Performer: Yusef Lateef
Title: Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83°
Country: US
Released: 1969
Style: Jazz-Funk
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Yusef Lateef's Detroit (subtitled Latitude 42° 30′ Longitude 83°) is an album by t Yusef Lateef recorded in 1969 (with one track from The Complete Yusef Lateef recording sessions in 1967) and released on the Atlantic label. All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated. Bishop School" - 3:00. Livingston Playground" - 3:37. Eastern Market" - 4:15.
Lateef chose his old stomping grounds of Detroit for an evocative musical study of the landscape, people, and spirit and terrain. Lateef spent the late-'50s in the city recording for Savoy, and this recording captures the memory of a great city before it was torn apart by racial strife and economic inequality in 1967. of the fenced lot. Lateef blows a beautiful tenor here, uing a motif from Sonny Rollins' version of the tune and slides it all the way over to Benny Carter in its sheer lyricism.
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Yusef Lateef. Trumpet – Danny Moore, Jimmy Owens (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B3), Snooky Young, Thad Jones (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B3). Written-By – Yusef Lateef (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3). Notes. Recorded at Century Sound Studios, New York CTH code on center label for Columbia Terre Haute pressing.
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This album has an average beat per minute of 128 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 113/141 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Recent albums by Yusef Lateef.
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Album · 1968 · 8 Songs. The Blue Yusef Lateef (Remastered). The Complete Yusef Lateef.
A1 | Bishop SchoolWritten-By – Yusef Lateef |
3:00 |
A2 | Livingston PlaygroundWritten-By – Yusef Lateef |
3:37 |
A3 | Eastern MarketWritten-By – Yusef Lateef |
4:15 |
A4 | Belle IsleWritten-By – Yusef Lateef |
3:12 |
B1 | Russell And EliotWritten-By – Yusef Lateef |
4:47 |
B2 | Raymond WinchesterWritten-By – Yusef Lateef |
2:35 |
B3 | Woodward AvenueWritten-By – Yusef Lateef |
2:11 |
B4 | That Lucky Old SunWritten-By – Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie |
7:25 |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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SD 1525 | Yusef Lateef | Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83° (LP, Album, CTH) | Atlantic | SD 1525 | US | 1969 |
SD 1525 | Yusef Lateef | Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83° (LP, Album, Promo) | Atlantic | SD 1525 | US | 1969 |
SNTL 2850 | Yusef Lateef | Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83° (LP, Album) | Atlantic | SNTL 2850 | US | 1969 |
WPCR-27418 | Yusef Lateef | Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83° (CD, Album, RE, RM, 24b) | Atlantic | WPCR-27418 | Japan | 2012 |
8122-75446-2 | Yusef Lateef | Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83° (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Atlantic | 8122-75446-2 | Europe | 2004 |