Prestige session · in the studio
October 16, 1959
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- This day's music is on 2 records: Cry!-Tender, Yusef Lateef Plays For Lovers
In the room
Yusef Lateef – tenor sax, flute, oboe- Lonnie Hillyer – trumpet
- Hugh Lawson – piano
- Herman Wright – bass
- Frank Gant – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | Cry!-Tender | NJLP 8234 |
| 1885 | The Snow Is Green | NJLP 8234 |
| 1886 | If You Could See Me Now | NJLP 8234, PR 7447 |
| 1887 | Dopolous | NJLP 8234 |
| 1888 | Yesterdays | NJLP 8234, PR 7447 |
| 1889 | Sea Breeze | NJLP 8234, PR 7447 |
| 1890 | Butter's Blues | NJLP 8234 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
NJLP 8234 · 1960Cry!-TenderYusef Lateef
PR 7447 · 1966Yusef Lateef Plays For LoversThe Yusef Lateef QuintetTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 325 | The Three Faces Of Yusef Lateef | Yusef Lateef Quintet | 1960 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Herman Wright |
 | NJLP 8238 | Soulnik | Doug Watkins Quintet | 1960 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Herman Wright |
 | A-9125 | The Golden Flute | Yusef Lateef | 1966 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Herman Wright |
