Released February 1958 Release date 1957 | ||
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Before Dawn: The Music of Yusef Lateef is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label. The album was produced from Lateef's third recording session under his leadership.
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "This is one of the most obscure of all Yusef Lateef recordings... the set is more bop-oriented than normal... 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... Recommended."
Track listing
All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated
- "Passion" - 4:04
- "Love Is Eternal" - 6:30
- "Pike's Peak" - 5:30
- "Open Strings" - 6:15
- "Before Dawn" - 5:27
- "Twenty-Five Minute Blues" - 5:27
- "Chang, Chang, Chang" - 2:57
- "Constellation" (Charlie Parker) - 4:47
Personnel
Songs
1Passion4:07
2Love Is Eternal6:35
3Pike's Peak5:34
References
Before Dawn: The Music of Yusef Lateef Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA