September 7, 2007: The Music of Yusef Lateef
Today, we highlight some of the amazing music made by multi-instrumentalist, composer, and teacher Yusef Lateef. Lateef is, like Bill Dixon and Sam Rivers, an octogenarian improviser still making vital, creative music after a long career of performing with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, et. al. Lateef has also been an important educator, having taught at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for many years. He calls his music “autophysiopsychic” music, and we’ll hear samples of his mastery of various instruments including tenor sax, flute, and more!