The Golden Flute Explained

The Golden Flute
Type:	Album
Artist:	Yusef Lateef
Cover:	The Golden Flute.jpg
Released:	January 1967
Recorded:	June 15–16, 1966
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:40
Label:	Impulse! A-9125
Producer:	Bob Thiele
Chronology:	Yusef Lateef
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Prev Year:	1966
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Next Year:	1967

The Golden Flute is an album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Lateef has long been a true original, and he revitalizes the standards while always swinging and being a bit unpredictable. Well worth searching for".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as noted.

1. "Road Runner" - 4:47
2. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) - 3:28
3. "Oasis" - 4:26
4. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:06
5. "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:57
6. "The Golden Flute" - 3:56
7. "Rosetta" (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) - 3:54
8. "Head Hunters" (Barry Harris, Hugh Lawson) - 4:35
9. "The Smart Set" (Roy Brooks) - 7:31

• Recorded on June 15, 1966 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 & 8) and June 16, 1966 (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9)

Personnel

• Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
• Hugh Lawson – piano
• Herman Wright – bass
• Roy Brooks Jr. – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9100-series/#a-9125 Impulse! Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 6, 2011