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Yusef Lateef

American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (1920–2013)

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Yusef Lateef

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יוסף לטיף

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یوسف لطیف

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يوسف لطيف

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Юсеф Латіф

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Юсеф Латиф

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Юсеф Латиф

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Yusef Lateef

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尤瑟·拉提夫

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یوسف لطیف

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Yusef Lateef

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يوسف لطيف

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Yusef Lateef

ja

ユセフ・ラティーフ

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Yusef Lateef

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Yusef Lateef

bn

ইউসুফ চমৎকার

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ইউছেফ ভাল লাগিছে

hi

यूसुफ अच्छा है

ur

یوسف اچھا ہے۔

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Yusef Lateef

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acm

يوسف لطيف

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يوسف لطيف

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يوسف لطيف

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يوسف لطيف

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Yusef Lateef

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Yusef Lateef

Identity & names
Given name
first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

William

Given name
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Emanuel

Family name
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Huddleston

Birth name
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William Emanuel Huddleston

Pseudonym
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Yusef Lateef

Life & background
Date of birth
date on which the subject was born

October 8, 1920

Date of death
date on which the subject died

December 22, 2013

Country of citizenship
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United States

Place of birth
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Chattanooga

Place of death
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Shutesbury

Place of death
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Asbury

Music & creative work
Instrument
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saxophone

Instrument
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oboe

Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

flute

Record label
brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Prestige

Record label
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Atlantic Records

Record label
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Savoy Records

Awards & recognition
Award received
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NEA Jazz Masters

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Yusef Lateef: Albums & Discography

Popular albums and track listings from the Yusef Lateef catalog.

  1. Alight Upon The Lake: Live At The Jazz Showcase(2026)

    Tracklist

    1. A1The Untitled29:17
    2. B1Mutually Exclusive14:20
    3. B2Eboness14:52
    4. C1Inside Atlantis19:40
    5. C2I Remember Wester8:14
    6. D1Opus 1 & 229:59
    7. E1Golden Goddess16:04
    8. E2Straighten Up and Fly Right13:40
    9. F1Yusef’s Mood23:58

  2. Golden Flower: Live In Sweden(2025)

    Tracklist

    1. 1-1The Golden Flute6:33
    2. 1-2Blind Willie8:00
    3. 1-3One Little Indian3:51
    4. 1-4Straighten Up And Fly Right7:52
    5. 1-5The Poor Fisherman3:16
    6. 1-6Inside Atlantis15:01
    7. 2-1Eboness13:30
    8. 2-2Lowland Lullaby4:02
    9. 2-3A Flower5:20
    10. 2-4Yusef's Mood20:02

  3. Atlantis Lullaby - The Concert From Avignon(2024)

    Tracklist

    1. A1Inside Atlantis12:30
    2. A2A Flower8:08
    3. B1Yusef's Mood17:27
    4. B2Lowland Lullaby3:55
    5. C1Eboness11:51
    6. C2I'm Getting Sentimental Over You12:36
    7. D1The Untitled25:38

  4. Live at Ronnie Scott's(2016)

    Tracklist

    1. A1Angel Eyes9:19
    2. A2Blues For The Orient6:51
    3. A3Song Of Delilah4:41
    4. B1Last Night Blues9:56
    5. B2Yusef's Mood10:44

  5. Eight Classic Albums(2015)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Jazz Mood - 1957
    2. 1-1Metaphor8:05
    3. 1-2Yusef's Mood8:42
    4. 1-3The Beginning4:70
    5. 1-4Morning10:31
    6. 1-5Blues In Space7:03
    7. 7The Dreamer - 1959
    8. 1-6Oboe Blues5:47
    9. 1-7Angel Eyes5:11
    10. 1-8The Dreamer6:51
    11. 1-9Arjuna7:36
    12. 1-10Can't Help Lovin' That Man8:00
    13. 13Before Dawn: The Music Of Yusef Lateef - 1957
    14. 2-1Passion4:03
    15. 2-2Love Is Eternal6:31
    16. 2-3Pine's Peak5:30
    17. 2-4Open Strings6:14
    18. 2-5Before Dawn5:26
    19. 2-6Twenty-Five Minute Blues5:26
    20. 2-7Chang, Chang, Chang2:58
    21. 2-8Constellation4:47
    22. 22The Fabric Of Jazz - 1959
    23. 2-9Moon Tree5:45
    24. 2-10Stella By Starlight5:49
    25. 2-11Valske Bouk4:15
    26. 2-12Half Breed8:35
    27. 2-13Poor Butterfly6:36
    28. 28Cry Tender - 1959
    29. 3-1Sea Breeze3:08
    30. 3-2Dopolous3:15
    31. 3-3Cry! Tender5:56
    32. 3-4Butter's Blues5:42
    33. 3-5Yesterdays4:19
    34. 3-6The Snow Is Green3:10
    35. 3-7If You Could See Me Now4:45
    36. 3-8Ecaps6:28
    37. 37The Three Faces Of Yusef Lateef - 1960
    38. 3-9Goin' Home5:02
    39. 3-10I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So4:37
    40. 3-11Quarantine7:01
    41. 3-12From Within4:11
    42. 3-13Salt Water Blues6:46
    43. 3-14Lateef Minor 7th4:57
    44. 3-15Adoration4:32
    45. 3-16Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me)4:52
    46. 46The Centaur & The Phoenix - 1961
    47. 4-1Revelation5:59
    48. 4-2Apathy5:23
    49. 4-3Ev'ry Day (I Fall In Love)6:56
    50. 4-4The Centaur & The Phoenix5:34
    51. 4-5Iqbal4:49
    52. 4-6Summer Song5:23
    53. 4-7The Philanthropist3:58
    54. 54Eastern Sounds - 1961
    55. 4-8The Plum Blossom4:54
    56. 4-9Blues For The Orient5:34
    57. 4-10Chinq Miau3:14
    58. 4-11Don't Blame Me4:53
    59. 4-12Love Theme From 'Spartacus'4:09
    60. 4-13Snafu5:35
    61. 4-14Purple Flower4:26
    62. 4-15Love Theme From 'The Robe'3:57
    63. 4-16The Three Faces Of Balal2:16

  6. Influence(2005)

    Tracklist

    1. 1-1Shafaa10:10
    2. 1-2Si Tout Ceci N'est Qu'un Pauvre Rêve10:04
    3. 1-3Après Le Jeu6:49
    4. 1-4Influence17:40
    5. 1-5Orgatique7:55
    6. 2-1An Afternoon In Chatanooga5:10
    7. 7Suite Overtime40:07
    8. 2-3Le Jardin4:15

  7. The Last Savoy Sessions(2000)

    Tracklist

    1. 1-1Oboe Blues5:48
    2. 1-2Angel Eyes5:12
    3. 1-3The Dreamer6:51
    4. 1-4Arjuna7:37
    5. 1-5Can't Help Lovin' That Man8:01
    6. 1-6Moon Tree5:46
    7. 1-7Stella By Starlight5:49
    8. 1-8Valse Bouk4:16
    9. 1-9Half Breed8:36
    10. 1-10Poor Butterfly6:37
    11. 2-18540 Twelfth Street4:25
    12. 2-2Check Blues6:39
    13. 2-3Prayer To The East8:19
    14. 2-4A Night In Tunisia9:55
    15. 2-5Lover Man6:39
    16. 2-6Endura13:12
    17. 2-7Love Dance6:45
    18. 2-8Gypsy Arab3:25
    19. 2-9Sram5:38

  8. Live At Pep's Volume Two(1999)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Brother John9:10
    2. 2P-Bouk4:30
    3. 3Nu-Bouk7:40
    4. 4Yusef's Mood6:40
    5. 5I Remember Clifford6:12
    6. 6Listen To The Wind4:44
    7. 7I Loved4:28
    8. 8Delilah10:15
    9. 9The Magnolia Triangle - Alternative Version5:17

  9. Fantasia For Flute(1996)

  10. The African-American Epic Suite For Quintet And Orchestra(1994)

Yusef Lateef: Biography & Facts

American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (1920–2013)

Names in other languages

  • eo
    Yusef Lateef
  • he
    יוסף לטיף
  • fr
    Yusef Lateef
  • es
    Yusef Lateef
  • en
    Yusef Lateef
  • ca
    Yusef Lateef
  • fi
    Yusef Lateef
  • de
    Yusef Lateef
  • fa
    یوسف لطیف
  • da
    Yusef Lateef
  • ar
    يوسف لطيف
  • sv
    Yusef Lateef
  • nl
    Yusef Lateef
  • cs
    Yusef Lateef
  • uk
    Юсеф Латіф
  • ru
    Юсеф Латиф
  • sk
    Yusef Lateef
  • it
    Yusef Lateef
  • pl
    Yusef Lateef
  • pms
    Yusef Lateef
  • pt
    Yusef Lateef
  • nb
    Yusef Lateef
  • nn
    Yusef Lateef
  • bg
    Юсеф Латиф
  • cy
    Yusef Lateef
  • hu
    Yusef Lateef
  • zh
    尤瑟·拉提夫
  • sl
    Yusef Lateef
  • ast
    Yusef Lateef
  • azb
    یوسف لطیف
  • ga
    Yusef Lateef
  • sq
    Yusef Lateef
  • arz
    يوسف لطيف
  • id
    Yusef Lateef
  • ja
    ユセフ・ラティーフ
  • pt-br
    Yusef Lateef
  • dag
    Yusef Lateef
  • bn
    ইউসুফ চমৎকার
  • as
    ইউছেফ ভাল লাগিছে
  • hi
    यूसुफ अच्छा है
  • ur
    یوسف اچھا ہے۔
  • mul
    Yusef Lateef
  • en-us
    Yusef Lateef
  • eu
    Yusef Lateef
  • tr
    Yusef Lateef
  • acm
    يوسف لطيف
  • apc
    يوسف لطيف
  • ary
    يوسف لطيف
  • arq
    يوسف لطيف
  • ro
    Yusef Lateef
  • en-ca
    Yusef Lateef

Identity & names

Given name

first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

William
Given name

first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Emanuel
Family name

part of full name of person

Huddleston
Birth name

full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name

William Emanuel Huddleston
Pseudonym

alias used by someone (for nickname use P1449)

Yusef Lateef

Life & background

Date of birth

date on which the subject was born

October 8, 1920
Date of death

date on which the subject died

December 22, 2013
Country of citizenship

the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen

United States
Place of birth

most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Chattanooga
Place of death

most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) death location of a person, animal or fictional character

Shutesbury
Place of death

most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) death location of a person, animal or fictional character

Asbury

Music & creative work

Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

saxophone
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

oboe
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

flute
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Prestige
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Atlantic Records
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Savoy Records

Awards & recognition

Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

NEA Jazz Masters

Source: Wikidata (Q539832)