Yusef Lateef - In A Temple Garden (1979/2016) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Posted By: HDV

Date: Dec. 8, 2024

"In a Temple Garden" is an album by American multi-instrumentalist and composer Yusef Lateef recorded in 1979 and released on the CTI label. This is his second release for CTI. Album's music in whole is more or less what you can expect from CTI release coming from late 70s: smooth and soulful jazz, quite polished, in moments even close to new age, but enough professional to be listened without being totally disappointed.

An obscure one for Yusef Lateef – and proof that the reedman was always open to new ideas at every single point in his career! Lateef had already recorded for the CTI label on a few great previous albums – but this album is quite late in his run for the label, and has a slightly different vibe – maybe a bit smooth at points, but also plenty darn soulful too! The overall format is in the vein of a lot of CTI sides from this time – larger group and larger arrangements, handled by Jeremy Wall, with enough space for Yusef to dominate the record with his solos on tenor and flute – blowing openly and soulfully, with a nice straight ahead vibe. The tunes aren't as exotic as the title might imply, but they do hit some really nice moments that seem to breathe new life into Lateef's career – and set the stage for a lot of his 80s recordings to come. Titles include "Nayaz", "Jeremiah", "Morocco", "In A Temple Garden", and "Bismillah".

Tracklist:

01 - In A Temple Garden
02 - Bismillah
03 - Confirmation
04 - Nayaz
05 - Jeremiah
06 - Honky Tonk
07 - How I Loved You
08 - Morocco

Produced by Creed Taylor. Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.
Recorded in May 1979 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Musicians:

Yusef Lateef – flute, tenor saxophone, vocals
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Jim Pugh – trombone, bass trombone
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
Tom Schuman – piano, electric piano, synthesizer
Jeremy Wall – keyboards, percussion, piano, synthesizer, arranger
Eric Gale – guitar
Will Lee – bass
Steve Gadd, Jimmy Madison – drums
Thomas Bayer – synthesizer drums
Ray Barretto, Sammy Figueroa – percussion
Suzanne Ciani – synthesizer programming

Dynamic Range Report

Analyzed: Yusef Lateef / In A Temple Garden
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.01 dB -14.69 dB 5:19 01-In A Temple Garden
DR15 -0.01 dB -16.14 dB 4:06 02-Bismillah
DR13 -0.01 dB -13.84 dB 6:53 03-Confirmation
DR11 -1.97 dB -15.87 dB 3:04 04-Nayaz
DR13 -0.01 dB -14.75 dB 6:29 05-Jeremiah
DR14 -0.01 dB -15.35 dB 3:56 06-Honky Tonk
DR11 -2.65 dB -15.54 dB 3:57 07-How I Loved You
DR14 -0.01 dB -15.33 dB 4:23 08-Morocco
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4716 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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