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Live at Pep's

Live at Pep's

  • Artist: Yusef Lateef
  • Total time: 60:38
  • Label: GRP
  • Availability: In stock
  • Item #: 5178534
  • Your Price: $17.99

Review

This mid-'60s concert was one of Lateef's finest, as it perfectly displayed his multiple influences and interests. There were hard bop originals, covers of jazz classics like Oscar Pettiford's "Oscarlypso" (a CD bonus track) and Leonard Feather's "Twelve Tone Blues," as well as an unorthodox but effective version of Ma Rainey's "See See Rider." On "Sister Mamie," "Number 7," and drummer James Black's "The Magnolia Triangle," Lateef moved away from strict jazz, although he retained his improvisational flair. Lateef played meaty tenor sax solos and entrancing flute and bamboo flute offerings, and also had impressive stints on oboe, shenai, and argol. This was a pivotal date in his career, and those unaware of it will get a treat with this disc. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Track Listing

1. Sister Mamie 5:26
2. Number 7 9:39
3. Twelve Tone Blues 4:50
4. Oscarlypso [#] 7:44
5. Gee Sam Gee [#] 6:37
6. Rogi [#] 6:43
7. See See Rider 5:21
8. Magnolia Triangle 5:14
9. Weaver 5:39
10. Slippin' and Slidin' 3:25

Details of This Recording

  • Label: GRP
  • Credits:
  • Additional Info:
  • Styles:
    • Flute
    • Hard Bop
    • Jazz
    • World Fusion

Contents

Sister Mamie; Number 7; Twelve Tone Blues; Oscarlypso*; Gee Sam Gee*; Rogi*; See See Rider; The Magnolia Triangle; The Weaver; Slippin' & Slidin'.

(*Did not appear on original album.)

Yusef Lateef, Tenor Sax, Flute, Bamboo Flute, Oboe, Shenai, Argol; Richard Williams, Trumpet; Mike Nock, Piano; Ernie Farrow, Bass; James Black, Drums.

Read About This Recording

A multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator, Yusef Lateef has enriched the music scene by melding elements of classic jazz with a wide variety of instruments from different lands and cultures. Since 1956, he has recorded over 100 albums as a leader, and won a Grammy for Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony. He's composed for his own bands, chamber groups and symphony orchestras.

By the mid 1960s, he'd already played with Charles Mingus, Olatunji and the Cannonball Adderly Sextet. Fans still remember his evocative, incisive flute solo on the Sextet's Jive Samba. Now in his sixth decade as a professional musician, he is still reaching for new rhythms and harmonies.

On June 29, 1964, Yusef Lateef played Pep's Lounge in Philadelphia. Originally available on several albums, the music has been captured on two CDs. Live at Pep's, Vol. 1 has been reissued with three tracks from Pep's Lounge: Oscar Pettiford's Oscarlypso, Gee Sam Gee and trumpeter Richard Williams' Rogi. A master at setting a contemplative mood, Lateef confidently displays his versatility on tenor sax, flute, bamboo flute, shenai and argol. Have you heard Ma Rainey's blues classic See See Rider with an oboe? You can here.

Remastered, Live at Pep's, Vol. 1 has Don Heckering's original liner notes.

-Richard Antone