Part of the Search

Part of the Search is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1973 (with one track from a 1971 recording session) and released on the Atlantic label.Yusef Lateef discography accessed July 23, 2012

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow calling it, "one of his better efforts from the era".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 20, 2012

Track listing All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated "K.C. Shuffle" (Kenny Barron) - 3:42 "Oatsy Doatsy [Part 1]" - 0:32 "Soul's Bakery" - 2:21 "Lunceford Prance" - 3:03 "Rockhouse" (Ray Charles) - 3:41 "Oatsy Doatsy [Part 2]" - 0:14 "In the Still of the Night" (Fred Parris) - 3:21 "Superfine" (Bob Cunningham) - 3:23 "Strange Lullaby" - 4:13 "Big Bass Drum" - 2:58 "Gettin' Sentimental" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck) - 9:51

Recorded in New York City on September 1, 1971 (track 11), April 4, 1973 (tracks 1, 3 & 4), April 5, 1973 (tracks 2, 8 & 9), May 16, 1973 (tracks 5 & 7), September 13, 1973 (track 8) and December 26, 1973 (track 12)

Personnel Yusef Lateef - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, pneumatic bamboo flute, oboe, bells, tambourine Joe Newman, Jimmy Owens, Charles Sullivan - trumpet Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Warren Covington - trombone Jerry Dodgion, Charles McBurney, Rocky Morales Frank Wess - saxophones Willie Bridges - saxophone, flute Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone Al Gafa - guitar Arnold Eidus, Emanuel Green - violin Selwart Clarke - cello Albert Heath - drums Kenny Barron, Ray Bryant - piano, electric piano Bob Cunningham, Sam Jones - bass Bill Salter - electric bass Ladji Camara - African percussion

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