Savoy session · in the studio
October 9, 1957
Yusef Lateef Quintet
In the room
Yusef Lateef – tenor sax, flute, Indian reed whistle, tambourine- Wilbur Hardin – flugelhorn, tambourine
- Hugh Lawson – piano, ocarina
- Ernie Farrow – bass, earth board
- Oliver Jackson – drums, Chinese gong
The takes
1 of these 7 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 70138 | Seulb | MG 12120 |
| 70139 | Sram | Rejected at the session |
| 70140 | Song Of Delilah | MG 12120 |
| 70141 | Sounds Of Nature | MG 12120 |
| 70142 | I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | MG 12120 |
| 70143 | 8540 12th St. | MG 12120 |
| 70144 | Check Blues | MG 12120 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 12117 | Prayer To The East | Yusef Lateef | 1957 | Yusef Lateef, Wilbur Hardin, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow, Oliver Jackson |
 | MG 12123 | Jazz Is Busting Out All Over | Various Artists | 1958 | Yusef Lateef, Wilbur Hardin, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow, Oliver Jackson |
4 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7122 | The Sounds Of Yusef | The Yusef Lateef Quintet | 1958 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow, Oliver Jackson |
 | NJLP 8218 | Other Sounds | Yusef Lateef | 1959 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow, Oliver Jackson |
 | NJLP 8234 | Cry!-Tender | Yusef Lateef | 1960 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow, Oliver Jackson |
 | NJLP 8292 | The Jazz Soul Of Cleopatra | John Coltrane/Ahmed Abdul-Malik/Dizzy Reece/Oudi Hrant/Yusef Lateef | 1963 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow, Oliver Jackson |
 | PR 7447 | Yusef Lateef Plays For Lovers | The Yusef Lateef Quintet | 1966 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow, Oliver Jackson |
3 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8217 | Before Dawn | The Music Of Yusef Lateef | 1957 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow |
 | MG 12103 | Jazz Mood | Yusef Lateef | 1957 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow |
 | MG 12109 | Jazz For The Thinker | Yusef Lateef And His Men | 1957 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow |
 | MG 12115 | Stable Mates | Various Artists | 1957 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow |
 | MG 12125 | The Many Faces Of The Blues | Various Artists | 1958 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow |
 | A-56 | Jazz 'Round The World | Yusef Lateef | 1964 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow |
2 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 325 | The Three Faces Of Yusef Lateef | Yusef Lateef Quintet | 1960 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson |
 | NJLP 8238 | Soulnik | Doug Watkins Quintet | 1960 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson |
 | A-69 | Live At Pep's | Yusef Lateef | 1965 | Yusef Lateef, Ernie Farrow |
 | A-9117 | A Flat, G Flat And C | Yusef Lateef | 1966 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson |
 | A-9125 | The Golden Flute | Yusef Lateef | 1966 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson |
 | LP 1499 | The Complete Yusef Lateef | Yusef Lateef Quartet | 1968 | Yusef Lateef, Hugh Lawson |