Yusef Lateef 12 Tone Blues

This mid 60s concert was one of Lateef s finest, as it perfectly displayed his multiple influences and interests. There were hard bop originals, covers of jazz classics like Oscar Pettiford s Oscarlypso and Leonard Feather s Twelve Tone Blues, as well as an unorthodox but effective version of Ma Rainey s See See On Sister Mamie, Number 7, and drummer James Black s The Magnolia Triangle, Lateef moved away from strict jazz, although he retained his improvisational flair. Lateef played meaty tenor sax solos and entrancing flute and bamboo flute offerings, and also had impressive stints on oboe, shannas, and argol.