Lateef, Yusef – Golden Flower: Live In Sweden

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New Vinyl Record – Yusef Lateef – Golden Flower: Live In Sweden

First official release of two concerts from Swedish television and radio archives of legendary saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded live in Sweden on September 13, 1967 with pianist Lars Sjsten, bassist Palle Danielson and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath, and on August 1, 1972 at the hus Jazz Festival with pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Bob Cunningham and Albert “Tootie” Heath once again on drums. This is the second official release from Elemental Music in cooperation with the Yusef Lateef Estate, following 2024’s Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert from Avignon. In Sweden was transferred from the original tapes and restored and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. The limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP edition includes an extensive insert with rare photographs, newly-commissioned liner notes and interviews and testimonials from Kenny Barron and other musicians who were inspired by and knew and played with Lateef.