Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony

Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony is an album by Yusef Lateef, released through the record label Rhino Atlantic in June 1987. The album, which Billboard described as "an atmospheric four-movement classical/jazz composition", was produced by Lateef, recorded, mixed and mastered by Norman Blain, and remastered by Dennis King. Lateef provided all instrumentation that appears on the album. In 1988, Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony earned Lateef the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album despite having no prior association with the genre.

Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony
Studio album by Yusef Lateef
Released	June 1987
Genre	Jazz new-age
Length	32:53
Label	Rhino Atlantic
Producer	Yusef Lateef

Composition and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Lateef played all of the instruments that appear on Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony, which Billboard described as "an atmospheric four-movement classical/jazz composition".[2][3] The album was produced by Lateef, recorded, mixed and mastered by Norman Blain, and remastered by Dennis King.[4]

In 1988, the album earned Lateef the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album despite having no prior association with new-age music.[5][6] Known for disliking the term "jazz", Lateef has stated he has no problem with the New Age classification and believes the genre has no "negative connotations at all".[6]

Track listing

All songs by Yusef Lateef.

1. "First Movement: Larghissimo" – 8:05
2. "Second Movement: Andante" – 8:14
3. "Third Movement: Moderato" – 10:07
4. "Fourth Movement: Presto" – 6:51

Track listing adapted from AllMusic.[1]

Personnel

Yusef Lateef in 2007

• Norman Blain – engineer, mastering, mixing
• Bob Defrin – art direction
• Cheryl Griesbach – illustrations
• Dennis King – remastering
• Yusef Lateef – alto flute, casio, drums, Ensoniq Mirage, flute, gourd, kalangu, producer, soprano flute, soprano saxophone, tenor flute, tenor saxophone, shehnai flute, sitar, water drums
• Stanley Martucci – illustrations

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[7]

See also

• List of new-age music artists
• List of New Age topics

References

1. "Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
2. "2010 NEA Jazz Master: Yusef Lateef". National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
3. "Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
4. Lateef, Yusef; Boyd, Herb (2006). The Gentle Giant: The Autobiography of Yusef Lateef. Morton Books. p. 308. ISBN 9781929188123. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
5. Black Artists Swept Gospel Awards at Grammys. Jet. 73. Johnson Publishing Company. March 21, 1988. p. 54. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
6. Heckman, Don (March 11, 1989). "Yusef Lateef--From Bars to the Rhythms of Nigeria". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
7. "Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony: Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 17, 2011.