The Golden Flute
| The Golden Flute | ||||
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| Released | January 1967 | |||
| Recorded | June 15–16, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:40 | |||
| Label | Impulse! A-9125 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Yusef Lateef chronology | ||||
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The Golden Flute is an album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.[1]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Lateef has long been a true original, and he revitalizes the standards while always swinging and being a bit unpredictable. Well worth searching for".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as noted.
- "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
- Recorded on June 15, 1966 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 & 8) and June 16, 1966 (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9)
Personnel
[edit]- Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
- Hugh Lawson – piano
- Herman Wright – bass
- Roy Brooks Jr. – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 6, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 6, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 867. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
