The Gentle Giant
1972 studio album by Yusef Lateef
The Gentle Giant | ||||
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Studio album by Yusef Lateef | ||||
Released | January/February 1972[1] | |||
Recorded | April 7 & 9, 1970; September 1–2, 1971 | |||
Studio | Regent Sound Studios & Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz, Jazz Fusion | |||
Length | 38:39 | |||
Label | Atlantic SD 1602 | |||
Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
Yusef Lateef chronology | ||||
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The Gentle Giant is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1970 and 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.[2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Michael G. Nastos stating, "While inconsistent and at times uneven, there's more to praise than damn in the grooves and unique musicianship he offers with this small ensemble of focused and singular-minded players... this album is clear evidence of how great a musician Yusef Lateef was, but not in the context of his best music".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated
- "Nubian Lady" (Kenny Barron) - 6:39
- "Lowland Lullabye" (Traditional) - 2:23
- "Hey Jude" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 9:01
- "Jungle Plum" (Barron) - 4:33
- "The Poor Fisherman" - 3:41
- "African Song" (Barron) - 3:50
- "Queen of the Night" - 2:13
- "Below Yellow Bell" - 5:07
- Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in New York City on April 7, 1970 (track 3) and April 9, 1970 (track 7) and at Atlantic Recording Studios in New York City on September 1, 1971 (tracks 2, 5 & 6) and September 2, 1971 (tracks 1, 4 & 8)
Personnel
- Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, pneumatic bamboo flute, oboe, bells, tambourine
- Eric Gale - guitar (tracks 3 & 7)
- Neal Boyar - vibraphone, chimes (track 3)
- Chuck Rainey - electric bass (tracks 3 & 7)
- Albert Heath - drums, flute (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 8)
- Jimmy Johnson - drums (tracks 3 & 7)
- The Sweet Inspirations - backing vocals (track 3)
- Kermit Moore - cello (track 2)
- Kenny Barron, Ray Bryant - piano, electric piano (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)
- Bob Cunningham, Sam Jones - bass (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)
- Bill Salter - electric bass (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)
- Ladji Camara - African percussion (track 1, 4, 6 & 8)
References
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
- Jazz for the Thinker (1957)
- Jazz Mood (1957)
- Before Dawn (1957)
- Jazz and the Sounds of Nature (1957)
- Prayer to the East (1957)
- The Sounds of Yusef (1957)
- Other Sounds (1957)
- Lateef at Cranbrook (1958)
- The Dreamer (1959)
- The Fabric of Jazz (1959)
- Cry! – Tender (1959)
- Louis Hayes with Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef|Contemplation (1960)
- The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef (1960)
- The Centaur and the Phoenix (1960)
- Lost in Sound (1961)
- Eastern Sounds (1961)
- Into Something (1961)
- Jazz 'Round the World (1963)
- Live at Pep's (1964)
- 1984 (1965)
- Psychicemotus (1965)
- A Flat, G Flat and C (1966)
- The Golden Flute (1966)
- The Complete Yusef Lateef (1967)
- The Blue Yusef Lateef (1968)
- Yusef Lateef's Detroit (1969)
- The Diverse Yusef Lateef (1969)
- Suite 16 (1970)
- The Gentle Giant (1971)
- Hush 'N' Thunder (1972)
- Part of the Search (1973)
- 10 Years Hence (1974)
- The Doctor Is In... and Out (1976)
- Autophysiopsychic (1977)
- In a Temple Garden (1979)
- In Nigeria (1983)
- Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony (1987)
album
- Stable Mates (with A. K. Salim, 1957)
others
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings of Dizzy Gillespie (1940s)
- Byrd Jazz (Donald Byrd, 1955)
- Autumn Leaves (Cannonball Adderley, 1963)
- Nippon Soul (Cannonball Adderley, 1963)
- That's Right! (Nat Adderley, 1960)
- My Kinda Swing (Ernestine Anderson, 1960)
- 1st Bassman (Paul Chambers, 1960)
- Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1960)
- Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
- Louis Hayes with Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef (1960)
- Pre-Bird/Mingus Revisited (Charles Mingus, 1960)
- Breezing (Sonny Red, 1960)
- Color Changes (Clark Terry, 1960)
- Soulnik (Doug Watkins, 1960)
- Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston, 1960)
- Grantstand (Grant Green, 1961)
- The African Beat (Art Blakey and The Afro-Drum Ensemble, 1962)
- The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (1962)
- Cannonball in Europe! (Cannonball Adderley, 1962)
- Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962)
- Afro-Soul/Drum Orgy (A. K. Salim, 1964)
- Invitation to Openness (Les McCann, 1971)
- Homeless Brother (Don McLean, 1974)
- Double Time (Leon Redbone, 1977)
- Something You Got (Art Farmer, 1977)