The Centaur and the Phoenix

1960 studio album by Yusef Lateef
The Centaur and the Phoenix
Studio album by
Yusef Lateef
Released1960
RecordedOctober 4 and 6, 1960 (#1-7)
June 23, 1961 (#8-9)
Studio
  • Plaza Sound (New York City) (#1-7)
  • Bell Sound (New York City) (#8-9)
GenreHard bop, modal jazz
Length42:24
LabelRiverside
RLP 337
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Yusef Lateef chronology
The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef
(1959) 		The Centaur and the Phoenix
(1960) 		Lost in Sound
(1961)

The Centaur and the Phoenix is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

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SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock stated the performance "takes the risks and the innovations that Lateef was known for, and expands them in a number of different directions all at once, leading to an album that bursts with new ideas and textures, while remaining accessible, and above all, beautiful. Lateef seems eager here to take the next step musically by breaking the mold of his previous albums".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated

  1. "Revelation" (Kenny Barron) - 6:02
  2. "Apathy" - 5:25
  3. "Ev'ry Day (I Fall in Love)" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) - 6:59
  4. "The Centaur and the Phoenix" (Charles Mills) - 5:37
  5. "Iqbal" - 4:51
  6. "Summer Song" (Mills) - 5:26
  7. "The Philanthropist" - 4:02

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  2. "Jungle Fantasy" (Esy Morales) - 2:42
  3. "Titora" (Billy Taylor) - 2:25

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Yusef Lateef discography accessed July 17, 2012
  2. ^ a b Proefrock, Stacia. The Centaur and the Phoenix review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 867. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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