The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef explained

The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Yusef Lateef
Cover:	The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef.jpg
Released:	June 1960
Recorded:	May 9, 1960 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:24
Label:	Riverside RLP 325
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Yusef Lateef
Prev Title:	Cry! – Tender
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	The Centaur and the Phoenix
Next Year:	1960

The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock states: "Not quite as expansive or daring as much of Lateef's other recordings, The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef still documents a fine musician at work during the peak of his career".

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated

1. "Goin' Home" (Antonín Dvořák, William Arms Fisher) - 5:02
2. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Duke Ellington, Mack David) - 4:35
3. "Quarantine" (Abe Woodley) - 7:00
4. "From Within" - 4:11
5. "Salt Water Blues" - 6:47
6. "Lateef Minor 7th" (Joe Zawinul) - 4:58
7. "Adoration" - 4:31
8. "Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)" (Sidney Clare, Con Conrad) - 4:56

Personnel

• Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 8), oboe (tracks 2 & 5), flute (tracks 4, 6 & 7)
• Hugh Lawson - piano, celeste
• Ron Carter - cello (tracks 1, 2 & 4-7)
• Herman Wright - bass
• Lex Humphries - drums, timpani

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/yusef-lateef/catalog/#riverside-rlp-12-325 Yusef Lateef discography