Yusef Lateef's Detroit: Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83°

by Yusef Lateef

Yusef Lateef's Detroit: Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83° cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1969
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:39
  • Community rating: 4.02/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Paying homage to his formative years in the vibrant Motor City, the multi-instrumentalist blends dense, cinematic big band arrangements with deep, simmering funk grooves. Lateef's distinctive flute and tenor saxophone work seamlessly glide over the soulful rhythms provided by top-tier session players, including bassist Chuck Rainey and drummer Bernard Purdie.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, rhythmic, melodic, soulful, saxophone, flute, improvisational

Tracklist

  1. Bishop School (3:05)
  2. Livingston Playground (3:43)
  3. Eastern Market (4:19)
  4. Belle Isle (3:18)
  5. Russell and Eliot (4:53)
  6. Raymond Winchester (2:36)
  7. Woodward Avenue (2:14)
  8. That Lucky Old Sun (7:28)

Credits

  • Yusef Lateef - primary artist, tenor saxophone, flute, written-by
  • Cecil McBee - bass
  • William S. Fischer - conductor
  • Norman Pride - congas
  • Ray Barretto - congas
  • The Graffiteria - cover
  • Bernard Purdie - drums
  • Roy Brooks - drums

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