Live at Pep's

by Yusef Lateef

Live at Pep's cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1965
  • Label: Impulse!
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:58
  • Community rating: 4.29/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded at Pep's Musical Lounge in Philadelphia, this album perfectly encapsulates Lateef's unique integration of Eastern modalities and uncommon instrumentation into the fiercely swinging, blues-rooted hard bop tradition. Featuring a powerful quintet, it remains a vibrant testament to his borderless approach to American jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, technical, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Sister Mamie (5:05)
  2. Number 7 (6:20)
  3. 12 Tone Blues (5:41)
  4. See See Rider (5:16)
  5. The Magnolia Triangle (5:34)
  6. The Weaver (5:35)
  7. Slippin' & Slidin' (2:27)

Credits

  • Yusef Lateef - primary artist, tenor saxophone, woodwind [argol], flute, oboe, shanai
  • Ernie Farrow - bass
  • Robert Flynn - cover
  • James Black - drums
  • Mike Nock - piano
  • Richard Williams - trumpet

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