Yusef Lateef was a renowned composer, flutist, oboist, and tenor saxophonist. He explored Afro-Asian musical styles during the early 1950s, and produced several recordings. Yusef Lateef was born 'William Emanuel Huddleston' on October 9, 1920, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 1925, he moved with his family to Detroit. Throughout the years, Lateef established a longstanding friendship […]

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