Atlantis Lullaby – The Concert from Avignon RSD 2024 Double Heavyweight Vinyl – Yusef Lateef

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Available with Vinyl records London. Exclusive Cassettes Yusef Lateef Deluxe limitededition 180g 2LP set gatefold sleeve, 12page LP size booklet, all tracks previously unissued, remastered audio transferred from the original tape reels A truly sensational find, this 1972 set presents a never before heard performance recorded in Avignon, France, featuring Yusef Lateef in a quartet set with fellow stars Kenny Barron, Bob Cunningham, and Albert 34Tootie34 Heath. Among the highlights are a fantastic flute piano duet by Lateef and Barron playing the pianist039s beautiful ballad 34A Flower34, as well as extended readings of the classic 34I039m Getting Sentimental Over You34 which Lateef recorded just one more time in 1971, Lateef039s blues 34Yusef039s Mood34 and Barron039s 34The Untitled.34 This project, produced by the renowned Zev Feldman, is released with the full collaboration of the Yusef Lateef Estate, as well as those of the other artists involved. The audio has been transferred and newly remastered from the original concert tapes licensed from the archives of the Institut National de l039Audiovisuel INA. The package includes an extensive booklet with rare photos essays by arts journalist Shannon Effinger and producer Zev Feldman, plus exclusive testimonies by Ayesha Lateef, Kenny Barron, Albert 34Tootie34 Heath, Adam Rudolph, Reggie Workman, Joe Lovano, Tia Fuller, Bennie Maupin, James Carter and Sonny Rollins. Yusef Lateef soprano and tenor saxophone, flute Kenny Barron piano Bob Cunningham bass Albert 34Tootie34 Heath drums Indian flute on B2 Recorded at Cloitre des Celestins, Avignon, France, July 19, 1972.Please allow 57 business days for dispatch.

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