Yusef Lateef is a name I'm familiar with, but as I'm something of a novice when it comes to jazz, I cannot say I've heard any of his albums until now. I'm sure his earlier work is more traditional, though I'm reading he incorporated more Asian influences than most. On Detroit Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83°, Lateef has joined in with the funk crowd, with a bit of psychedelia. His primary instrument here is flute, and his playing recalls the great Lloyd McNeill at times. I was completely sold at the opener 'Bishop School', which is darn near perfect for the style. 'Eastern Market' is a another highlight. And so it goes. Only the finale, the noirish smoky jazz of 'That Lucky Old Sun', could be considered traditional. Overall a wonderful piece of music, and I look forward to discovering more from Lateef.
Ownership: LP: 1969 Atlantic. Single sleeve. Promo. This will be the first of many albums I will be reporting on from the RT Collection. RT is a local collector and a customer/friend of Purple Peak Records. He has thousands of albums strewn about everywhere, and has asked us to help him curate them. His interest is in 60s folk (and we found many already for his permanent collection), so we'll end up with the rest per agreement. As you can imagine, most of the albums are junk - either good for mailers or, at best, $1 bin items. Of course there's plenty more good stuff to sell at the shows or trade locally. For the first few hundred, this is the only album I've kept so far. I have a few more I've pulled to listen to though. Tons more to go through. And that's just the first batch! This will be a huge undertaking.
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