Yusef Lateef - 1984

AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 3RD
SPECIAL GATEFOLD EDITION
180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL RECORD

One of his best albums from the mid-Sixties, Yusef Lateef's 1984 is a truly experimental work. With bassist Reggie Workman, pianist Mike Nock, and drummer James Black, it goes from the eight-minute title track that opens the album to the two-minute, angular modal ballad "Try Love." Reviewer Thom Jurek gave it four out of five stars in AllMusic, stating that "1984 certainly seems to be shaping up into one weird record.

The title is an experimental, noodling improv with Lateef moaning as if in mourning. But then with 'Soul Sister,' featuring Lateef's deep, bluesy, tenor blowing around a gorgeous lyric figure, and Mike Nock's stunningly beautiful soloing on 'Love Waltz,' the entire album moves in another direction, even if it isn't terribly focused. In all, a complex yet emotionally and musically rewarding effort by a master.”

Tracklist

SIDE A

1. 1984
2. Try Love
3. Soul Sister
4. Love Waltz

SIDE B

1. One Little Indian
2. Listen to the Wind
3. Warm Fire
4. Gee Sam Gee
5. The Greatest Story Ever Told

Personnel

Flute, oboe, tenor saxophone: Yusef Lateef
Piano: Mike Nock
Double bass: Reggie Workman
Drums, percussion, Indian bells: James Black