weird as it may seem, but, yusef lateef actually was
my neighbour in Zaria, Northern Nigeria for a bit in
the early 80s. I played baseball with his kid and
stuff. I met him years after when my drums teacher in
Paris(Sangoma Everett) was rehearsing with him for a
European gig. His presence is awesome, very deep and
spiritual. Thanks for the list, I needed it!
t
--- Jason Witherspoon <arzachel@speakeasy.org> wrote:
> At 3:56 PM -0500 12/29/00, Mikele Haskins-Delmore
> wrote:
> >May I add to your list "Eastern Sounds" featuring
> the cut "Love Theme From
> >Spartacus"? This song alone has been redone by
> Ramsey Lewis, Earl Klugh,
> >Santana and Branford Marsalis as well as a funky
> remix done by Terry
> >Callier.
> >
> >Mikele
>
> It's one of his greatest; next to no "funk", per se,
> though. The
> opening cut, "The Plum Blossom", is one of my
> favorite pieces of
> music in any style; Lateef plays the Chinese
> globular flute, which
> only has five notes &, like the liners say, sounds
> like a pop bottle.
> And the emotion he can squeeze through even such a
> limited instrument
> is a wonder to hear.
> --
>
>
> Jason
> Witherspoon
> ICQ #62837760
>
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