Product details
- Label New Jazz
- Artist Yusef Lateef
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2019
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Other Sounds by Yusef Lateef.
There is a particular magic to the sessions that came out of Hackensack, New Jersey, and on October 11, 1957, Yusef Lateef stepped into that room to lay down the music that became "Other Sounds." What resulted is a record that feels intimate and searching, the kind of session where every note seems placed with intention rather than flash.
The album opens with "All Alone," a title that sets the tone for much of what follows. There is a contemplative quality here, a sense of space and breath that draws the listener in close. From there, "Anastasia" carries the mood forward with a graceful, unhurried presence, giving the first side a shape that rewards patient listening from beginning to end.
"Minor Mood" closes the A side and lives up to its name, trading in the shadows and half lights that Lateef always handled so beautifully. This is music that understands the value of restraint, letting a phrase hang in the air rather than rushing to fill every silence. It is a fitting turn before the record flips over into its second half.
Side B arrives with "Taboo," a piece that carries an air of mystery and a certain exotic pull, hinting at the wider palette of textures that made Lateef such a distinctive voice among his peers. It leads into "Lambert's Point," a track with its own rolling momentum, before the album reaches its final statement.
That closing statement is "Mahaba," a title that lingers long after the needle lifts. It brings the session to a close on a note of warmth and depth, the sound of a musician at ease with his instrument and his ideas, unafraid to follow a melody wherever it wanted to go.
Taken as a whole, "Other Sounds" is a document of a single autumn afternoon in 1957, six pieces captured in the intimacy of that Hackensack room. For collectors and listeners drawn to the more reflective, exploratory side of jazz, it remains a rewarding addition to any shelf, a record that speaks quietly but stays with you.
Pressing Details:
Recorded in Hackensack, NJ; October 11, 1957.
Track Listing:
A1. All Alone
A2. Anastasia
A3. Minor Mood
B1. Taboo
B2. Lambert's Point
B3. Mahaba
Artist: Yusef Lateef
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: New Jazz
Catalog Number: 8218
Release Year: 2019
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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