YUSEF LATEEF — The Golden Flute (1966-2004) RM | Serie LP Reproduction | APE (image+.cue), lossless

 This is one of the most obscure of all Yusef Lateef recordings, one that has even been left out of some discographies. Lateef mostly sticks to tenor (playing only flute on one song and making one appearance on the double-reed arghul) and is featured with his Detroit All-Stars, a quintet also including the up-and-coming trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist Hugh Lawson, bassist Ernie Farrow and drummer Louis Hayes. Overall, the set is more bop-oriented than normal, with versions of "Pike's Peak" (based on "What Is This Thing Called Love"), Charlie Parker's "Constellation" and the blues "Chang, Chang, Chang" showing how strong and original Lateef could be even playing conventional straight-ahead material. Some of the other pieces look toward the future and/or the East, and all eight selections have their memorable moments, with the passionate yet thoughtful ballad "Love Is Eternal" being among the high points. Recommended. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Road Runner 4:44
Written-By – Lateef
2    Straighten Up And Fly Right 3:26
Written-By – Mills, Cole
3    Oasis 4:23
Written-By – Lateef
4    I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You 4:03
Written-By – Crosby, Washington, Young
5    Exactly Like You 2:54
Written-By – McHugh/Fields
6    The Golden Flute 3:54
Written-By – Lateef
7    Rosetta 3:51
Written-By – Hines, Woode
8    Head Hunters 4:33
Written-By – Harris, Lawson
9    The Smart Set 7:31
Written-By – Brooks
Credits
Bass – Herman Wright
Drums – Roy Brooks, Jr.
Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Oboe – Yusef Lateef
Piano – Hugh Lawson

'SWEETS' EDISON & 'LOCKJAW' DAVIS - Jawbreakers (1961-1990) RM | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Harry "Sweets" Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis always made for a logical combination for both had immediately recognizable sounds and could say an awful lot with one note. This early collaboration (reissued on CD), their first joint recording, finds the pair joined by pianist Hugh Lawson, bassist Ike Isaacs and drummer Clarence Johnston. The repertoire (three basic Edison originals plus five jazz standards) serves as strong vehicles for swinging solos with highlights including "Broadway," "Four" and "A Gal in Calico." Easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans as are the later Sweets-Lockjaw recordings. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Oo-Ee! 5'15
Harry "Sweets" Edison
2     Broadway 5'20
Billy Bird / Ray Henderson / Teddy McRae / Henri Woode
3     Jawbreakers 6'36
Harry "Sweets" Edison
4     Four 3'36
Miles Davis
5     Moolah 4'39
Harry "Sweets" Edison
6     A Gal in Calico 4'43
Leo Robin / Arthur Schwartz
7     I've Got a Crush on You 5'55
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
8     Close Your Eyes 5'34
Bernice Petkere
Credits:
Bass – Ike Isaac
Drums – Clarence Johnston
Piano – Hugh Lawson
Producer – Orrin Keepnews
Remastered By [Digitally] – Phil De Lancie
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Trumpet – Harry Edison