Released January 1967 | Length 39:40 Release date January 1967 Label Impulse! Records | |
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Recorded June 15-16, 1966Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Similar Yusef Lateef albums, Jazz albums |
Yusef lateef the golden flute
The Golden Flute is an album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Lateef has long been a true original, and he revitalizes the standards while always swinging and being a bit unpredictable. Well worth searching for".
Track listing
All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated.- "Road Runner" - 4:47
- "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) - 3:28
- "Oasis" - 4:26
- "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:06
- "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:57
- "The Golden Flute" - 3:56
- "Rosetta" (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) - 3:54
- "Head Hunters" (Barry Harris, Hugh Lawson) - 4:35
- "The Smart Set" (Roy Brooks) - 7:31
Personnel
Songs
1Road Runner4:47
2Straighten Up and Fly Right3:29
3Oasis4:26
References
The Golden Flute Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA