Into Something - Lateef, Yusef - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

By 1961, with the recording of Into Something (presented here) and Eastern Sounds, Yusef Lateef’s dominant presence within a group context had emerged. His “Eastern”’ influences are clearly audible in all of these recordings. The tunes themselves are a mixture of jazz standards and blues. Into Something marked the second out of just two preserved collaborations by Lateef with drummer Elvin Jones, whom by the time the album was recorded was already working with the John Coltrane Quartet. His playing is particularly interesting here in the tunes where pianist Barry Harris sits out.