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Into Something

Into Something is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef, recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.

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Into Something
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedDecember 29, 1961
StudioVan Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.
GenreJazz
Length40:53
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8272
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Yusef Lateef chronology
Eastern Sounds
(1962)
Into Something
(1962)
Jazz 'Round the World
(1963)

Into Something is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef, recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.1

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star2
DownBeatStarStarStarStar3
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar4

The AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow described it as a "superior set.. a well rounded program" and "a particularly memorable performance".2

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except where noted.

  1. "Rasheed" – 5:26
  2. "When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)" (Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay) – 4:43
  3. "Water Pistol" – 5:40
  4. "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) – 4:53
  5. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 6:51
  6. "Koko's Tune" – 6:29
  7. "P. Bouk" – 7:11

Personnel

References

References

  1. Yusef Lateef discography, Jazzdisco.org, accessed July 19, 2012
  2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, AllMusic, accessed July 19, 2012
  3. DownBeat: November 22, 1962 vol. 29, no. 29
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 867. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.