Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford explained

Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford
Type:	Album
Artist:	Yusef Lateef and Ricky Ford
Cover:	Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford.jpg
Released:	March 1996
Recorded:	Late 1994
Studio:	Guy Devito's Recording Studio, Shutesbury, MA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	71:34
Label:	YAL Records Bomba Records
Producer:	Yusef Lateef
Chronology:	Yusef Lateef
Prev Title:	Metamorphosis ∞
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Yusef Lateef's Fantasia for Flute
Next Year:	1996

Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford is an album by saxophonists Yusef Lateef and Ricky Ford which was recorded in 1994 and released on the YAL label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Veteran tenors Yusef Lateef and Ricky Ford team up for this frequently explosive set. .. one's main focus is on the intense playing of the two great tenors, who battle it out in fiery fashion".

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef

1. "Brother Moody" – 6:44
2. "Brother Turrentine" – 9:54
3. "IBN YL" – 12:25
4. "Brother Rollins" – 11:56
5. "Brother Heath" – 7:54
6. "Brother Shorter" – 7:14
7. "Brother Henderson" – 15:14

Personnel

• Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone
• Ricky Ford – tenor saxophone
  • Avery Sharpe – electric bass Kamal Sabir – drums

Notes and References

1. Lateef, Y. & Boyd, H. The Gentle Giant: The Autobiography of Yusef Lateef, Motron Books, 2006 p:322
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Ricky_Ford.htm Jazzlists: Ricky Ford discography