Lateef, Yusef: Psychicemotus (Vinyl LP) LAUGH TO KEEP FROM CRYING and There’s a Party Goin’

and There’s a Party Goin’ On (1959)

and the majestic 'Waterloo Sunset

literally a cornerstone for contemporary hip-hop and R&B being sampled by the likes of Jurassic 5 feat

and intrigue that shape A Beginner’s Mind

and often warrants introspection

Lateef, Yusef: Psychicemotus (Vinyl LP) LAUGH TO KEEP FROM CRYING and There’s a Party Goin’This excellent 1965 album from the always versatile Yusef Lateef runs the gamut musically, from the Coltrane influenced Semi Octo to soulful reads of standards from Hammerstein Kern, Fats Waller and Erik Satie, and a beautifully rendered original Bamboo Flute Blues. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit. Psychicemotus Bamboo Flute Blues Semiocto Why Do I Love You? First Gymnopedie Medula Sonata Ill Always Be