Yusef Lateef Discography
1957 (age 37)
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Curtis Fuller, trombone, tambourine, Turkish cymbals; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, vocal, scraper; Hugh Lawson, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass; Louis Hayes, drums; plus Doug Watkins, finger cymbals, miscellaneous percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 5, 1957
| SYL70005 | Beauregard | Savoy MG-12115, SJL 2205 |
| SYL70006 | O' Blues | Savoy MG 12109 |
| SYL70007 | Happyology | - |
| SYL70008 | Midday | - |
| SYL70009 | Polarity | - |
| SYL70010 | Ameena | Savoy MG-12115, SJL 2205 |
| SYL70011 | Space | Savoy MG 12109 |
* Savoy MG-12115 Various Artists - Stable Mates 1957
* Savoy MG 12109 Yusef Lateef And His Men - Jazz For The Thinker 1957
= Savoy SJL 2205 Yusef Lateef - Morning: The Savoy Sessions 1976
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Curtis Fuller, trombone, tambourine, finger cymbals; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, argol, scraper; Hugh Lawson, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass, rabat; Louis Hayes, drums; plus Doug Watkins, finger cymbals, miscellaneous percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 9, 1957
| SYL70012 | Metaphor | Savoy MG-12103 |
| SYL70013 | Morning | - |
| SYL70014 | The Beginning | - |
| SYL70015 | G. Bouk | Savoy 45-4519, MG-12115, MG-12125, SJL 2205 |
| SYL70016 | Blues In Space | Savoy MG-12103 |
| SYL70017 | Yusef's Mood | - |
* Savoy MG-12103 Yusef Lateef - Jazz Mood 1957
= Savoy SJL 2205 Yusef Lateef - Morning: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Savoy MG-12115 Various Artists - Stable Mates 1957
* Savoy MG-12125 Various Artists - The Many Faces Of The Blues 1958
* Savoy 45-4519 Yusef Lateef - G. Bouk / Kenny Clarke - Plenty For Kenny
Yusef Lateef Sextet
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; unknown, vibes; Hugh Lawson, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
NYC, April 16, 1957
| 20858-3 | Passion | Verve MGV-8217 |
| 20859-6 | Love Is Eternal | - |
| 20860-8 | Pike's Peak | - |
| 20861-11 | Open Strings | - |
| 20862-14 | Before Dawn | - |
| 20863-15 | Twenty Five Minute Blues | - |
| 20864-16 | Chang Chang Chang | - |
| 20865-19 | Constellation | - |
* Verve MGV-8217 The Music Of Yusef Lateef - Before Dawn 1957
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Wilbur Hardin, flugelhorn, tambourine; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, Indian reed whistle, tambourine; Hugh Lawson, piano, ocarina; Ernie Farrow, bass, earth board; Oliver Jackson, drums, Chinese gong.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 9, 1957
| 70138 | Seulb | Savoy MG-12120 |
| 70139 | Sram | rejected |
| 70140 | Song Of Delilah | Savoy MG-12120 |
| 70141 | Sounds Of Nature | - |
| 70142 | I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | - |
| 70143 | 8540 12th St. | - |
| 70144 | Check Blues | - |
* Savoy MG-12120 Yusef Lateef - Jazz And The Sounds Of Nature 1958
= Savoy SJL 2226 Yusef Lateef - Gong! 1978
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Wilbur Hardin, flugelhorn; Yusef Lateef, flute, tenor sax, leader; Hugh Lawson, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass; Oliver Jackson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 10, 1957
| 70145 | Prayer To The East | Savoy MG-12117 |
| 70146 | A Night In Tunisia | - |
| 70147 | Lover Man | - |
| 70148 | Endura | - |
| 70149 | Love Dance | - |
| 70150 | Gypsy Arab | Savoy MG-12120 |
| 70151 | Sram | Savoy MG-12123, SJL 2226 |
* Savoy MG-12117 Yusef Lateef - Prayer To The East 1957
= Savoy SJL 2226 Yusef Lateef - Gong! 1978
* Savoy MG-12120 Yusef Lateef - Jazz And The Sounds Of Nature 1958
= Savoy SJL 2226 Yusef Lateef - Gong! 1978
* Savoy MG-12123 Various Artists - Jazz Is Busting Out All Over 1958
The Yusef Lateef Quintet
Wilbur Harden, flugelhorn, balloon; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, argol, tambourine; Hugh Lawson, piano, Turkish finger cymbals, Seven Up bottle, balloon, bells; Ernie Farrow, bass, rabat; Oliver Jackson, drums, Chinese gong, earth-board.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 11, 1957
| 1357 | Playful Flute | Prestige PRLP 7122 |
| 1358 | Taboo | New Jazz NJLP 8218, NJLP 8292; Prestige PRST-24007 |
| 1359 | Ecaps | New Jazz NJLP 8234; Prestige PRST-24007 |
| 1360 | All Alone | New Jazz NJLP 8218; Prestige PR 7447, PRST-24007 |
| 1361 | Anastasia | New Jazz NJLP 8218; Moodsville MVLP 37; Prestige PRST-24007 |
| 1362 | Love And Humor | Prestige 45-127, PRLP 7122 |
| 1363 | Buckingham | Prestige PRLP 7122 |
| 1364 | Lambert's Point | New Jazz NJLP 8218; Prestige P-24105 |
| 1365 | Meditation | Prestige 45-127, PRLP 7122, PR 7447 |
| 1366 | Mahaba | New Jazz NJLP 8218; Prestige PRST-24007 |
| 1367 | Minor Mood | - |
| 1368 | Take The A Train | Prestige PRLP 7122 |
* Prestige PRLP 7122 The Yusef Lateef Quintet - The Sounds Of Yusef 1958
= New Jazz NJLP 8261 Yusef Lateef - The Sounds Of Yusef 1961
= Prestige PR 7398, PRST 7398 - 1965
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-917-2 The Yusef Lateef Quintet - The Sounds Of Yusef 1996
= Prestige P-24035 Yusef Lateef - Blues For The Orient 1974
* New Jazz NJLP 8218 Yusef Lateef - Other Sounds 1959
= Prestige PRST 7653 Yusef Lateef - Expression! 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-399, OJCCD-399-2 Yusef Lateef - Other Sounds 1989
* New Jazz NJLP 8292, NJST 8292 John Coltrane/Ahmed Abdul-Malik/Dizzy Reece/Oudi Hrant/Yusef Lateef - The Jazz Soul Of Cleopatra 1963
* Prestige PRST-24007 Yusef Lateef 1972
* New Jazz NJLP 8234 Yusef Lateef - Cry!-Tender 1960
= Prestige PRST 7748 Yusef Lateef - Cry! Tender 1970
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-482, OJCCD-482-2 Yusef Lateef - Cry!-Tender 1990
* Prestige PR 7447, PRST 7447 Yusef Lateef Plays For Lovers 1966
* Moodsville MVLP 37, MVST 37 Various Artists - Lusty Moods Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen 1963
= Status ST 8319 - 1965
* Prestige P-24105 Yusef Lateef - Yusef's Bag 1981
* Prestige 45-127 Yusef Lateef - Love And Humor / Meditation 1958
1958
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, oboe, argol, percussion; Frank Morelli, baritone sax; Terry Pollard, piano; William Austin, bass, rabat; Frank Gant, drums, gong, finger cymbals.
Cranbrook Academy Of Art, Detroit, MI, April 8, 1958
| 8829 | Brazil | Argo LP-634 |
| 8830 | Brother | Chess unissued |
| 8831 | Shadrack | - |
| 8832 | Let Every Soul Say Amen | Argo LP-634 |
| 8833 | Shaw 'Nuff | Chess unissued |
| 8834 | Oscalypso | - |
| 8835 | Morning | Argo LP-634 |
| 8836 | G.K. Blues | Chess unissued |
| Woody'n You | Argo LP-634 |
* Argo LP-634 Yusef Lateef At Cranbrook 1958
= Cadet LPS-816 - 1969
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Barry Harris, piano; Bill Austin, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
Chicago, IL, 1958
| 8683 | Marching Pipe Blues | Argo 5292, LP-634 |
| 8684 | Cookin' | - |
| 8685 | Trouble In Mind | Chess unissued |
| 8686 | Seeda | - |
* Argo LP-634 Yusef Lateef At Cranbrook 1958
= Cadet LPS-816 - 1969
* Argo 5292 Yusef Lateef - Marching Pipe Blues / Cookin'
1959
Yusef Lateef And His Jazz Quintet
Bernard McKinney, euphonium; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, oboe, argol; Terry Pollard, piano; William Austin, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 11, 1959
| Oboe Blues | Savoy MG-12139 | |
| Angel Eyes | - | |
| The Dreamer | - | |
| Arjuna | - | |
| Can't Help Lovin' That Man | - |
Bernard McKinney, euphonium; Yusef Lateef, argol, tenor sax, flute; Terry Pollard, piano; William Austin, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
| Moon Tree | Savoy MG-12140 | |
| Stella By Starlight | - | |
| Valse Bouk | - | |
| Half Breed | - | |
| Poor Butterfly | - |
* Savoy MG-12139 Yusef Lateef And His Jazz Quintet - The Dreamer 1959
= Savoy SST-13007 - 1960s
= Savoy SJL 2238 Yusef Lateef - Angel Eyes 1979
* Savoy MG-12140 Yusef Lateef And His Jazz Quintet - The Fabric Of Jazz 1959
= Savoy SST-13008 - 1960s
= Savoy SJL 2238 Yusef Lateef - Angel Eyes 1979
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, oboe; Hugh Lawson, piano; Herman Wright, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 16, 1959
| 1884 | Cry!-Tender | New Jazz NJLP 8234; Prestige PRST-24007 |
| 1885 | The Snow Is Green | New Jazz NJLP 8234; Prestige P-24105 |
| 1886 | If You Could See Me Now | New Jazz NJLP 8234; Prestige PR 7447, P-24105 |
| 1887 | Dopolous | New Jazz 45-506, NJLP 8234; Prestige PRST-24007 |
| 1888 | Yesterdays | New Jazz 45-506, NJLP 8234; Prestige PR 7447, PRST-24007 |
| 1889 | Sea Breeze | Prestige 45-419; New Jazz NJLP 8234; Prestige PR 7447, PRST-24007 |
| 1890 | Butter's Blues | New Jazz NJLP 8234; Prestige P-24105 |
* New Jazz NJLP 8234 Yusef Lateef - Cry!-Tender 1960
= Prestige PRST 7748 Yusef Lateef - Cry! Tender 1970
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-482, OJCCD-482-2 Yusef Lateef - Cry!-Tender 1990
* Prestige PRST-24007 Yusef Lateef 1972
* Prestige P-24105 Yusef Lateef - Yusef's Bag 1981
* Prestige PR 7447, PRST 7447 Yusef Lateef Plays For Lovers 1966
* New Jazz 45-506 Yusef Lateef - Dopolous / Yesterdays 1960
* Prestige 45-419 Yusef Lateef - Sea Breeze / Love Theme From Spartacus 1966
1960 (age 40)
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax #1,3,8, oboe #2,5, flute #4,6,7; Hugh Lawson, piano #1-3,5-8, celeste #4; Ron Carter, cello #1,2,4-7; Herman Wright, bass; Lex Humphries, drums #1-3,5-8, tympani #4.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 9, 1960
| 1. | Goin' Home | Riverside R-45-445, RLP 325 |
| 2. | I'm Just A Lucky So And So | Riverside RLP 325 |
| 3. | Quarantine | - |
| 4. | From Within | - |
| 5. | Salt Water Blues | Riverside R-45-445, RLP 325 |
| 6. | Lateef Minor 7th | Riverside RLP 325 |
| 7. | Adoration | - |
| 8. | Ma--He's Makin' Eyes At Me | - |
* Riverside RLP 325, RLP 1176 The Three Faces Of Yusef Lateef 1960
= Riverside R-3011, RS-3011 This Is Yusef Lateef 1968
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-759-2 The Three Faces Of Yusef Lateef 1992
= Milestone MSP-47009 The Many Faces Of Yusef Lateef 1973
* Riverside R-45-445 Yusef Lateef - Salt Water Blues / Goin' Home 1960
Yusef Lateef
Clark Terry, Richard Williams, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Josea Taylor, bassoon; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, oboe, flute, argol; Tate Houston, baritone sax; Joe Zawinul, piano; Ben Tucker, bass; Lex Humphries, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, October 4 and 6, 1960
| Revelation | Riverside RLP 337 | |
| Apathy | - | |
| Ev'ry Day (I Fall In Love) | - | |
| The Centaur And The Phoenix | - | |
| Iqbal | - | |
| Summer Song | - | |
| The Philanthropist | - |
* Riverside RLP 337, RLP 9337 The Big Sound Of Yusef Lateef - The Centaur And The Phoenix 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-721-2 - 1992
= Milestone MSP-47009 The Many Faces Of Yusef Lateef 1973
1961
Yusef Lateef
Yusef Lateef, flute; Barry Harris, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass; Lex Humphries, drums; Garvin Masseaux, Montego Joe as Roger Sanders, percussion; unidentified background voices.
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, June 23, 1961
| Jungle Fantasy | Riverside R-4504; Milestone MSP-47009; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-721-2 | |
| Titora | - |
* Milestone MSP-47009 The Many Faces Of Yusef Lateef 1973
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-721-2 The Big Sound Of Yusef Lateef - The Centaur And The Phoenix 1992
* Riverside R-4504 Yusef Lateef - Jungle Fantasy / Titoro 1961
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Vincent Pitts, trumpet; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; John Harmon, piano; Ray McKinney, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums #1,2,4-6,8; George Scott, drums #3,7.
Peter Ind Studio, NYC, August 14, 1961
| 1. | Outside Blues | Charlie Parker PLP 814 |
| 2. | Soul Blues | - |
| 3. | Blue Rocky | - |
| 4. | Dexterity | - |
| 5. | Trudy's Delight | - |
| 6. | Interlude | - |
| 7. | Train Stop | - |
| 8. | Big Foot | - |
* Charlie Parker PLP 814 Yusef Lateef - Lost In Sound 1962
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, oboe, flute; Barry Harris, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass, rabat; Lex Humphries, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5, 1961
| 3196 | Love Theme From The Robe | Moodsville MVLP 22; Prestige PR 7447 |
| 3197 | The Three Faces Of Balal | Moodsville MVLP 22 |
| 3198 | The Plum Blossom | - |
| 3199 | Love Theme From Spartacus | Prestige 45-254, 45-419; Moodsville MVLP 22; Prestige PR 7447 |
| 3200 | Snafu | Prestige 45-254; Moodsville MVLP 22 |
| 3201 | Purple Flower | Moodsville MVLP 22 |
| 3202 | Chinq Miau | - |
| 3203 | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 3204 | Blues For The Orient | Prestige 45-332; Moodsville MVLP 22 |
* Moodsville MVLP 22, MVST-22 Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds 1961
= Prestige PR 7319, PRST 7319 - 1964
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-612, OJCCD-612-2 - 1991
= Prestige P-24035 Yusef Lateef - Blues For The Orient 1974
* Prestige PR 7447, PRST 7447 Yusef Lateef Plays For Lovers 1966
* Prestige 45-254 Yusef Lateef - Love Theme From Spartacus / Snafu 1963
* Prestige 45-419 Yusef Lateef - Sea Breeze / Love Theme From Spartacus 1966
* Prestige 45-332 Yusef Lateef - I'll Remember April / Blues For The Orient 1964
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, oboe; Barry Harris, piano #4-7; Herman Wright, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 29, 1961
| 1. 3324 | When You're Smiling | New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige PR 7447, P-24105 |
| 2. 3325 | Koko's Tune | New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige PRST-24007 |
| 3. 3326 | Water Pistol | New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige P-24105 |
| 4. 3327 | I'll Remember April | Prestige 45-332; New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige PRST-24007 |
| 5. 3328 | Rasheed | New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige PRST-24007 |
| 6. 3329 | P Bouk | New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige P-24105 |
| 7. 3330 | You've Changed | New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige PR 7447, P-24105 |
* New Jazz NJLP 8272 Yusef Lateef - Into Something 1962
= Prestige PRST 7637 - 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-700-2 - 1992
* Prestige PR 7447, PRST 7447 Yusef Lateef Plays For Lovers 1966
* Prestige P-24105 Yusef Lateef - Yusef's Bag 1981
* Prestige PRST-24007 Yusef Lateef 1972
* Prestige 45-332 Yusef Lateef - I'll Remember April / Blues For The Orient 1964
1963
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Richard Williams, trumpet; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, bassoon, flute, oboe, shenai; Hugh Lawson, piano; Ernie Farrow as Ernie Barrows, bass; Lex Humphries, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 19, 1963
| 90026 | The Volga Rhythm Song | Impulse! A-56 |
| 90027 | Raisins And Almonds | Impulse! A-56, AS-9259-2 |
| 90028 | Utopia | Impulse! A-56 |
| 90029 | Theme From The Prize | unissued |
| 90030 | Abana | Impulse! A-56 |
| 90031 | The Good Old Roast Beef Of England | - |
* Impulse! A-56, AS-56 Yusef Lateef - Jazz 'Round The World 1964
* Impulse! AS-9259-2 Yusef Lateef - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
Yusef Lateef Quintet
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 20, 1963
| 90032 | You, So Tender And Wistful | Impulse! A-56 |
| 90033 | Megeve | Impulse! 45-223 |
| 90034 | Trouble In Mind | Impulse! 45-225, A-56, AS-9259-2 |
| 90035 | India | Impulse! A-56 |
| 90036 | Yusef's French Brother | Impulse! 45-225, A-56 |
| 90037 | Ringo Oiwake | Impulse! A-56 |
| 90029 | Theme From The Prize | Impulse! 45-223 |
* Impulse! A-56, AS-56 Yusef Lateef - Jazz 'Round The World 1964
* Impulse! AS-9259-2 Yusef Lateef - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
* Impulse! 45-223 Yusef Lateef - Megeve / Theme From The Prize 1964
* Impulse! 45-225 Yusef Lateef - Trouble In Mind / Yusef's French Brother 1964
1964
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Richard Williams, trumpet; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, oboe, argol, shenai; Mike Nock, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass; James Black, drums.
Pep's Musical Bar, Philadelphia, PA, June 29, 1964
| 90130 | See See Rider | Impulse! A-69 |
| 90131 | The Weaver | - |
| 90132 | Slippin' & Slidin' | - |
| 90134 | The Magnolia Triangle | - |
| 90136 | Number 7 | - |
| 90137 | Sister Mamie | Impulse! A-69, AS-9259-2 |
| 90141 | 12 Tone Blues | - |
| Song Of Delilah (Theme) | Impulse! IA-9353/2 |
same session.
| 90186 | Sister Mamie Part 1 | Impulse! 45-233 |
| 90187 | Sister Mamie Part 2 | - |
same session.
| 90139 | Gee Sam Gee | Impulse! ASD-9310, GRD-134 |
| 90140 | P-Bouk | Impulse! ASD-9310, 314 547 961-2 |
| 90143 | Brother John | - |
| 90144 | Rogi | Impulse! ASD-9310, GRD-134 |
| 90146 | Oscarlypso | - |
| 90147 | Nu-Bouk | Impulse! ASD-9310, 314 547 961-2 |
same session.
| 90129 | Yusef's Mood | Impulse! IA-9353/2, 314 547 961-2 |
| 90133 | I Remember Clifford | - |
| 90134 | The Magnolia Triangle (alternate take) | - |
| 90135 | I Loved | - |
| 90145 | Listen To The Wind | - |
| Song Of Delilah | - |
same session.
| 90138 | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise | Impulse! unissued |
| 90142 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow | - |
* Impulse! A-69, AS-69 Yusef Lateef - Live At Pep's 1965
= Impulse! GRD-134 - 1993
= Impulse! IA-9353/2 Yusef Lateef - The Dedication Series Vol. XIII: The Live Session 1978
* Impulse! AS-9259-2 Yusef Lateef - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
* Impulse! ASD-9310 Yusef Lateef - Club Date 1976
* Impulse! 314 547 961-2 Yusef Lateef - Live At Pep's Volume Two 1999
* Impulse! 45-233 Yusef Lateef - Sister Mamie Parts 1 & 2 1964
1965
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, reeds; Mike Nock, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; James Black, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 24, 1965
| 90271 | Love Waltz | Impulse! A-84 |
| 90272 | Gee! Sam Gee | - |
| 90273 | Soul Sister | - |
| 90274 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | - |
| 90275 | One Little Indian | Impulse! A-84, AS-9259-2 |
| 90276 | Warm Fire | - |
| 90277 | Try Love | Impulse! A-84 |
| 90278 | Listen To The Wind | - |
| 90279 | 1984 | - |
* Impulse! A-84, AS-84 Yusef Lateef - 1984 1965
* Impulse! AS-9259-2 Yusef Lateef - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, reeds; Georges Arvanitas, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; James Black, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 21, 1965
| 90330 | First Gymnopedie | Impulse! A-92 |
| 90331 | Ain't Misbehavin' | - |
| 90332 | Psychicemotus | Impulse! A-92, AS-9259-2 |
| 90333 | Why Do I Love You | Impulse! A-92 |
| 90334 | Medula Sonata | - |
* Impulse! A-92, AS-92 Yusef Lateef - Psychicemotus 1965
* Impulse! AS-9259-2 Yusef Lateef - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
Yusef Lateef Quartet
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 22, 1965
| 90341 | I'll Always Be In Love With You | Impulse! A-92 |
| 90342 | Bamboo Flute Blues | - |
| 90343 | Semiocto | - |
* Impulse! A-92, AS-92 Yusef Lateef - Psychicemotus 1965
1966
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, tenor, alto sax, flute, oboe, Theremin; Hugh Lawson, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 8, 1966
| 90480 | Nile Valley Blues | Impulse! A-9117, AS-9259-2 |
| 90481 | Psyche Rose | Impulse! A-9117 |
| 90482 | Warm Hearted Blues | - |
| 90483 | Kyoto Blues | Impulse! A-9117, AS-9259-2 |
| 90484 | Feelin' Alright | - |
| 90485 | Chuen Blues | Impulse! A-9117 |
* Impulse! A-9117, AS-9117 Yusef Lateef - A Flat, G Flat And C 1966
* Impulse! AS-9259-2 Yusef Lateef - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
Yusef Lateef Quartet
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 9, 1966
| 90486 | Robbie | Impulse! A-9117 |
| 90487 | Sound Wave | Impulse! A-9117, AS-9259-2 |
| 90488 | Feather Comfort | - |
| 90489 | Blind Willie | - |
* Impulse! A-9117, AS-9117 Yusef Lateef - A Flat, G Flat And C 1966
* Impulse! AS-9259-2 Yusef Lateef - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, flute, tenor sax, oboe; Hugh Lawson, piano; Herman Wright, bass; Roy Brooks Jr., drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 15, 1966
| 90576 | Oasis | Impulse! A-9125 |
| 90577 | Rosetta | - |
| 90578 | Road Runner | - |
| 90579 | Head Hunters | - |
| 90580 | (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance With You | Impulse! A-9125, AS-9259-2 |
* Impulse! A-9125, AS-9125 Yusef Lateef - The Golden Flute 1966
* Impulse! AS-9259-2 Yusef Lateef - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
Yusef Lateef Quartet
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16, 1966
| 90581 | The Golden Flute | Impulse! A-9125, AS-9259-2 |
| 90582 | Straighten Up And Fly Right | - |
| 90583 | Exactly Like You | - |
| 90584 | The Smart Set | Impulse! A-9125 |
* Impulse! A-9125, AS-9125 Yusef Lateef - The Golden Flute 1966
* Impulse! AS-9259-2 Yusef Lateef - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
1967
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, flute, finger flute, oboe, tenor, alto sax, vocal; Hugh Lawson, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Roy Brooks, drums; with Sylvia Shemwell, tambourine #3,4.
NYC, June 1, 1967
| 1. 12498 | Stay With Me | Atlantic LP 1499, SD 1591 |
| 2. 12499 | You're Somewhere Thinking Of Me | Atlantic LP 1499 |
| 3. 12500 | Rosalie | - |
| 4. 12501 | See Line Woman | - |
| 5. 12502 | Konsberg | - |
| 6. 12503 | That Lucky Old Sun | Atlantic SD 1525 |
| 7. 12504 | Folkchild | unissued |
| 8. 12505 | Brother | Atlantic LP 1499 |
| 9. 12506 | In The Evening | Atlantic LP 1499, SD 1591 |
| 10. 15271 | Stay With Me (edited version) | Atlantic 45-2562 |
* Atlantic LP 1499, SD 1499 The Complete Yusef Lateef 1968
* Atlantic SD 1591 The Best Of Yusef Lateef 1971
* Atlantic SD 1525 Yusef Lateef's Detroit - Latitude 42 Degrees 30' Longitude 83 Degrees 1969
* Atlantic 45-2562 Yusef Lateef - Stay With Me / Othelia
1968
Yusef Lateef Nonet/Quartet With String Quartet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet #2-5; Yusef Lateef, flute, tamboura #1, tenor sax, flute, pneumatic flute, shannie, koto, tamboura, scratches, vocal #2-5; Sonny Red, alto sax #2-5; Buddy Lucas, harmonica #2-5; Selwart Clarke, James Tryon, violin #1,4; Alfred Brown, viola #1,4; Kermit Moore, cello #1,4; Hugh Lawson, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar #2-5; Cecil McBee, bass; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass #2-5; Roy Brooks, drums; The Sweet Inspirations, vocal group #3.
RCA Studios, NYC, April 23, 1968
| 1. 14378 | Chandra | Atlantic SD 1548 |
| 2. 14379 | Othelia | Atlantic SD 1508 |
| 3. 14380 | Juba Juba | Atlantic SD 1508, SD 1591 |
| 4. 14381 | Like It Is | Atlantic SD 1508 |
| 5. 15272 | Othelia (edited version) | Atlantic 45-2562 |
* Atlantic SD 1548 The Diverse Yusef Lateef 1969
* Atlantic SD 1508 Yusef Lateef - The Blue Lateef 1968
* Atlantic SD 1591 The Best Of Yusef Lateef 1971
* Atlantic 45-2562 Yusef Lateef - Stay With Me / Othelia
Yusef Lateef Nonet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Sonny Red, alto sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, pneumatic flute, shannie, koto, tamboura, scratches, vocal; Buddy Lucas, harmonica; Hugh Lawson, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Cecil McBee, bass; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Roy Brooks, drums; The Sweet Inspirations, vocal group #3.
RCA Studios, NYC, April 24, 1968
| 1. 14382 | Six Miles Next Door | Atlantic SD 1508 |
| 2. 14383 | Sun Dog | - |
| 3. 14384 | Back Home | - |
| 4. 14385 | Get Over, Get Off, Get On | - |
| 5. 14386 | Moon Cup | - |
* Atlantic SD 1508 Yusef Lateef - The Blue Lateef 1968
1969
Yusef Lateef's Group With String Quartet
Thad Jones, Jimmy Owens, Snooky Young, trumpet; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Hugh Lawson, piano; Eric Gale, guitar; Cecil McBee, bass; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Ray Barretto, congas; Albert Heath, percussion; unidentified string quartet, #2,4.
Century Sound Recording Studios, NYC, February 4, 1969
| 1. 16246 | Woodward Avenue | Atlantic SD 1525 |
| 2. 16247 | Bishop School | Atlantic 45-2641, SD 1525 |
| 3. 16248 | Russell And Elliot | Atlantic 45-5104, SD 1525, SD 1559, SD 1591 |
| 4. 16249 | Belle Isle | Atlantic SD 1525 |
* Atlantic SD 1525 Yusef Lateef's Detroit - Latitude 42 Degrees 30' Longitude 83 Degrees 1969
* Atlantic SD 1559 Various Artists - Jazz Super Hits Vol. 2 1970
* Atlantic SD 1591 The Best Of Yusef Lateef 1971
* Atlantic 45-2641 Yusef Lateef - Bishop School / Raymond Winchester
* Atlantic 45-5104 Yusef Lateef - Russell And Elliot / Buddy And Lou
Yusef Lateef Tentet With String Quartet
Danny Moore, Jimmy Owens, Snooky Young, trumpet; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Eric Gale, guitar; Cecil McBee, bass; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Norman Pride, congas; Albert Heath, percussion; unidentified string quartet, #2,3.
Century Sound Recording Studios, NYC, February 5, 1969
| 1. 16250 | Livingstone Playground | Atlantic SD 1525 |
| 2. 16251 | Eastern Market | Atlantic SD 1525, SD 2-316 |
| 3. 16252 | Raymond Winchester | Atlantic 45-2641, SD 1525 |
* Atlantic SD 1525 Yusef Lateef's Detroit - Latitude 42 Degrees 30' Longitude 83 Degrees 1969
* Atlantic SD 2-316 Various Artists - The Jazz Years-25th Anniversary 1973
* Atlantic 45-2641 Yusef Lateef - Bishop School / Raymond Winchester
Yusef Lateef and others
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; and others.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, May 19, 1969
| 17111 | Talladega | Atlantic unissued |
| 17112 | Felicite | - |
| 17113 | Majestic Blue | - |
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Hugh Lawson, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, May 20, 1969
| 17114 | Eboness | Atlantic SD 1548 |
* Atlantic SD 1548 The Diverse Yusef Lateef 1969
Yusef Lateef Sextet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Richard Tee, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Ray Barretto, congas; The Sweet Inspirations, vocal group.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, May 21, 1969
| 17115 | Live Humble | Atlantic SD 1548, SD 1591 |
* Atlantic SD 1548 The Diverse Yusef Lateef 1969
* Atlantic SD 1591 The Best Of Yusef Lateef 1971
Yusef Lateef Septet
Yusef Lateef, flute, various Oriental instruments; Cecil McBee, bass; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Ray Barretto, congas; Bernard Purdie, timbales; Hugh Lawson, Indian bells; Roy Brooks, gong, conga drums; The Sweet Inspirations, vocal group #1.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, May 21, 1969
| 1. 17116 | A Long Time Ago | Atlantic SD 1548 |
| 2. 17117 | Felicite | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1548 The Diverse Yusef Lateef 1969
1970 (age 50)
Yusef Lateef Sextet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Neal Boyer, vibes; Joe Zawinul, piano; Earl Klugh, guitar; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Ray Lucas, drums.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, April 6, 1970
| 18924 | Nocturne | Atlantic SD 1563 |
| 18925 | Everybody Love | unissued |
| 18926 | Interlude No. 1 | - |
* Atlantic SD 1563 Yusef Lateef - Suite 16 1970
Yusef Lateef Octet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Neal Boyer, vibes; Joe Zawinul, piano, electric piano; Eric Gale, Earl Klugh, guitar; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, April 7, 1970
| 18927 | Let The Sun Shine In | Atlantic unissued |
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Neal Boyer, vibes, chimes; Eric Gale, guitar; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums; The Sweet Inspirations, vocal group.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, April 7, 1970
| 18928 | Hey Jude | Atlantic SD 1602 |
* Atlantic SD 1602 Yusef Lateef - The Gentle Giant 1972
Yusef Lateef Sextet
Yusef Lateef, oboe, flute, tenor sax; Selwart Clarke, viola; Kermit Moore, cello; Eric Gale, guitar; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, April 7, 1970
| 18929 | When A Man Loves A Woman | Atlantic SD 1563 |
* Atlantic SD 1563 Yusef Lateef - Suite 16 1970
Yusef Lateef Octet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Neal Boyer, vibes; Joe Zawinul, piano, electric piano; Eric Gale, Earl Klugh, guitar; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, April 7, 1970
| 18930 | Spanish Number | Atlantic unissued |
Yusef Lateef Tentet
Yusef Lateef, flute, oboe, tenor sax; Selwart Clarke, viola; Kermit Moore, cello; Neal Boyer, vibes; Joe Zawinul, piano; Eric Gale, Earl Klugh, guitar; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Ray Lucas, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, April 8, 1970
| 18931 | So Peace | unissued |
| 18932 | Windy | - |
| 18933 | Windy And Warin | - |
| 18934 | Buddy And Lou | Atlantic 45-5104, SD 1563, SD 1591 |
| 18935 | Spanish Tune | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1563 Yusef Lateef - Suite 16 1970
* Atlantic SD 1591 The Best Of Yusef Lateef 1971
* Atlantic 45-5104 Yusef Lateef - Russell And Elliot / Buddy And Lou
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Eric Gale, guitar; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, April 9, 1970
| 18938 | Queen Of The Night | Atlantic SD 1602 |
* Atlantic SD 1602 Yusef Lateef - The Gentle Giant 1972
Yusef Lateef Octet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Selwart Clarke, viola; Kermit Moore, cello; Neal Boyer, vibes; Eric Gale, guitar; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, April 9, 1970
| 18939 | All Of Us | Atlantic unissued |
Yusef Lateef Octet
same personnel.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, April 9 and 28, 1970
| 18936 | Down In Atlanta | Atlantic 45-2997, SD 1563 |
| 18937 | Love People | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1563 Yusef Lateef - Suite 16 1970
* Atlantic 45-2997 Yusef Lateef - Down In Atlanta / Superfine
Yusef Lateef Quartet With William S. Fischer's Orchestra
Yusef Lateef, C flute, pneumatic, bamboo flute, tenor sax, bells, tambourine; Barry Harris, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass, electric bass; Albert Heath, drums; The Cologne Radio Orchestra, William S. Fischer, conductor.
Cornet Studio, Cologne, West Germany, June 24, 1970
| 20097 | Symphonic Blues Suite 1st Movement: Folia | Atlantic SD 1563 |
| 20098 | Symphonic Blues Suite 2nd Movement: Minuet | - |
| 20099 | Symphonic Blues Suite 3rd Movement: Blues | - |
| 20100 | Symphonic Blues Suite 4th Movement: Passacaglia | - |
| 20101 | Symphonic Blues Suite 5th Movement: Chorale / Symphonic Blues Suite 6th Movement: Blues | - |
| 20102 | Symphonic Blues Suite 7th Movement: Blues, Coda | - |
* Atlantic SD 1563 Yusef Lateef - Suite 16 1970
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Barry Harris, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass, electric bass; Albert Heath, drums.
live in Europe, June 24, 1970?
| 19595 | Movement | Atlantic unissued |
| 19596 | 3 And 4 Movement | - |
| 19597 | Whole Sweet | - |
| 19598 | Vorletile Fassing | - |
| 19599 | Betite Fassing | - |
1971
Yusef Lateef Octet/Trio/Duo
Yusef Lateef, flute, bamboo flute, pneumatic flute, oboe, tenor sax #1-6, tenor sax? #7,8; Kermit Moore, cello #7; Kenny Barron, Ray Bryant, piano, electric piano #1-6; Bob Cunningham, Sam Jones, bass #1-6; Bill Salter, electric bass #1-6; Albert Heath, drums #1-6, flute #7,8; Ladji Camara, African percussion #1-6.
NYC, September 1, 1971
| 1. 22863 | African Song | Atlantic SD 1602 |
| 2. 22864 | Pink Perfume | unissued |
| 3. 22865 | Nicole And Nile | - |
| 4. 22866 | Yusef's Mood | - |
| 5. 22867 | Untitled | - |
| 6. 22868 | Gettin' Sentimental Over You | Atlantic SD 1650 |
| 7. 22869 | Lowland Lullaby | Atlantic SD 1602 |
| 8. 22870 | The Poor Fisherman | - |
* Atlantic SD 1602 Yusef Lateef - The Gentle Giant 1972
* Atlantic SD 1650 Yusef Lateef - Part Of The Search 1974
Yusef Lateef Octet
Yusef Lateef, flute, bamboo flute, pneumatic flute, oboe, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, Ray Bryant, piano, electric piano; Bob Cunningham, Sam Jones, bass; Bill Salter, electric bass; Albert Heath, drums; Ladji Camara, African percussion.
NYC, September 2, 1971
| 22889 | Jungle Plum | Atlantic SD 1602 |
| 22890 | Below Yellow Bell | - |
| 22891 | Lamb's Tongue | unissued |
| 22892 | Nubian Lady | Atlantic SD 1602 |
| 23883 | Nubian Lady (edited version) | Atlantic 45-5114 |
| 23884 | Below Yellow Bell (edited version) | - |
* Atlantic SD 1602 Yusef Lateef - The Gentle Giant 1972
* Atlantic 45-5114 Yusef Lateef - Nubian Lady / Below Yellow Bell
1972
Yusef Lateef Trio
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Al White, organ; The J.C. White Singers, vocal group.
NYC, May 8, 1972
| 24386 | Move On Up A Little Higher | unissued |
| 24387 | His Eye Is On The Sparrow | Atlantic SD 1635 |
| 24388 | Last Mile Of The Way | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1635 Yusef Lateef - Hush 'N' Thunder 1973
Yusef Lateef Trio
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Al White, organ; The J.C. White Singers, vocal group.
NYC, May 9, 1972
| 24411 | City Called Heaven | Atlantic unissued |
| 24412 | Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | - |
| 24413 | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen | - |
| 24414 | Summertime | - |
Yusef Lateef's Group
Yusef Lateef, flute; Kermit Moore, cello; and others.
NYC, May 10, 1972
| 24415 | Faith Can Move A Mountain | Atlantic unissued |
| 24416 | Heaven Heaven | - |
Yusef Lateef Trio
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Al White, organ; The J.C. White Singers, vocal group.
NYC, May 10, 1972
| 24417 | This Old Building | Atlantic SD 1635 |
* Atlantic SD 1635 Yusef Lateef - Hush 'N' Thunder 1973
Yusef Lateef Duo
Yusef Lateef, flute; Kenny Barron, piano.
NYC, May 11, 1972
| 24421 | On Judgement Day | unissued |
| 24422 | Come Sunday | Atlantic SD 1635 |
* Atlantic SD 1635 Yusef Lateef - Hush 'N' Thunder 1973
Yusef Lateef Sextet
Yusef Lateef, flute; Kenny Barron, electric piano; Cornell Dupree, Keith Loving, David Spinozza, guitar; Gordon Edwards, electric bass.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, May 18, 1972
| 24608 | I'm Gonna Live The Life I Sing About My Song | unissued |
| 24609 | Destination Paradise | Atlantic SD 1635 |
* Atlantic SD 1635 Yusef Lateef - Hush 'N' Thunder 1973
Yusef Lateef Octet/Trio
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute #1,3, flute, shannai #2; Kenny Barron, piano, electric piano #1,3, piano #2; Hugh McCracken, David Spinozza, guitar #1,3; Bill Salter, bass; Albert Heath, Jimmy Johnson, drums #1,3; Ralph MacDonald, percussion #1,3; Monroe "Bones" Constantino, vocal #2.
NYC, September 25, 1972
| 1. 25373 | The Mourning Beach | unissued |
| 2. 25374 | Prayer | Atlantic SD 1635 |
| 3. 25375 | John The Conqueror | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1635 Yusef Lateef - Hush 'N' Thunder 1973
Yusef Lateef Septet/Quintet/Quartet
Jimmy Owens, flugelhorn #1; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Kermit Moore, cello #3; Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Bryant, piano #3; Bob Cunningham, bass; Bill Salter, electric bass #3; Albert Heath, drums; Monroe "Bones" Constantino, vocal #3.
NYC, September 26, 1972
| 1. 25376 | The Hump | Atlantic SD 1635 |
| 2. 25377 | Sunset | - |
| 3. 25378 | Opus Part 1 | - |
| 4. 25729 | Opus Part 2 | - |
* Atlantic SD 1635 Yusef Lateef - Hush 'N' Thunder 1973
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
NYC, September 27, 1972
| 25379 | If I Only If | Atlantic unissued |
| 25380 | Tunis | - |
| 25381 | B.M.C.C. | - |
| 25382 | A Flower | - |
| 25383 | Spartacus | - |
| 25384 | The Time Machine | - |
| 25385 | Things Do This | - |
Yusef Lateef and others
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; and others.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, October 25, 1972
| 27748 | Mutti Pan Effect | Atlantic unissued |
| 27749 | White Noise | - |
1973
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, alto sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
NYC, April 4, 1973
| 26371 | Jam | Atlantic unissued |
| 26372 | Big Bass Drum | - |
Yusef Lateef's Group
Joe Newman, Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, trombone; Jerry Dodgion, Yusef Lateef, Frank Wess, alto sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Al Gafa, guitar; Bob Cunningham, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
NYC, April 4, 1973
| 26373 | K.C.'s Shuffle | Atlantic SD 1650 |
| 26374 | Soul's Bakery | - |
| 26375 | Lunceford Prance | - |
* Atlantic SD 1650 Yusef Lateef - Part Of The Search 1974
Yusef Lateef Septet With Strings
Yusef Lateef, alto sax; Charles McBurney, Rocky Morales, sax; Willie Bridges, sax, flute; Arnold Eidus, Emanuel Green, violin; Selwart Clarke, cello; Kenny Barron, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
NYC, April 5, 1973
| 26376 | Big Brass Drum | Atlantic SD 1650 |
| 26377 | Clouds | unissued |
| 26378 | Strange Lullaby | Atlantic SD 1650 |
| 26379 | Oatsy Doatsy | - |
| 26380 | Do You Remember | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1650 Yusef Lateef - Part Of The Search 1974
Yusef Lateef Sextet + Overdubs
Joe Newman, Charles Sullivan, trumpet; Frank Wess, alto sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Kenny Barron, piano, arranger; Bob Cunningham, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, May 16, 1973
| 26540 | In The Still Of The Night | Atlantic SD 1650 |
| 26542 | Rockhouse | - |
* Atlantic SD 1650 Yusef Lateef - Part Of The Search 1974
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
NYC, September 13, 1973
| 27732 | Superfine | Atlantic 45-2997, SD 1650 |
* Atlantic SD 1650 Yusef Lateef - Part Of The Search 1974
* Atlantic 45-2997 Yusef Lateef - Down In Atlanta / Superfine
Yusef Lateef Quartet
same personnel.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, December 26, 1973
| 28105 | Oatsy Doatsy | Atlantic SD 1650 |
* Atlantic SD 1650 Yusef Lateef - Part Of The Search 1974
1974
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, C flute, sealhorns, shanie, oboe, African thumb piano, percussion; Kenny Barron, piano, cowbell; Bob Cunningham, bass, African bells; Albert Heath, drums, percussion, Indian flute.
Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA, July 5, 1974
| 29224 | Rehearsal | unissued |
| 29225 | Inside Atlantis | - |
| 29226 | Soul | - |
| 29227 | Duneia | - |
| 29228 | Nubian Lady | - |
| 29229 | Nightmares Dreams | - |
| 29230 | Magundong | - |
| 29231 | Water Pistol | - |
| 29232 | A Smile | - |
| 29233 | Shadow Song | - |
| 29234 | Everyness | - |
| 29235 | Samba De Amor: Samba De Amor Part 1 / Time Montage / Samba De Amor Part 2 | Atlantic SD 2-1001 |
| 29236 | Magungdong | unissued |
| 29237 | Dolores Street | - |
| 29238 | Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | - |
| 29239 | Yusef's Mood | - |
| 29240 | I Be Cold | - |
* Atlantic SD 2-1001 Yusef Lateef - 10 Years Hence 1975
Yusef Lateef Quartet + String Quartet
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, C flute, sealhorns, shanie, oboe, African thumb piano, percussion; Kenny Barron, piano, cowbell; Bob Cunningham, bass, African bells; Albert Heath, drums, percussion, Indian flute; + overdubs: Sanford Allen, Gene Orloff, violin #2; Alfred Brown, viola #2; Kermit Moore, cello #2; Kenny Barron, arranger, conductor #2.
Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA, July 6, 1974;
overdubs recorded Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1974
| 1. 29241 | Untitled | unissued |
| 2. 29242 | A Flower | Atlantic SD 2-1001 |
| 3. 29243 | Moondance | unissued |
| 4. 29244 | Untitled | - |
| 5. 29245 | Peruvian Blue | - |
| 6. 29246 | Eboness | - |
| 7. 29247 | Moon Trip | - |
| 8. 29248 | Untitled (Sharrack) | - |
| 9. 29249 | These Foolish Things | - |
| 10. 29250 | Russell And Elliot | - |
| 11. 29251 | Nightmare Dreams | - |
| 12. 29252 | Water Pistol | - |
| 13. 29253 | Oboe Blues | - |
| 14. 29254 | Yusef's Mood | - |
| 15. 29255 | I Be Cold | - |
* Atlantic SD 2-1001 Yusef Lateef - 10 Years Hence 1975
Yusef Lateef Quartet + Overdubs
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, C flute, sealhorns, shanie, oboe, African thumb piano, percussion; Kenny Barron, piano, cowbell; Bob Cunningham, bass, African bells; Albert Heath, drums, percussion, Indian flute; + overdubs: Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder, trumpet #3; Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Tony Studd, trombone #3; Eddie Daniels, alto sax #3; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax #3; Bill Salter, electric bass #3; Eunice Peterson, Rennelle Stafford, Deidre Tuck, background vocal #3; Cissy Houston, background vocal, background vocal arranger #3; Kenny Barron, arranger, conductor #3.
Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA, July 6 or 5, 1974;
overdubs recorded Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1974
| 1. | Yusef's Mood | Atlantic SD 2-1001 |
| 2. | But Beautiful | - |
| 3. | I Be Cold | - |
* Atlantic SD 2-1001 Yusef Lateef - 10 Years Hence 1975
1976
Yusef Lateef's Group
Leonard Goines, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Jack Jeffers, trombone; Jim Buffington, French horn; Jonathan Dorn, tuba; Yusef Lateef, alto, tenor sax, oboe, flute, bamboo flute, composer, arranger; David Nadien, violin; Kenny Barron, keyboards, composer, arranger; Dana McCurdy, synthesizer; Billy Butler, guitar; Bob Cunningham or Ron Carter or Anthony Jackson, bass; Al Foster, drums; Dom Um Romao, percussion; Judy Clay, Cissy Houston, background vocal; Bob Cunningham, narrator.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, March, 1976?
| 31938 | The Improvisers | Atlantic SD 1685 |
| 31939 | Hellbound | - |
| 31940 | Mystique | - |
| 31941 | Mississippi Mud | - |
| 31942 | Mushmouth | - |
| 31943 | Technological Homosapien | - |
| 31944 | Street Musicians | - |
| 31945 | In A Little Spanish Town ('Twas On A Night Like This) | - |
* Atlantic SD 1685 Yusef Lateef - The Doctor Is In...And Out 1976
1977
Yusef Lateef With Art Farmer
Art Farmer, flugelhorn; Yusef Lateef, tenor, soprano sax, flute, shanai, lead vocal; Noel Pointer, electric violin #5; Cliff Carter, keyboards; Eric Gale, guitar; Gary King, bass; Alex Blake, bass #5; Jim Madison, drums; Steve Gadd, drums #5; Sue Evans, percussion; Babi Floyd, Frank Floyd, Milt Grayson, Norberto Jones, background vocal; David Matthews, arranger.
Electric Lady Studios, NYC, October, 1977
| 1. | Robot Man | CTI CTI 7082 |
| 2. | Look On Your Right Side | - |
| 3. | YL (Pronounced Eel) | - |
| 4. | Communication | - |
| 5. | Sister Mamie | - |
* CTI CTI 7082 Yusef Lateef With Art Farmer - Autophysiopsychic 1977
1979
Yusef Lateef
Randy Brecker, trumpet; Jim Pugh, trombone, bass trombone; Jerry Dodgion, alto sax; Michael Brecker, tenor sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Tom Schuman, electric piano #3,8, acoustic piano #5, synthesizer #8; Jeremy Wall, all other keyboards; Suzanne Ciani, synthesizer programming; Eric Gale, guitar; Will Lee, bass; Steve Gadd, Jimmy Madison, drums; Thomas Beyer, Syndrum; Ray Barretto, Sammy Figueroa, Jeremy Wall, percussion; Jeremy Wall, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May, 1979
| 1. | In A Temple Garden | CTI CTI 7088 |
| 2. | Bismillah | - |
| 3. | Confirmation | - |
| 4. | Nayaz | - |
| 5. | Jeremiah | - |
| 6. | Honky Tonk | - |
| 7. | How I Loved You | - |
| 8. | Morocco | - |
* CTI CTI 7088 Yusef Lateef - In A Temple Garden 1979
1983 (age 63)
Yusef Lateef
Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, C flute, Ebo rubber flute, gourd flute, Tiv chin flute, pneumatic bamboo flute, algaita, vocal; Percussionists: Shittu Isyaku, Tiv drums; Yusufu Aminu, kahoe; Awwalu Adamu, idiophone, duman girke; P. Adegboyega Badejo, Hausa and Yoruba kalangu, gourd rattle, kuke; Salisu I. Mashi, gangan noma, duman girke, Hausa kalangu, kidan bare baritone, kahoe, kidan ruwa; Voices: Ibn Yusef A. Lateef, vocal sounds; Amina Abdullahi, Esther Kawai, Veronica Ugye, Tani Umaru, vocal.
EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria, July 19, 1983;
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, August, 1983
| Mu,Omi (Drink Water) | Landmark LLP-502 | |
| Drama Village | - | |
| Akima (Birth) | - | |
| Blues In Adaji | - | |
| Lalit (Lover's Seperation) | - | |
| Curved Spacetime | - | |
| Ruwa Maizurufi (Deep Water) | - |
* Landmark LLP-502 Yusef Lateef In Nigeria 1985
= YAL Records YAL 707 - 1995
1992 (age 72)
Yusef Lateef - Archie Shepp Quintet
Yusef Lateef, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Tom McClung, piano; Avery Sharpe, bass; Stephen McCraven, drums; with Mulazimuddin S. Rasool, conga drums #8; Tony Vacca, tambourine #8; Adam Rudolph, percussion #1.
Moonstar Media, Leverett, MA, January, 1992
| 1. | You Know What I Mean | YAL Records YAL 977 |
| 2. | Monk Remembered | - |
| 3. | Thong | - |
| 4. | Selim | - |
| 5. | Dr. Emilio | - |
| 6. | In The Valley | - |
| 7. | Odd A Little | - |
| 8. | Ammons Remembered | - |
* YAL Records YAL 977 Tenors Of Yusef Lateef And Archie Shepp 1992