Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony is an album by Yusef Lateef, released through the record label Rhino Atlantic in 1987. The album, which Billboard described as "an atmospheric four-movement classical/jazz composition", was produced by Lateef, recorded, mixed and mastered by Norman Blain, and remastered by Dennis King. Lateef provided all instrumentation that appears on the album. In 1988, Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony earned Lateef the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album despite having no prior association with the genre.
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | June 1987 | |||
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| Length | 32:53 | |||
| Label | Rhino Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Yusef Lateef | |||
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Composition and reception
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Lateef played all of the instruments that appear on Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony, which Billboard described as "an atmospheric four-movement classical/jazz composition".[3][4] The album was produced by Lateef, recorded, mixed and mastered by Norman Blain, and remastered by Dennis King.[5]
In 1988, the album earned Lateef the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album despite having no prior association with new-age music.[6][7] Known for disliking the term "jazz", Lateef has stated he has no problem with the New Age classification and believes the genre has no "negative connotations at all".[7]
Track listing
editAll songs by Yusef Lateef.
- "First Movement: Larghissimo" – 8:05
- "Second Movement: Andante" – 8:14
- "Third Movement: Moderato" – 10:07
- "Fourth Movement: Presto" – 6:51
Personnel
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- Yusef Lateef – alto flute, casio, drums, Ensoniq Mirage, flute, gourd, kalangu, producer, soprano flute, soprano saxophone, tenor flute, tenor saxophone, shehnai flute, sitar, water drums
- Norman Blain – engineer, mastering, mixing
- Dennis King – remastering
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Cheryl Griesbach – illustrations
- Stanley Martucci – illustrations
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 868. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "2010 NEA Jazz Master: Yusef Lateef". National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ Lateef, Yusef; Boyd, Herb (2006). The Gentle Giant: The Autobiography of Yusef Lateef. Morton Books. p. 308. ISBN 9781929188123. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "Black Artists Swept Gospel Awards at Grammys". Jet. Vol. 73, no. 25. March 21, 1988. p. 54. ISSN 0021-5996 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Heckman, Don (March 11, 1989). "Yusef Lateef--From Bars to the Rhythms of Nigeria". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ "Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony: Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 17, 2011.