Yusef Lateef

About This Release

Golden Flower - In Sweden is the first official release of two concerts, taken from Swedish television and radio archives, of legendary saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded live in Sweden on September 13, 1967 with pianist Lars Sjösten, bassist Palle Danielson and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath, and on August 1, 1972 at the Åhus Jazz Festival with pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Bob Cunningham and Albert "Tootie" Heath once again on drums. This is the second official release from Elemental Music in cooperation with the Yusef Lateef Estate, following 2024's Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert from Avignon. In Sweden was transferred from the original tapes and restored and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. The limited-edition 180g 2-LP edition includes an extensive insert with rare photographs, newly-commissioned liner notes and interviews and testimonials from Kenny Barron and other musicians who were inspired by and knew and played with Lateef.Side A1 The Golden Flute 6:332 Blind Willie 8:02Side B1 One Little Indian 3:522 Straighten Up and Fly Right 7:563 The Poor Fisherman 3:18YUSEF LATEEF tenor sax & fluteLARS SJA–STEN pianoPALLE DANIELSSON bassALBERT "TOOTIE" HEATH drums Recorded in Mosebacke, Sweden, September 13, 1967. Side C1 Inside Atlantis 15:012 Eboness 13:22 Side D1 Lowland Lullaby 4:222 A Flower 5:283 Yusef's Mood 20:18 YUSEF LATEEF tenor sax & fluteKENNY BARRON pianoBOB CUNNINGHAM bassALBERT "TOOTIE"HEATH drums Recorded live at the Ahus Jazz Festival, Ahus, Sweden, August 1, 1972.