YUSEF LATEEF — Eastern Sounds (1961-2006) RM | RVG Remasters Series | Two Version | WV + FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

One of multi-instrumentalist and composer Yusef Lateef's most enduring recordings, Eastern Sounds was one of the last recordings made by the band that Lateef shared with pianist Barry Harris after the band moved to New York from Detroit, where the jazz scene was already dying. Lateef had long been interested in Eastern music, long before John Coltrane had ever shown any public interest anyway, so this Moodsville session (which meant it was supposed to be a laid-back ballad-like record), recorded in 1961, was drenched in Lateef's current explorations of Eastern mode and interval, as well as tonal and polytonal improvisation. That he could do so within a context that was accessible, and even "pretty," is an accomplishment that stands today. The quartet was rounded out by the inimitable Lex Humphries on drums -- whose brushwork was among the most deft and inventive of any player in the music with the possible exception of Connie Kay from the Modern Jazz Quartet -- and bass and rabat player Ernie Farrow. The set
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Tracklist :
1.   The Plum Blossom 4:59
Written-By – Yusef Lateef
2.    Blues For The Orient 5:38
Written-By – Yusef Lateef
3.    Ching Miau 3:17
Written-By – Yusef Lateef
4.    Don't Blame Me 4:54
Written-By – Fields, McHugh
5.    Love Theme From Spartacus 4:13
Written-By – Alex North
6.    Snafu 5:40
Written-By – Yusef Lateef
7.    Purple Flower 4:29
Written-By – Yusef Lateef
8.    Love Theme From The Robe 3:59
Written-By – Alfred Newman
9.    The Three Faces Of Balal 2:23
Written-By – Yusef Lateef
Credits :
Bass, Rabab [Rabat] – Ernie Farrow
Drums – Lex Humphries
Piano – Barry Harris
Recorded By, Remastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone, Oboe, Flute – Yusef Lateef