The Golden Flute is an album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef, recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.Impulse! Records discography accessed April 6, 2011
Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Lateef has long been a true original, and he revitalizes the standards while always swinging and being a bit unpredictable. Well worth searching for".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 6, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as noted. "Road Runner" - 4:47 "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) - 3:28 "Oasis" - 4:26 "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:06 "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:57 "The Golden Flute" - 3:56 "Rosetta" (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) - 3:54 "Head Hunters" (Barry Harris, Hugh Lawson) - 4:35 "The Smart Set" (Roy Brooks) - 7:31
Recorded on June 15, 1966 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 & 8), and June 16, 1966 (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9)
Personnel Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe Hugh Lawson – piano Herman Wright – bass Roy Brooks Jr. – drums
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