Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds [HQ repost]

Jazz is an ethnic music but not all ethnic music is jazz. Lateef succeeds in uniting the two in "Eastern Sounds" where others fell short. The 1960s decade was crowded with inventive multi instrumental woodwind musicians of note, all of whose music was the precursor of the cross-cultural "World Music" explosion (eg., Oregon, Shadowfax) to follow a decade later. John Coltrane, Roland Kirk, Charles Lloyd, Eric Dolphy, Tony Scott and Yusef Lateef, amoung others, sought inspiration not only from the jazz tradition but folk traditions from around the world. Their most successful albums reinterpret, rather than translate or integrate, the music of exotic locales. "Eastern Sounds" abounds with soulful, luxurious and contemplative sounds. There is even some wonderful swing ( eg., "Snafu"). Surprisingly, Lateef also includes tender readings of two movie love themes, "The Robe" and "Spartacus". This album is THE standard of this genre. You won't be disappointed.
(AMG customer review)


Tracks:
1. The Plum Blossom
2. Blues For the Orient
3. Chinq Miau
4. Don't Blame Me
5. Love Theme From "Spartacus"
6. Snafu
7. Purple Flower
8. Love Theme from "The Robe"
9. The Three Faces of Balal

Personnel:
Yusef Lateef: tenor sax, oboe, flute
Barry Harris: piano
Ernie Farrow: bass, rabat
Lex Humphries: drums

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Download APE (243 mb):
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

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Complete album

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