit jazzman who played with Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie. Yusef Lateef is supported on this ablum by Ron Carter on cello instead of his usual bass, of which Herman Wright does the honors. Keyboards are provided by Hugh Lawson. Drums (including timpani) are played Lex Humphries.