Savoy session · in the studio
October 10, 1957
Yusef Lateef Quintet
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
- This day's music is on 3 records: Prayer To The East, Jazz And The Sounds Of Nature, Jazz Is Busting Out All Over
In the room
Yusef Lateef – flute, tenor sax, leader- Wilbur Hardin – flugelhorn
- Hugh Lawson – piano
- Ernie Farrow – bass
- Oliver Jackson – drums
The takes
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70145 | Prayer To The East | MG 12117 |
| 70146 | A Night In Tunisia | MG 12117 |
| 70147 | Lover Man | MG 12117 |
| 70148 | Endura | MG 12117 |
| 70149 | Love Dance | MG 12117 |
| 70150 | Gypsy Arab | MG 12120 |
| 70151 | Sram | MG 12123 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 12117 · 1957Prayer To The EastYusef Lateef
MG 12120 · 1958Jazz And The Sounds Of NatureYusef Lateef
MG 12123 · 1958Jazz Is Busting Out All OverVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
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 |