This is one of the finest recorded live dates by Yusef Lateef--saxophonist, flautist, oboist, auxiliary instrumentalist, and all-around musical maverick. Lateef's style draws heavily on traditional bop vocabulary, avant-garde impulses, and various styles of world music (long before that appellation was in vogue). Backed here by a tight, empathetic quartet (trumpet, piano, bass, and drums), Lateef puts his manifold influences and talents on full display. On the opening cut, "Sister Mamie," Lateef plays the shenai (an reed instrument with a keening, drone-like sound) over a surging, minor progression, and the resulting sound is Middle East meets Mississippi Delta. "Twelve Tone Blues" and "Rogi" are rooted in a more traditional jazz idiom, and prove Lateef's core skills for improvisation, swing, and interactive chemistry. But it is the more experimental, expressive originals, particularly "Gee Sam Gee" (included here as a bonus track) that stand out, along with Lateef's remarkable versatility on his battery of instruments. (He often sounds like seven session players rolled into one.) LIVE AT PEP'S shows the full range of the artist's ability, as well as his trademark knack for unusual instrumentation. After all, how many progressive jazz albums feature an oboe solo?
Personnel:
Yusef Lateef: tenor saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, oboe, shenai, argol
Richard Williams: trumpet
Mike Nock: piano
Ernie Farrow: bass
James Black: drums
Tracks:
1. Sister Mamie 5:26
2. Number 7 9:39
3. Twelve Tone Blues 4:50
4. Oscarlypso 7:44
5. Gee Sam Gee 6:37
6. Rogi 6:43
7. See See Rider 5:21
8. The Magnolia Triangle 5:14
9. The Weaver 5:39
10. Slippin' & Slidin' 3:25
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