Psychicemotus was released in 1965 and features yusef lateef on various flutes and tenor saxophone, georges arvanitas on piano, bassist reggie workman, and drummer james black. Their most successful albums reinterpret, rather than translate or integrate, the music of exotic locales. Love theme from spartacus by yusef lateef is a cover of alex norths spartacus love theme. Yusef lateef the golden flute by monkeyislandblues. The final view by nujabes sampled yusef lateef s love theme from spartacus. Surprisingly, lateef also includes tender readings of two movie love themes, the robe and spartacus. Check out love theme from spartacus remastered by yusef lateef on amazon music.
And while the coltrane era of modal and free jazz was in full swing, lateef always followed his own muse, and continued looking forward while looking back to ancient. Aug 26, 2019 the deification of yusef lateef, which began only after his passing in 20, rests on the first decade of his long recording career, from 19571967, when he extended the language of jazz to include elements of asian and middle eastern musics while recording for savoy, prestige and impulse. Provided to youtube by universal music group love theme from spartacus remastered yusef lateef eastern sounds. Lateef also makes use of more conventional jazz vehicals like, dont blame me and love theme from spartacus that are ballad standards featuring sensitive tenor and oboe interpretations respectively. Open your ears and soul to the beauty that is love theme from spartacus. Yusef lateef born william emanuel huddleston, october 9, 1920 december 23, 20. Spartacus love theme nardis bill evans solo duration. Download the android app to get lyrics to the songs you play. Lets start with what many consider to be the version, the gorgeous take by yusef lateef on his seminal middle eastern melodies as featured on. The storyteller a musical tribute to yusef lateef album track. The album features lateef s continued exploration of middle eastern music, which were incorporated into his version of hard bop with a quartet featuring barry harris on piano. Lateef was born in chattanooga, tennessee, but his family moved to detroit, michigan in 1925. Rebo2 sampled yusef lateefs love theme from spartacus. Lateef, who did not care much for the term jazz, consistently created music that stretched and even broke t.
Eastern sounds yusef lateef to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. He played with lucky millinder 1946, hot lips page, roy eldridge, and dizzy gillespies big band 19491950. Love theme from spartacus by yusef lateef on amazon music. Lateef had long been interested in eastern music, long before john coltrane had ever shown any public interest anyway. The final view by nujabes sampled yusef lateefs love theme from spartacus. Check out love theme from spartacus by yusef lateef on amazon music. Yusef lateef, eastern sounds rudy van gelder remaster in. Eastern sounds abounds with soulful, luxurious and contemplative sounds. Nujabess the final view sample of yusef lateefs love. Eastern sounds is an album by jazz saxophonist and multiinstrumentalist yusef lateef, recorded in 1961. The yusef lateef anthology yusef lateef on allmusic 1994 this good twodisc set covers lateef s tenure at. Love theme from the robe barcode and other identifiers matrix runout runout side a. The nat birchall quartet love theme from spartacus. Unless im mistaken, it was originally covered by yusef lateef on his eastern sounds album definitely worth a good sit and listen.
Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Love theme from spartacus remastered by yusef lateef on. Love theme from spartacus remastered by yusef lateef has a tempo of 3 bpm love theme from spartacus remastered by yusef lateef has a tempo of 3 bpm. Yusef lateef cd discography yusuf lateef was a leading representative of world music, long before world music was known as such in the jazz, pop and rock community. Love theme from spartacus is one of the most spiritually uplifting tracks i have ever heard in my life, yusef lateef on oboe, please open your. Yusef abdul lateef born william emanuel huddleston. Love theme from the robe composed by alfred newman.
October 9, 1920 december 23, 20 was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya community in america although lateef s main instruments were the tenor saxophone and flute, he also played oboe and bassoon, both rare in jazz, and also used a number of nonwestern instruments such as the. Yusef lateef love theme from spartacus the first famous jazz version, and it is beauuuuuuutifully interesting, but still i prefer the ramsey lewis version, which came 4 years later. Official digital download 24bit192khz yusef lateef yusef lateef s little symphony 19872011 official digital download 24bit192khz yusef lateef the gentle giant 19722011 official. Sep 11, 2017 lateef moans softly on the oboe as the rhythm section doubles, then triples, then half times the beat until it all feels like a drone. Three faces of balal yusef lateef s interpolation into his music of traditions, modes, and instruments of asia struck a sympathetic chord in the jazz audience. Yusef lateef cover of alex norths spartacus love theme. Originally from the motion picture spartacus, this song has been covered numerous times, mostly in jazz settings.
The exotic final track the three faces of balal features lateef on a. One of multiinstrumentalist and composer yusef lateef s most enduring recordings, eastern sounds was one of the last recordings made by the band that lateef shared with pianist barry harris after the band moved to new york from detroit, where the jazz scene was already dying. Nat also wrote some original songs that, while certainly not written in lateef s style. Yusef lateef born william emanuel huddleston, october 9, 1920 december 23, 20 was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer and educator and a renowned spokesman for the ahmadiyya muslim community after his conversion to islam in 1950. Yusef lateef, flute, oboe, tenor saxophone, xun called chinese globular flute in liner notes barry harris, piano ernie farrow, double bass, rabaab called rabat in liner notes lex humphries, drums. Yusef lateef love theme from the robe 1961 by thejpdm. I first heard it in the nujabes track the final view and then yusef s track. There are two cinematic themes here he cut themes from the films spartacus and the robe, which are strikingly, hauntingly beautiful revealing just how important accessibility was to lateef. From the 1961 album eastern sounds original jazz classics personnel. Yusef lateef grew up in detroit and began on tenor when he was 17. Lyrics to love theme from the robe by yusef lateef.
Yusef lateef eastern sounds rudy van gelder remaster. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Thanks to the production backings of dj shadow, microphone contributions from lyrics born and financial help from solesides records, lateef followed with the ep the quickening the wreckoning, part ii that same year, along with his first full. October 9, 1920 december 23, 20 was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya community in america. Terry callier love theme from spartacus version album. Yusef lateef love theme from spartacus snafu 1961, vinyl.
The complete recordings, 19591962 yusef lateef songs. On this album lateef explores, in a painterly way, the border areas of the blues, in all their various guises and addresses both eastern and western cultures. Bpm for love theme from spartacus remastered by yusef lateef. The diverse yusef lateef suite 16 vinyl yusef lateef. You can download yusef lateef eastern sounds 2014 hires stereo 44. Love theme from spartacus yusef lateef sheet music, music. He was a fixture on the detroit jazz scene of the 50s where he studied flute at wayne state university.
Lateef moans softly on the oboe as the rhythm section doubles, then triples, then half times the beat until it all feels like a drone. Lyrics to love theme from spartacus by yusef lateef. Download eastern sounds rudy van gelder remaster by yusef lateef in highresolution audio at available in 44. Lets start with what many consider to be the version, the gorgeous take by yusef lateef on his seminal middle eastern melodies as featured on lexis snow jazz mix it conveys the emotion we all sense when exposed to this song and is beautifully constructed. Yusef lateef born october 9, 1920, chattanooga, tennessee, usa died december 23, 20, amherst, massachusetts, usa was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya muslim community in america, following his conversion to islam in 1950. Love theme from spartacus album version buy track 00. Sep 03, 2006 eastern sounds, newly remastered by rudy van gelder the storied engineer who recorded the original september 1961 session, marks an early stage in yusef lateef s development. Yusef lateef all categories lps, cds, vinyl record albums. Buy eastern sounds remastered by yusef lateef on bleep. Love theme from spartacus, dont blame me lyrics, three faces of balal, love theme from the robe, ching miau, purple flower, the plum blossom, blues for the orient, snafu, percussion concerto, youve changed, stella by starlight, head hunters, kokos tune, p bouk, ecaps, beginning lyrics. Eastern sounds by yusef lateef on amazon music unlimited. Listen to your favorite songs from eastern sounds by yusef lateef now.
Yusef lateef plays for lovers yusef lateef allmusic. Nat birchall tribute to the legend that is yusef lateef. Yusef lateef love theme from spartacus lyrics genius lyrics. The package is a longoverdue entry in this hip series from jazzman records, and will also have you looking at your collection of older jazz in a completely new way thanks to tracks that include summertime by ahmed abulmalik, love theme from spartacus by yusef lateef, dorian by roy haynes, rip a dip by the latin jazz quintet, warm. The opening track features lateef on chinese globular flute, generally called xun. Oakland native lateef the truth speaker first made his contribution to the west coast hiphop movement with the wreckoninglatyrx single in 1996. Yusef lateef love theme from spartacus snafu discogs.
Yusef lateef long had an inquisitive spirit and he was never just a bop or hard bop soloist. Love theme from spartacus by yusef lateef on blues for the orient. Jan 01, 2006 eastern sounds is an album by jazz saxophonist and multiinstrumentalist yusef lateef, recorded in 1961. Nujabess the final view sample of yusef lateefs love theme. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Love theme from spartacus by akiko is a cover of yusef lateefs love theme from spartacus. Akiko cover of yusef lateefs love theme from spartacus. Song information for love theme from spartacus yusef lateef on allmusic. Mar 19, 2014 check out love theme from spartacus by yusef lateef on amazon music. In particular, the record highlights two characteristics that would come to define his artistic identity.
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