Description
The first official release of two concerts from the Swedish television and radio archives of legendary saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in Sweden in 1967 and 1972 - 2CD deluxe digipak edition with 20-page booklet.
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' (Elemental 5990450 & 5990545).
'Golden Flower - Live In Sweden' was transferred from the original tapes and restored and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab in Los Angeles.
The limited-edition 2CD set includes an extensive insert with rare photographs, newly commissioned liner notes and interviews and testimonials from Kenny Barron and other musicians who were inspired by and knew and played with Lateef.
Disc 1:
Yusef Lateef: tenor sax & flute
Lars Sjosten: piano
Palle Danielsson: bass
Albert "Tootie" Heath: drums
Recorded in Mosebacke, Sweden, September 13, 1967.
Disc 2:
Yusef Lateef: tenor sax & flute
Kenny Barron: piano
Bob Cunningham: bass
Albert "Tootie" Heath: drums
Recorded live at the Ahus Jazz Festival, Ahus, Sweden, August 1, 1972.