Prayer to the East
1957 studio album by Yusef Lateef
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Prayer to the East is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Savoy label.[1]
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | October 10, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:47 | |||
| Label | Savoy MG 12117 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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The title track was composed by the bassist Ali Jackson, the brother of drummer Oliver Jackson.[2]
Reception
Track listing
All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 9:55
- "Endura" (Yusef Lateef) - 13:10
- "Prayer to the East" (Ali Jackson[2]) - 8:19
- "Love Dance" (Les Baxter) - 6:46
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 6:37
Personnel
- Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, tracks 3 and 4, tambourine
- Wilbur Harden - flugelhorn
- Hugh Lawson - piano, ocarina
- Ernie Farrow - bass
- Oliver Jackson - drums, gong