YUSEF LATEEF w/ROY BROOKS COMPLETE YUSEF VERY RARE SEALED (ORIG?)'67 ATLANTIC LP

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·       YUSEF LATEEF with ROY BROOKS, CECIL McBEE AND OTHERS – THE COMPLETE YUSEF LATEEF –  1968 ATLANTIC STEREO LP SD-1499

·       GENUINE  U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED LP POSSIBLY THE ORIGINAL 1968 PRESSING BUT MORE LIKELY TO BE AN EARLY '70s PRESSING CIRCA 1973/74 ***

·       BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE  RED (ORANGE) AND GREEN ATLANTIC RECORDS LABEL WITH WEA LOGO ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE, CIRCA 1973/74

·       THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

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When Yusef Lateef left Impulse! for Atlantic in 1967, he was transitioning his musical impulses once again. Lateef has, from the beginning, been an artist for whom a holistic approach to the musical aesthetic has been paramount. The title of this album is misleading in that it may suggest to the casual viewer a retrospective. It is anything but. Lateef is referring here to the complete in the sense that it contains the completeness of his musical vision at a given time. Lateef's Atlantic period has been unjustly undervalued, and this recording is a case in point. With a lineup consisting of Lateef on oboe, flute, saxophones, and even vocalizing, Detroit's venerable Roy Brooks on drums, bassist Cecil McBee, and pianist Hugh Lawson, the surface would point to a straight-up though adventurous "jazz" date. It's not. Lateef engages deeply in spiritual music here on the modal, Eastern-flavored opening track, "Rosalie," and shifts immediately to playing the blues on "In the Evening." (How many cats can you say play the blues on the oboe?) In 12 bars, Lateef phrases against the backbeat and holds McBee in a corner long enough to stride out of a series of minor-seventh changes. On "Kongsberg," the band moves into a second-line New Orleans R&B groove, with Lateef blowing a big, fat, dirty yowl. It would be perfect for bar walking except that in some places it's too quick and in others it's too tender. "Stay With Me" is a beautiful ballad driven by McBee's droning pizzicato lushly followed by Lateef's flute playing melody. Lawson comps in between notes for a more exotic feel, and Brooks plays a series of subtle but shifting rhythms in counterpoint to the changes. "Brother" is along the R&B trail once again, but it's crossed with Lateef's own modal trademarks in ostinato and legato phrasing. The set closes with Lateef singing a broken, mysterious love song in true Paul Robeson fashion on "You're Somewhere Thinking of Me." With his strength as both a rhythmic and a melodic player, McBee once again leads the band through these spare yet knotty, elongated changes. The finger flute solo by Lateef stands in sharp contrast to his baritone vocals and makes for an eerie yet compelling end to an album that is as fine as any of his Prestige or Impulse! recordings.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY THOM JUREK, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(c)             The record is  apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP   (A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the top seam (VISIBLE ON FRONT SIDE ONLY)

-         Cover has two corners slightly dinged  / bent   (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a small cutout saw-mark (an indent about 5-8 mm long ) on one of its seams.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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