Yusef Lateef - Golden Flower - Live in Sweden - [Black Friday 2025] Yusef Lateef

The first official release of two concerts from Swedish the television and radio archives of legendary American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef.They were recorded on September 13, 1967 with pianist Lars Sjosten, bassist Palle Danielson and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath, and on August 1, 1972 at the Ahus 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 .Golden Flower - Live In Sweden was transferred from the original tapes and restored and mastered by renowned technician Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles.This 2LP audiophile set, pressed on 180g premium vinyl and packaged in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with an extensive LP size insert featuring rare photographs, newly commissioned liner notes, and interviews and testimonials from Kenny Barron, Chico Hamilton, and other musicians who were inspired by and knew and played with Lateef.