Review by Scott Yanow
This is one of the most obscure of all Yusef Lateef recordings, one that has even been left out of some discographies. Lateef mostly sticks to tenor (playing only flute on one song and making one appearance on the double-reed arghul) and is featured with his Detroit All-Stars, a quintet also including the up-and-coming trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist Hugh Lawson, bassist Ernie Farrow and drummer Louis Hayes. Overall, the set is more bop-oriented than normal, with versions of "Pike's Peak" (based on "What Is This Thing Called Love"), Charlie Parker's "Constellation" and the blues "Chang, Chang, Chang" showing how strong and original Lateef could be even playing conventional straight-ahead material. Some of the other pieces look toward the future and/or the East, and all eight selections have their memorable moments, with the passionate yet thoughtful ballad "Love Is Eternal" being among the high points. Recommended.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/before-dawn-mw0000040827
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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Esta es una de las más oscuras de todas las grabaciones de Yusef Lateef, una que incluso ha sido dejada fuera de algunas discografías. Lateef se ciñe principalmente al tenor (tocando sólo la flauta en una canción y haciendo una aparición en el arghul de doble caña) y aparece con su Detroit All-Stars, un quinteto que también incluye al prometedor trombonista Curtis Fuller, al pianista Hugh Lawson, al bajista Ernie Farrow y al baterista Louis Hayes. En general, el conjunto está más orientado al bop que lo normal, con versiones de "Pike's Peak" (basado en "What Is This Thing Called Love"), "Constellation" de Charlie Parker y el blues "Chang, Chang, Chang" mostrando lo fuerte y original que puede ser Lateef, incluso tocando material convencional de directo. Algunas de las otras piezas miran hacia el futuro y/o hacia el Este, y las ocho selecciones tienen sus momentos memorables, con la balada apasionada pero reflexiva "Love Is Eternal" siendo uno de los puntos culminantes. Recomendado.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/before-dawn-mw0000040827
1 - Passion - 4:04
2 - Love Is Eternal - 6:30
3 - Pike's Peak - 5:30
4 - Open Strings - 6:15
5 - Before Dawn - 5:27
6 - Twenty-Five Minute Blues - 5:27
7 - Chang, Chang, Chang - 2:57
8 - Constellation - 4:47
Credits:
Art Direction [Series Art Directed By] – Patricia Lie, Sung Lee
Bass – Ernie Farrow (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 8)
Composed By – Yusef Lateef
Coordinator [Design Coordination] – Suzanne White
Coordinator [Production Coordinated By] – Carlos Kase, Tom Greenwood (3)
Design – Valerie Wagner
Drums – Louis Hayes
Executive-producer – Richard Seidel
Liner Notes – Bob Blumenthal
Liner Notes [Notes Edited By] – Peter Pullman
Mastered By – Kevin Reeves
Photography By [Booklet Cover] – Don Schlitten
Photography By [Cover] – Austin Chevou
Photography By [Musicians] – Esmond Edwards
Piano – Hugh Lawson
Producer [Original Recordings] – Norman Granz
Supervised By, Research, Technician [Restored By] – Ben Young (3)
Tenor Saxophone – Yusef Lateef (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8)
Trombone – Curtis Fuller
Notes:
Originally released in 1957 as Verve MGV 8217.
Recorded April 16, 1957 at WOR Recording Studios, New York City.
Label: Verve Records – 314 557 097-2
Series: Verve Elite Edition –
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/Yusef-Lateef-Before-Dawn/release/1884881
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