| Before Dawn: The Music of Yusef Lateef | ||||
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| Released | February 1958 | |||
| Recorded | April 16, 1957 | |||
| Studio | WOR Recording Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Verve MGV-8217 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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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. [1] The album was produced from Lateef's third recording session under his leadership.
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "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." [2]
All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated
Jazz Workshop Revisited is a live album by the jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label. Alongside Adderley, it features performances by Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes. It was recorded at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco on September 22 & 23, 1962
The Japanese Concerts is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan and Sankei Hall in Tokyo during his 1963 Japanese tour and featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes. The album was released on the Milestone label in 1975 and combines material previously released on Adderley's Nippon Soul (1963) with an additional disc of unreleased performances from a concert recorded a week earlier.
The Golden Flute is an album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.
The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.
The Centaur and the Phoenix is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.
Jazz Mood is the first released album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Savoy label. The album was produced from Lateef's second recording session.
The Sounds of Yusef is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.
Into Something is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.
The Complete Yusef Lateef is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1967 and released on the Atlantic label.
The Blue Yusef Lateef is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label.
Yusef Lateef's Detroit is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.
The Gentle Giant is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1970 and 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.
Hush 'N' Thunder is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1972 and released on the Atlantic label.
Part of the Search is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.
Byrd Jazz is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in Detroit in 1955 and originally released on Tom Wilson's Transition label. The album contains Byrd's first recordings as a leader, and was later re-released as First Flight on the Delmark label.
Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller recorded in 1960 and released on the Warwick label. The album was re-released under Freddie Hubbard's name as Gettin' It Together.
Soulnik is the second of two albums led by American jazz bassist Doug Watkins featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.
Color Changes is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in late 1960 and originally released on the Candid label.
Louis Hayes is the eponymous debut album by American jazz drummer Louis Hayes recorded in 1960 for Vee-Jay Records. The personnel includes the Cannonball Adderley's 1960 Quintet with Yusef Lateef in place of the leader. The album was also re-released in 1974 under Lateef's name as Contemplation.
The Sextet is a live album by the jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in 1962-63 but not released by the Milestone label until 1982 and featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes recorded in San Francisco and Japan. The album features previously unreleased performances from the Jazz Workshop residency that produced Jazz Workshop Revisited and from the Japanese concerts that produced Nippon Soul.
