Person

Yusef Lateef

Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in the United States.

Although Lateef's main instruments were the tenor saxophone and flute, he also played oboe and bassoon, both rare in jazz, and non-western instruments such as the bamboo flute, shanai…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
October 9th, 1920
Died
December 23rd, 2013
Genres
Labels
Rhino
Atlantic
Capitol Records
Snapper Music
Blue Note
Last updated: October 16th, 2018