This good two-disc set covers Lateef's tenure at Atlantic as well as featuring formative material from early sessions for Transition, Prestige/Moodsville, Riverside, Impulse, Blue Note, and Savoy. The discs show Lateef honing a thick, bluesy, expressive tenor tone in the beginning, evolving into a superior straight jazz player, then expanding his repertoire and choice of instruments and contexts. His flute playing became arguably superior to his tenor, while his solos on oboe, shenai, and other previously little-known instruments enabled Lateef to create arresting, fresh, and ultimately significant music. While the sampler approach can't fully document his contributions, it's a solid introduction for those unfamiliar with his output. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
Every Village Has a Song: The Yusef Lateef Anthology
05/06/2049
All Music Guide Review
Every Village Has a Song: The Yusef Lateef Anthology Track Listing
Credits of Every Village Has a Song: The Yusef Lateef Anthology
- Alfred Lyon
- Producer
- Michael Mazzarella
- Research
- Jack McDuff
- Organ
- Bernard McKinney
- Euphonium
- Kermit Moore
- Cello
- Gene Paul
- Remastering
- Gary Peterson
- Research
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
- Percussion, Timbales, Drums
- Jimmy Rowser
- Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
- Bill Salter
- Bass (Electric)
- Steve Sholes
- Producer
- David Spinozza
- Guitar
- Teddy Stewart
- Drums
- Jesse Tarrant
- Trombone
- Josea Taylor
- Bassoon
- Bob Thiele
- Producer
- Ben Tucker
- Bass
- Frank Wess
- Sax (Alto)
- Al White
- Organ
- Elmon Wright
- Trumpet
- Herman Wright
- Bass
- Snooky Young
- Trumpet
- Bob Blumenthal
- Liner Notes
- Adam Dorn
- Producer, Associate Producer
- Jimmy Johnson, Jr.
- Drums
- Alan White
- Organ
- Geoff Gans
- Artwork, Art Direction
- Nelson Keller
- Design
- Paul Williams
- Project Assistant
- Mark Pinkus
- Project Assistant
- Patrick Milligan
- Project Coordinator
- Vincent Pelote
- Project Assistant
- Lee Friedlander
- Photography
- Neil Kellerhouse
- Design
- Faye Rosen
- Project Assistant
- Bob Parlocha
- Liner Notes
- Victor Rykken
- Project Assistant
- Stephanie Jones
- Project Assistant
- William Clarke
- Percussion, Drums (African)
- Richard Gene Williams
- Trumpet
- John Brown
- Sax (Alto)
- Corky Hale
- Harp
- Ralph MacDonald
- Percussion
- The Sweet Inspirations
- Vocals (Background)
- Al Harewood
- Drums
- Al McKibbon
- Bass
- Yusef Lateef
- Flute, Liner Notes, Chinese Flute, Bamboo Flute, Kulin Tang, Argol, Gourd, Main Performer, Oboe, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Cymbals
- Wayne Andre
- Trombone
- James Austin
- Producer, Executive Producer
- Joe Zawinul
- Piano
- Kenny Barron
- Piano
- James Black
- Drums
- Willie Bobo
- Conga
- Neal Boyer
- Vibraphone
- Garnett Brown
- Trombone
- Donald Byrd
- Trumpet, Performer
- Ozzie Cadena
- Producer
- The City Service Quartet
- Vocals, Ensemble, Vocals (Background)
- Clark Terry
- Trumpet
- Chris Clarke
- Project Assistant
- Bob Cunningham
- Bass
- Donald Dean
- Percussion, Drums
- Cornell Dupree
- Guitar
- Joel Dorn
- Producer, Compilation Producer, Liner Notes
- Andy Duryea
- Trombone
- Esmond Edwards
- Producer
- Ernie Farrow
- Bass, Rabat
- James "Mtume" Forman
- Piano
- Alexander Gafa
- Guitar
- Eric Gale
- Guitar (Electric)
- Joe Gayles
- Sax (Tenor)
- Al Gibson
- Sax (Baritone)
- Frank Grans
- Drums
- Benny Harris
- Trumpet
- Albert "Tootie" Heath
- Percussion, Drums
- Tate Houston
- Sax (Baritone)
- Lex Humphries
- Percussion, Drums
- Sam Hurt
- Trombone
- Bishop J.C. White
- Vocals (Background)
- Alvin Jackson
- Bass
- Orrin Keepnews
- Producer
- Robert G. Koester
- Producer
- Ray Lucas
- Drums
- Ray Barretto
- Conga
- Roy Brooks
- Conga, Drums, Gong, Shofar, Chinese Gong
- Joe Carroll
- Vocals
- Jodie Christian
- Piano (Electric)
- Curtis Fuller
- Trombone, Tambourine
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Trumpet, Vocals, Performer
- Grant Green
- Guitar, Performer
- Barry Harris
- Piano
- Louis Hayes
- Percussion, Drums
- Ernie Henry
- Sax (Alto)
- Elvin Jones
- Drums
- Sam Jones
- Bass
- Thad Jones
- Trumpet
- Cecil McBee
- Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
- Les McCann
- Arranger, Conductor, Piano (Electric), Performer
- Alphonse Mouzon
- Percussion, Drums
- Joe Newman
- Trumpet
- Mike Nock
- Piano
- Jimmy Owens
- Trumpet
- Ike Quebec
- Producer
- Doug Watkins
- Percussion
- Willie Cook
- Trumpet
- Warren Covington
- Trombone
- Hugh Lawson
- Piano, Indian Bells
- Chuck Rainey
- Bass, Bass (Electric)












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