Prayer to the East | ||||
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Studio album by Yusef Lateef | ||||
Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | October 10, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey |
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 44:47 | |||
Label |
Savoy MG 12117 |
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Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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Allmusic |
Prayer to the East is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Savoy label.
The title track was composed by Ali Jackson, drummer Oliver Jackson's brother.
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Prayer to the East by Yusef Lateef remains a seemingly blessed moment of creative interaction between American modern jazz and the music of the so-called Arab East".
All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated