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The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef

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The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1960
RecordedMay 9, 1960
New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:24
LabelRiverside
RLP 325
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Yusef Lateef chronology
Cry! – Tender
(1959)
The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef
(1960)
The Centaur and the Phoenix
(1960)

The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock states: "Not quite as expansive or daring as much of Lateef's other recordings, The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef still documents a fine musician at work during the peak of his career".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated

  1. "Goin' Home" (Antonín Dvořák, William Arms Fisher) - 5:02
  2. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Duke Ellington, Mack David) - 4:35
  3. "Quarantine" (Abe Woodley) - 7:00
  4. "From Within" - 4:11
  5. "Salt Water Blues" - 6:47
  6. "Lateef Minor 7th" (Joe Zawinul) - 4:58
  7. "Adoration" - 4:31
  8. "Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)" (Sidney Clare, Con Conrad) - 4:56

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Yusef Lateef discography accessed July 17, 2012
  2. ^ a b Proefrock, Stacia. The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2012.