The Blue Yusef Lateef Explained

The Blue Yusef Lateef
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Yusef Lateef
Cover:	The Blue Yusef Lateef.jpg
Released:	Late June/early July 1968^[1]
Recorded:	April 23–24, 1968
Studio:	RCA Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:05
Label:	Atlantic SD 1508
Producer:	Joel Dorn
Chronology:	Yusef Lateef
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Prev Year:	1967
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Next Year:	1969

The Blue Yusef Lateef is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label.^[2]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek stated: "The Blue Yusef Lateef is one wild album. In sound, it is the very best the '60s had to offer in terms of experimentation and accessibility. This is blues you can dance to, but also meditate to and marvel at; a pearl worthy of the price".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated.

1. "Juba Juba" – 4:23
2. "Like It Is" – 7:35
3. "Othelia" – 4:37
4. "Moon Cup" – 3:18
5. "Back Home" – 5:03
6. "Get Over, Get Off and Get On" (Hugh Lawson) – 3:46
7. "Six Miles Next Door" – 4:46
8. "Sun Dog" – 3:05

Personnel

• Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, pneumatic flute, shannie (as listed in credits, presumably a shehnai), koto, tambura, scraper, vocals
• Blue Mitchell – trumpet
• Sonny Red – alto saxophone
• Buddy Lucas – harmonica
• Hugh Lawson – piano
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Cecil McBee – bass
• Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
• Roy Brooks – drums
• Selwart Clarke, James Tryon – violin (track 2)
• Alfred Brown – viola (track 2)
• Kermit Moore – cello (track 2)
• The Sweet Inspirations – vocal group (tracks 1 & 5)

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=xgoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=yusef+lateef+the+blue&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiote20pJWDAxXMLUQIHU7YCQsQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=onepage&q=yusef%20lateef%20the%20blue&f=false Billboard July 13, 1968
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/yusef-lateef/catalog/#atlantic-sd-1508 Yusef Lateef discography
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review, accessed July 20, 2012