Claiming Open Spaces, by Yusef Lateef

Claiming Open Spaces

by Yusef Lateef

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	1.	Instrumental Gospel 07:34
	2.	Columbus 02:54
	3.	Discovery Parade 02:09
	4.	Instrumental Gospel ll 02:11
	5.	Water Music 01:32
	6.	Belle Isle Bridge 00:36
	7.	Old Oak Trees 00:06
	8.	The Kite and the Moon 00:14
	9.	Instrumental Gospel lll 00:22
	10.	Elegy for Louis Armstrong 00:39
	11.	Trees and Spaces 00:48
	12.	The Birth of Storyville 02:32
	13.	St. Louis Cathedral 00:47
	14.	The Quill 04:36
	15.	Piatza De Atalia 00:42
	16.	Instrumental lV 00:40
	17.	Ameriflora 03:16
	18.	Spirituality Of Space 02:51
	19.	Franklin Park 03:20
	20.	Safe Environment 01:48
	21.	Spirituality Of Space II 02:49
	22.	Belle Isle of Memory 00:42
	23.	Slave Revolts 00:12
	24.	Closing of Congo Square 00:34
	25.	Wood Etchings And Ring Games 01:43
	26.	Instrumental Gospel V 01:03
	27.	Centrality of Youth 01:11
	28.	Absence of Conflict 00:26
	29.	Irony of Discovery 00:51
	30.	Defremery Park 00:24
	31.	Sled Ride 01:52
	32.	Congo Square 01:22

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Music from the soundtrack of the documentary film
"CLAIMING OPEN SPACES"

"Of all the different elements and sides there are to Yusef Lateef, one of the most complex, profound, and diverse musicians of the 20th century, few of his recordings showcase his depth like the soundtrack for this documentary film. With the aid of electric bassist Gene Torres and drummer/percussionist Kamal Sabir (of Ornette Coleman & Prime Time), Lateef creates a series of 32 soundscapes, ranging in length from 12 seconds to seven and a half minutes. Musically, the range is so wide that it's almost impossible to breach the chasm it creates in our over-inflated notions of both popular and high culture. With the exception of the opener, "Instrumental Gospel," which is a recurrent theme, with its blues and funk turnarounds and accents, there is no classifying the rest of the music found here, except to say that it is ultimately very accessible yet sophisticated and deeply moving. Even without the images to accompany it, Lateef's score stands on its own as a tapestry of aural silhouettes and colors, shades, and textures from just beyond the shade of everyday reality, coming from a deeper spiritual base and being given utterance through the band's sense of aesthetic and poetic impulse. This sings, sways, shimmer, shakes, grooves, and weeps; it laughs in places, and is meditative in others, and always comes out the same: a music to take you deeper. This is certainly Lateef's intent with all his music, but here it works particularly well."
- Thom Jurek, allmusic.com

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released November 12, 2022

Music Composed by Yusef Lateef

Yusef Lateef - Tenor Sax, C Flute, Turkish Flute
Gene Torres - Electric Bass
Kamal Sabir - Drums and Percussion

Original Recording Norman Blain
Mix and Mastering: Norman Blain
Digital Mastering: Jim Hemingway
Recorded at Moonstar Media, Leverett, MA - December, 1993
Graphic Design and Photography by Rick Ward

"Claiming Open Spaces" - 1994 An Urban Garden Film Production

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Yusef Lateef

Yusef Lateef was a Grammy Award-winning composer, performer, recording artist, author, visual artist, educator and philosopher who was a major force on the international musical scene for more than six decades.

He was named an American Jazz Master in the year 2010 by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Until his passing on December 23, 2013 at age 93, Yusef remained a vital and active artist. ... more

yuseflateef.com

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