Yusef Lateef

Yusef Abdul Lateef (born

William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013)

Jazz Multi-instrumentalist (Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Piano, Shehnai, Shafar, Arghul and Koto), Composer and Author, Yusef Lateef, is regarded for his blending of Jazz and Eastern Music. He was the owner of Yol Records and Fana Music (a music publishing company). He released regarded works and was also a Session Musician for others. He died in 2013; please take a listen here and have an enjoyable weekend: Morning, The Golden Flute and Happyology

Source 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusef_Lateef

Source 2: https://www.discogs.com/artist/167055-Yusef-Lateef

Background information
Birth name	William Emanuel Huddleston
Also known as	Yusef Lateef
Born	October 9, 1920 Chattanooga, Tennessee United States
Died	December 23, 2013(aged 93) Shutesbury, Massachusetts United States
Genres	New-age music,jazz, post-bop, jazz fusion, swing, hard bop, third stream,world music
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, educator, spokesman, author
Instruments	Tenor saxophone,flute, oboe,bassoon, bamboo flute, shehnai,shofar, arghul, koto,piano, vocals.
Years active	1955–2013
Labels	Savoy, Prestige,Verve, Riverside,Impulse, Atlantic,CTI, YAL Records
Associated acts	Cannonball Adderley