Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Before Dawn: The Music Of Yusef Lateef
| Recorded | Apr 16, 1957 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Catalog | MG V-8217 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 271754 |
The record
An early Verve date from the Detroit-bred multi-instrumentalist, mixing tenor and flute with Curtis Fuller's trombone for a warm, unusual front line. Hugh Lawson and the Farrow-Hayes rhythm section keep things loose, hinting at the modal and world-music curiosity Lateef would chase for decades.
Session personnel
- Ernie Farrow — bass
- Louis Hayes — drums
- Hugh Lawson — piano
- Yusef Lateef — tenor saxophone, flute
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | Verve Records · MG V-8217 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 2006 | Verve Records · UCCU-3058 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2007 | Verve Records · UCJU-9088 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition, Mono, 180 Gram |
| 2021 | Verve Records — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 2021 | Verve Records · MGV 8217 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono |
| — | Verve Records · MGV-8217 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
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