First Name |
Yussef
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Last Name |
Lateef
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Alternative Name |
Yusef Lateef
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Birthday |
9th October, 1920
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Birthplace |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Died |
23rd December, 2013
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Place of Death |
Shutesbury, Massachusetts
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Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Musician, composer, educator, spokesman, author
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Occupation |
Composer
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Music Genre (Text) |
New Age music, jazz, jazz fusion, swing, New-age music, post-bop, hard bop, third stream, world music, New-age
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Music Genre |
Jazz
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Year(s) Active |
1957–present, 1957–2013, 1955–2013
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Music Style |
New Age, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modern Creative, World Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
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Music Mood |
Elegant, Spiritual, Plaintive, Reflective, Sophisticated, Organic, Complex, Elaborate, Uncompromising, Intimate, Enigmatic, Cerebral, Passionate, Sax (Tenor)
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Instrument |
Flute, Oboe
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Instrument (text) |
Tenor saxophone, flute, oboe, bassoon, bamboo flute, shehnai, shofar, arghul, koto, piano, vocals.
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Record Label |
Prestige, YAL Records, Savoy, Verve, Riverside, Impulse, Atlantic, CTI, YAL
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Associated Acts |
Cannonball Adderley, Elvin Jones, Adam Rudolph
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Official Websites |
http://www.yuseflateef.com/, http://yuseflateef.com/
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Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in America.