Lateef had long been interested in eastern music, long before john coltrane had ever shown. Thad jones and mel lewis quiet lady pete rock smooth sailing 19. Freddie hubbard black maybe jazz liberatorz blue avenue 20. This version of the love theme from spartacus is based on the latin performance by yusef lateef. Check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Hugh lawsonpiano, turkish finger cymbals, 7up bottle, balloon, bells. Yusef lateef flute, oboe, tenor saxophone, xun barry harris piano ernie farrow double bass, rabaab lex humphries drums esmond edwards producer. Terry callier love theme from spartacus zero 7 remix. Love theme from spartacus by jeanyves thibaudet was written by alex north and was first released by alex north in 1960. Lateef is referring here to the complete in the sense that it contains the completeness of his musical vision at a given time.
That band with hugh lawson, cecil mcbee and roy brooks i heard many times at slugs. This is one of lateef s best recordings of the era. So what there is a marked difference between jeremy steigs playing on these tracks and manns on the remainder of the album. Terry callier 24 may 1945 28 oct 2012 was an american jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singersongwriter from chicago, illinois. Love theme from spartacus yusef lateef sheet music, music. Perhaps its fascination lay in the apparently inextinguishable human need for mysticism, perhaps in the unending attraction of the sadness and beauty of minor keys. The final view by nujabes sampled yusef lateefs love theme from spartacus. Soul 7 torrent download locations soul 4 years thepiratebay. Listening to the two spartacus love theme cds, it is difficult to choose among the many diverse interpretations by such talented musicians, film composers, and arrangers. Yusef lateef love theme from spartacus 1961 youtube. It is also worthwhile to have the love theme cds and the dvd is very interesting to watch for different composers offering their views on the epic spartacus score. From the 1961 album eastern sounds original jazz classics personnel. Santana love theme from spartacus lyrics metrolyrics.
Lyrics to love theme from spartacus by yusef lateef. Love theme from spartacus was a hit for composer alex north and has become a jazz standard. For one thing steig is more pensive and his playing seems to favor the lower registers. See more ideas about gladiator 2000, gladiator movie and ancient rome. Mg 12117 as prayer to the east and mg 12120 as jazz and the sounds of nature a2, a3, a4, b1, b3, b4, d2 plus a nonalbum track c3. Yusef lateef born october 9, 1920, chattanooga, tennessee, usa died december 23, 20, amherst, massachusetts, usa was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya muslim community in america, following his conversion to islam in 1950. Yusef lateefs encounters by yusef lateef on amazon music. Yusef lateef love theme from spartacus 1961,moodsville. October 9, 1920 december 23, 20 was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya community in america.
Lateef, yusef complete recordings 19571959 music skip to main content. Yusef lateef love theme from spartacus nujabes the final view 18. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Cd one is from the 1959 date, and contains some true. A new freedom song is ringing no more dark, no more fear theres a new day that its bringing something simple is the key only. Eastern sounds, in fact, was one of his best sellers. Terry callier love theme from spartacus lyrics genius.
The allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating the title of this album is misleading in that it may suggest to the casual viewer a retrospective. Yusef abdul lateef born william emanuel huddleston. The blue yusef lateef is absolutely stunning in every conceivable way. October 9, 1920 december 23, 20 was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya community in america although lateefs main instruments were the tenor saxophone and flute, he also played oboe and bassoon, both rare in jazz, and also used a. Love theme from spartacus by yusef lateef on amazon music. See more ideas about yusef lateef, jazz musicians and jazz. A new freedom song is ringing no more dark, no more fear theres a new day that its bringing something simple is the key. One of multiinstrumentalist and composer yusef lateefs most enduring recordings, eastern sounds was one of the last recordings made by the band that lateef shared with pianist barry harris after the band moved to new york from detroit, where the jazz scene was already dying. The dvd is fascinating 90 minutes to watch since many of todays best film composers speak so highly of alex north, as they should. As a jazz album its a milestone, as a blues album its unique, but as a musical work of art. Cover versions of love theme from spartacus by jeanyves. Spartacus and alex norths film score film in focus no.
Yusef lateef born william emanuel huddleston, october 9, 1920 december. In 1975, triumvirat reached the apex of their commercial success with the release of spartacus, a classic prog rock album. Nujabess the final view sample of yusef lateefs love. This double cd set consists of complete albums the dreamer and the fabric of jazz. Yusef lateef the blue yusef lateef 1968, vinyl discogs. One of the warmest and most accessible soloists in jazz, lateef is a master not only of conventional reed instruments but many unconventional ones. The blue yusef lateef by yusef lateef on amazon music. Print and download spartacus love theme sheet music by bill evans arranged for piano. It was covered by mirko signorile, ino hidefumi, prince robinson, quadro nuevo and other artists. Yusef lateef love theme from spartacus nujabes the final view. Yusef lateef flute, oboe, tenor saxophone, xun barry harris piano ernie farrow double bass, rabaab lex humphries drum. While the title of the session may be associated with lateefs more easternthemed albums, contemplation is an album of straightahead, blues.
Mar 04, 2010 mix yusef lateef love theme from spartacus 1961 youtube spartacus love theme nardis bill evans solo duration. Spartacus season 2 in hd 720p tvstock download best tv. Jeanyves thibaudet released it on the album conversations with bill evans in 1997. One of multiinstrumentalist and composer yusef lateef s most enduring recordings, eastern sounds was one of the last recordings made by the band that lateef shared with pianist barry harris after the band moved to new york from detroit, where the jazz scene was already dying. These pivotal sessions for lateef and his detroitbased groups comprise some of his most important music recorded for the savoy label. Lets start with what many consider to be the version, the gorgeous take by yusef lateef on his seminal middle eastern melodies as featured on lexis snow jazz mix it conveys the emotion we all sense when exposed to this song and is beautifully constructed. Yusef told me it was not his date but the trumpet players, vincent pitts. Callier, a childhood friend of curtis mayfield, began recording in 1963 but never reached stardom despite a series of regional hits in the 1960s and 70s and three outstanding albums for cadet. And while the coltrane era of modal and free jazz was in full swing, lateef always followed his own muse, and continued looking forward while looking back to ancient musics. Yusef lateef born william emanuel huddleston, october 9, 1920 december 23, 20 was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer and educator and a renowned spokesman for the ahmadiyya muslim community after his conversion to islam in 1950. Spartacus love theme alex north spartacus love theme. Issued by vee jay in 1974, contemplation was recorded in 1960 and has lateef fronting a stellar ensemble that includes longtime collaborator barry harris on piano, nat adderley on cornet, louis hayes on drums, and sam jones on bass. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Occasional rain 1972, what color is love 1973 and i just.
I also dig the one under his name on the charlie parker label. Yusef lateef s interpolation into his music of traditions, modes, and instruments of asia struck a sympathetic chord in the jazz audience. View profile view forum posts private message junior member join date nov 2010 posts 8. The complete yusef lateef is an album by multiinstrumentalist yusef lateef recorded in 1967 and released on the atlantic label. Spartacus 1954, first staged in 1956 is a ballet, with a score by soviet armenian composer aram khachaturian. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The final view by nujabes sampled yusef lateef s love theme from spartacus. Although lateef s main instruments were the tenor saxophone. Mix yusef lateef love theme from spartacus 1961 youtube spartacus love theme nardis bill evans solo duration. Jul 16, 2009 from the 1961 album eastern sounds original jazz classics personnel. Open your ears and soul to the beauty that is love theme from spartacus.
Check out love theme from spartacus by yusef lateef on amazon music. Kirk douglas, laurence olivier, nina foch, john dall, and woody strode in spartacus love this photo. Seven slices of early lateef by derek taylor, published on february 4, 2003 at all about jazz. As for my opinion, i have listed spartacus in the top ten of my 100 essential film scores of the 20th century. Here, using only tenor saxophone, flute, and oboe, he generates mystery and exoticism. Listen to your favorite songs from yusef lateefs encounters by yusef lateef now. Lateef was born in chattanooga, tennessee, but his family moved to detroit, michigan in 1925. Miles davis blue in green hocus pocus 73 touches 5. Can it be, do you hear a new freedom song is ringing no more dark, no more fear theres a new day that is free. Psychicemotus was released in 1965 and features yusef lateef on various flutes and tenor saxophone, georges arvanitas on piano, bassist reggie workman, and drummer james black. Lateef answers in a fiery yet rounded manner, turning the melody inside out and offering it back as the vamp. With lateef tenor saxophone, flute, argol, tambourine were wilbur hardenflugelhorn, balloon. The multiinstrumentalist yusef lateef 192020 recorded this excellent quintet session in hackensack, new jersey on october 11, 1957. Just picked up a copy of yusef lateef impulse as 69 live at pep s, side 1 is machine stamped and side 2 is van gelder mastered just like you described.