The Centaur and the Phoenix 1960 studio album by Yusef Lateef
The Centaur and the Phoenix Yusef Lateef recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.[ 1]
Reception
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
"Revelation" (Kenny Barron ) - 6:02
"Apathy" - 5:25
"Ev'ry Day (I Fall in Love)" (Sammy Fain , Irving Kahal ) - 6:59
"The Centaur and the Phoenix" (Charles Mills) - 5:37
"Iqbal" - 4:51
"Summer Song" (Mills) - 5:26
"The Philanthropist" - 4:02 Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
"Jungle Fantasy" (Esy Morales ) - 2:42
"Titora" (Billy Taylor ) - 2:25
Personnel
References
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As Split With
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings of Dizzy Gillespie Byrd Jazz Donald Byrd , 1955)Autumn Leaves Cannonball Adderley , 1963)Nippon Soul That's Right! Nat Adderley , 1960)My Kinda Swing Ernestine Anderson , 1960)1st Bassman Paul Chambers , 1960)Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone Curtis Fuller , 1960)Images of Curtis Fuller Louis Hayes with Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef Pre-Bird /Mingus Revisited Charles Mingus , 1960)Breezing Sonny Red , 1960)Color Changes Clark Terry , 1960)Soulnik Doug Watkins , 1960)Uhuru Afrika Randy Weston , 1960)Grantstand Grant Green , 1961)The African Beat Art Blakey and The Afro-Drum Ensemble , 1962)The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York Cannonball in Europe! Cannonball Adderley , 1962)Drum Suite Slide Hampton , 1962)Afro-Soul/Drum Orgy Invitation to Openness Les McCann , 1971)Homeless Brother Don McLean , 1974)Double Time Leon Redbone , 1977)Something You Got Art Farmer , 1977)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
Albums
You Had Better Listen Jimmy Owens , 1967)Sunset to Dawn Peruvian Blue In Tandem Ted Dunbar , 1975)Lucifer Innocence Together Tommy Flanagan , 1978)Golden Lotus Kenny Barron at the Piano Imo Live Spiral Green Chimneys 1+1+1 Autumn in New York Landscape Scratch The Red Barron Duo Red Mitchell , 1986)Two as One Buster Williams , 1986)What If? Live at Fat Tuesdays Rhythm-a-Ning John Hicks , 1989)Invitation Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten The Only One Confirmation Barry Harris , 1991)Lemuria-Seascape The Moment Quickstep Sambao Other Places Wanton Spirit Swamp Sally Mino Cinelu , 1995)Things Unseen Live at Bradley's Live at Bradley's II Night and the City Charlie Haden , 1996)Spirit Song Canta Brasil Freefall Regina Carter , 2000)Images Super Standard The Traveler Minor Blues Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights The Art of Conversation Dave Holland , 2014)Book of Intuition Concentric Circles Without Deception Dave Holland , 2020)The Source Beyond This Place Member ofSphere WithBill WithRon WithStan WithDizzy WithFreddie WithYusef WithJames WithBuddy With
Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein Karrin Allyson , 2015)Live at the Blue Note Franco Ambrosetti , 1992)Mustang Curtis Amy , 1967)Old Bottles - New Wine Ray Anderson , 1985)The Best Thing for You Chet Baker , 1977)You Can't Go Home Again Studio Trieste Chet Baker and Hubert Laws , 1982)Bad Benson George Benson , 1974)Code Red Cindy Blackman , 1990)The Oracle Shining Hour Larry Coryell , 1989)Quicksand Ted Curson , 1974)Continuum Ray Drummond , 1994)Booker 'n' Brass Booker Ervin , 1967)Tex Book Tenor All That Jazz Ella Fitzgerald , 1989)Awakening Sonny Fortune , 1975)Two for the Blues Frank Foster and Frank Wess , 1983)Frankly Speaking Tiger in the Rain Michael Franks , 1978)Man & Woman George Freeman , 1974)Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard Jim Hall , 1996)Light and Lively Louis Hayes , 1989)Una Max The Gap Sealer Albert Heath , 1972)Kwanza (The First) Jimmy Heath , 1973)Now! Bobby Hutcherson , 1969)In the Vanguard New Agenda Elvin Jones , 1975)Time Capsule The Bassist! Sam Jones , 1979)We're Goin' Up Eric Kloss , 1967)Jazz Nocturne Lee Konitz , 1992)Number Two Express Christian McBride , 1995)Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown Helen Merrill , 1995)Never Never Land Jane Monheit , 2000)Peace and Rhythm Idris Muhammad , 1971)A Time for Love Arturo Sandoval , 2010)This Bud's for You... Bud Shank , 1984)Solid Woody Shaw , 1986)Kamau Charles Sullivan , 1995)Pure Dynamite Buddy Terry , 1972)A Bluish Bag Stanley Turrentine , 1967)Jazz French Horn Tom Varner , 1985)Listen Here Roseanna Vitro , 1982)Natural Essence Tyrone Washington , 1967)Two at the Top Frank Wess and Johnny Coles , 1983)New York, New Sound Gerald Wilson , 2003)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As WithDuke WithJohnny WithQuincy WithHerbie WithOliver With
My Kinda Swing Ernestine Anderson , 1959)Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments Soul Summit Vol. 2 Gene Ammons , 1961)Late Hour Special Velvet Soul One Foot in the Gutter Dave Bailey , 1960)Gettin' Into Somethin' Goodies George Benson , 1968)Bobo's Beat Willie Bobo , 1968)Jam Session Clifford Brown , 1954)Ruth Brown '65 Ruth Brown , 1964)Who Is Gary Burton? Byrd at the Gate Charlie Byrd , 1963)Son of Drum Suite Al Cohn , 1960)The Magic Touch Tadd Dameron , 1962)Afro-Jaws Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1960)Trane Whistle Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra Ella Abraça Jobim Ella Fitzgerald , 1980–81)Big Band Bossa Nova Stan Getz , 1962)Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One Gillespiana Dizzy Gillespie , 1960)Carnegie Hall Concert Cookin' Paul Gonsalves , 1957)The Big Soul-Band Johnny Griffin , 1960)White Gardenia Homage to Duke Dave Grusin , 1993)The Further Adventures of El Chico Chico Hamilton , 1966)It's About Time Jimmy Hamilton , 1961)You Better Know It!!! Lionel Hampton , 1964)Really Big! Jimmy Heath , 1960)Friends Old and New John Hicks , 1992)Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness JATP , 1983)Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants J.J.! J.J. Johnson , 1964)Goodies Concepts in Blue Summit Meeting Elvin Jones , 1977)Down Home Sam Jones , 1962)At Newport '63 Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan , 1963)The Centaur and the Phoenix Yusef Lateef , 1960)Themes from Mr. Lucky, The Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz Mundell Lowe , 1960)Satan in High Heels The Soul of Hollywood Junior Mance , 1962)The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" Gary McFarland , 1961)Tijuana Jazz Mingus Revisited Pre-Bird (Charles Mingus , 1960)The Complete Town Hall Concert Smooth as the Wind Blue Mitchell , 1960–61)A Sure Thing Jazz Dialogue Modern Jazz Quartet , 1965)Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard Gerry Mulligan '63 Gerry Mulligan , 1962)That's How I Love the Blues! Mark Murphy , 1962)Nine Flags Chico O'Farrill , 1966)Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts The Alternate Blues The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 Basically Duke Oscar Pettiford , 1954)The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner Big Joe Turner , 1974)Bossa Nova Carnival Dave Pike , 1962)Jazz for the Jet Set Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass New Fantasy Lalo Schifrin , 1964)Once a Thief and Other Themes Hobo Flats Jimmy Smith , 1963)The Matadors Meet the Bull Sonny Stitt , 1965)I Keep Comin' Back! Taylor Made Jazz Billy Taylor , 1959)New York City R&B Cecil Taylor , 1961)Kwamina Out of the Storm Ed Thigpen , 1966)Devil May Care Teri Thornton , 1960–61)Joyride Stanley Turrentine , 1965)Live at Newport McCoy Tyner , 1963)Dinah Jams Dinah Washington , 1954)Uhuru Afrika Randy Weston , 1960)At Newport '63 Joe Williams , 1963)New York, New Sound Gerald Wilson , 2003)Kai Olé Kai Winding , 1961)The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode Jimmy Woode , 1957)
