Puneet Varma (Editor)

Jazz for the Thinker

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
1957

Artist
  
Yusef Lateef

Producer
  
Ozzie Cadena

Genre
  
Jazz

Jazz for the Thinker (1957)
  
Stable Mates (1961)

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Savoy Jazz

Jazz for the Thinker httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen777Jaz

Recorded
  
April 5, 1957 New York City

Similar
  
Yusef Lateef albums, Jazz albums

Happyology yusef lateef


Jazz for the Thinker is the debut album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Savoy label. The album was produced from Lateef's earliest recording session and was the second album released under his leadership.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef

  1. "Happyology" - 10:50
  2. "O' Blues" - 9:00
  3. "Midday" - 7:46
  4. "Polarity" - 6:58
  5. "Space" - 5:48

Personnel

  • Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, arghul, scraper
  • Curtis Fuller - trombone, tambourine
  • Hugh Lawson - piano
  • Ernie Farrow - bass, rabat
  • Louis Hayes - drums
  • Doug Watkins - finger cymbals, percussion

    • Songs

    1Happyology10:50
    2O' Blues9:00
    3Midday7:46

    References

    Jazz for the Thinker Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA