Yusef Lateef's Detroit (subtitled Latitude 42° 30′ Longitude 83°) is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1969 (with one track from The Complete Yusef Lateef recording sessions in 1967) and released on the Atlantic label.[1]
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| Released | June 1969 | |||
| Recorded | February 4–5, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Century Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 31:02 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1525 | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek described it as "one of Lateef's most misunderstood recordings".[2]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated
- "Bishop School" – 3:00
- "Livingston Playground" – 3:37
- "Eastern Market" – 4:15
- "Belle Isle" – 3:12
- "Russell and Elliot" – 4:47
- "Raymond Winchester" – 2:35
- "Woodward Avenue" – 2:11
- "That Lucky Old Sun" (Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith) – 7:25
- Recorded at Century Sound Studios in New York City on February 4, 1969 (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7) and February 5, 1969 (tracks 2, 3, & 6) and on June 1, 1967 in New York City (track 8)
Record Store Day re-release edit
The album was re-released in the UK for Record Store Day on 22 April 2023 as a limited edition of 2,000 copies. It was selected by Giles Peterson from the Warner archive for re-release on his Arc Records label, it was re-mastered in mono from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl. This is the only re-issue the album has had on vinyl since its original release in 1969.[4]
Personnel edit
- Yusef Lateef – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, oboe, vocals
- Thad Jones (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7), Danny Moore (tracks 2, 3, & 6), Jimmy Owens (tracks 1–7), Snooky Young (tracks 1–7) – trumpet
- Eric Gale – guitar (tracks 1–7)
- Hugh Lawson – piano
- Cecil McBee – bass
- Chuck Rainey – electric bass (tracks 1–7)
- Bernard Purdie (tracks 1–7) – drums, Roy Brooks (track 8),
- Ray Barretto (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7), Norman Pride (tracks 2, 3, & 6) – congas
- Albert Heath – percussion (tracks 1–7)
- Selwart Clarke, James Tryon – violin (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)
- Alfred Brown – viola (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)
- Kermit Moore – cello (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)
References edit
- ^ Yusef Lateef discography accessed July 20, 2012
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review, accessed July 19, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 868. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83°". Record Store Day. Retrieved 2023-04-24.