Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Yusef Lateef
| Recorded | c. 1972 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1972 |
| Discogs | master 642080 |
The record
By the early '70s Lateef had drifted well past hard bop, folding oboe, flute, and non-Western scales into Prestige dates that felt as much like meditation as jazz. This one finds him deep in that exploratory mode, restless and genre-agnostic to the last.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 30 pressings on file.
| 1969 | Chess · BJS 4015 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24007 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24007 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24007 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1969 | Cadet · LPS 816 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | Cadet · LPS-816 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | Cadet · LPS-816 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Terre Haute |
| 1972 | Prestige |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24007 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Misprint · gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24007 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · SPR 221/2 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24007 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Bellaphon · BLST 6517 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · SPR 221/2 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |