Remembering the great Yusef Lateef who was born on this day in 1920. Known for having been an innovator in the blending of jazz with “Eastern” music, Lateef played non-western instruments such as the bamboo flute, shanai, shofar, xun, arghul and koto alongside the tenor saxophone and flute which were his main instruments. At a time when jazz musicians in the United States rarely sought inspiration any farther geographically than Latin America, Lateef looked well beyond the Western Hemisphere. An
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Yusef Lateef was born on October 9, 1920, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His family moved to Detroit, where music filled his life. He learned to play the saxophone as a kid and liked listening to many musicians around his hometown. Yusef always wanted to try new things, and this made his music stand out.​ As a teenager, Yusef played in school bands and soon traveled with big groups across America. He loved learning about new cultures and often added their sounds to his songs. Yusef worked with famou
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