Jazz and the Sounds of Nature
| Jazz and the Sounds of Nature | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | October 9–10, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Savoy MG 12120 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| Yusef Lateef chronology | ||||
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Jazz and the Sound of Nature is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Savoy label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated
- "Seulb" (Wilbur Harden) - 6:13
- "Song of Delilah" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young) - 8:21
- "Sounds of Nature" - 3:47
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 6:19
- "8540 Twelfth Street" - 4:25
- "Check Blues" - 6:40
- "Gypsy Arab" (Harden) - 3:26
Personnel[edit]
- Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute - track 2, tambourine, Indian reed whistle
- Wilbur Harden - flugelhorn, tambourine
- Hugh Lawson - piano, ocarina
- Ernie Farrow - bass, rebab
- Oliver Jackson - drums, gong
References[edit]
- ^ Yusef Lateef discography accessed July 18, 2012
- ^ a b Allmusic Review, accessed July 18, 2012
