Something About Yusef Lateef

A profile of multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator Yusef Lateef, covering his playing on tenor saxophone, flute, oboe and a range of reed instruments from other traditions, and his compositions for symphony orchestras as well as small groups.

It mentioned his Grammy for Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony in 1987, his teaching as a Five Colleges professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he earned a doctorate in education in 1975, and his concept of "autophysiopsychic" music.

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