The Blue Yusef Lateef
Studio album by
Yusef Lateef
ReleasedLate June/early July 1968[1]
RecordedApril 23–24, 1968
StudioRCA Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length36:05
LabelAtlantic
SD 1508
ProducerJoel Dorn
Yusef Lateef chronology
The Complete Yusef Lateef
(1967) 		The Blue Yusef Lateef
(1968) 		Yusef Lateef's Detroit
(1969)

The Blue Yusef Lateef is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek stated: "The Blue Yusef Lateef is one wild album. In sound, it is the very best the '60s had to offer in terms of experimentation and accessibility. This is blues you can dance to, but also meditate to and marvel at; a pearl worthy of the price".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated.

  1. "Juba Juba" – 4:23
  2. "Like It Is" – 7:35
  3. "Othelia" – 4:37
  4. "Moon Cup" – 3:18
  5. "Back Home" – 5:03
  6. "Get Over, Get Off and Get On" (Hugh Lawson) – 3:46
  7. "Six Miles Next Door" – 4:46
  8. "Sun Dog" – 3:05

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard July 13, 1968
  2. ^ Yusef Lateef discography accessed July 20, 2012
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review, accessed July 20, 2012
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 867. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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