| Title: |
Yusef Lateef
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| Local code: |
Sc Visual VRA-181
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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| Collection: |
Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Yusef Lateef is a musician, composer and educator. Born William Evans on Oct. 9, 1920, he joined the Islam movement in 1949 and took a Muslim name. Motivated by his parents at an early age, he began his career with the tenor saxophone. It was Lateef's use of woodwind instruments, most notably flute and oboe, which gained him recognition for his composition and use of Asian, African and Middle Eastern rhythms. Initially self-educated, he received an MA and doctorate in music education. Lateef continues to compose, write and teach.
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| URL: |
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scl/MULTIMED/JAZZHIST/ylcat.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1996 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Lateef, Yusef, 1920-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
9-Oct-1920
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Composer; Educator; Jazz musician
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| Age at speaking: |
76
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| Document location: |
New York, NY
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| Document date: |
27-Sep-1996
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| Interviewer: |
Ridley, Larry, 1937-
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; New York; New York, NY; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Chicago, IL; History; Illinois; Jazz; Jazz musicians; Music; New York; New York, NY; North America; Oral history; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Jazz scene; Music history
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024708-26410
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