Eastern Sounds

by Yusef Lateef

Eastern Sounds cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1964
  • Label: Prestige
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:36
  • Community rating: 4.3/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef integrates Middle Eastern and Asian tonalities into an accessible hard bop format. He utilizes the oboe and the Chinese xun alongside the tenor saxophone, exploring unique timbres over Barry Harris's steady piano accompaniment.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. The Plum Blossom (4:58)
  2. Blues for the Orient (5:38)
  3. Ching Miau (3:18)
  4. Don't Blame Me (4:57)
  5. Love Theme from Spartacus (4:15)
  6. Snafu (5:40)
  7. Purple Flower (4:30)
  8. Love Theme from the Robe (3:59)
  9. Three Faces of Balal (2:18)

Credits

  • Yusef Lateef - primary artist, tenor saxophone, flute [bamboo], oboe, written-by
  • Ernie Farrow - bass, rabab [rabat]
  • Don Schlitten - design, photography by
  • Lex Humphries - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by
  • Joe Goldberg - liner notes
  • Barry Harris - piano
  • Jimmy McHugh - written-by
  • Alex North - written-by
  • Alfred Newman - written-by

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