Yusef Lateef - Golden Flower: Live in Sweden [2xLP]

Release Date: November 28, 2025
Label: Elemental Music Records

Golden Flower - In Sweden is the first official release of two concerts, taken from Swedish television and radio archives, of legendary saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded live in Sweden on September 13, 1967 with pianist Lars Sjösten, bassist Palle Danielson and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath, and on August 1, 1972 at the Åhus Jazz Festival with pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Bob Cunningham and Albert "Tootie" Heath once again on drums. This is the second official release from Elemental Music in cooperation with the Yusef Lateef Estate, following 2024's Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert from Avignon. In Sweden was transferred from the original tapes and restored and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. The limited-edition 180g 2-LP edition includes an extensive insert with rare photographs, newly-commissioned liner notes and interviews and testimonials from Kenny Barron and other musicians who were inspired by and knew and played with Lateef. Track List: Side A 1 The Golden Flute 6:33 2 Blind Willie 8:02 Side B 1 One Little Indian 3:52 2 Straighten Up and Fly Right 7:56 3 The Poor Fisherman 3:18 YUSEF LATEEF tenor sax & flute LARS SJÖSTEN piano PALLE DANIELSSON bass ALBERT ­TOOTIE‑ HEATH drums Recorded in Mosebacke, Sweden, September 13, 1967. Side C 1 Inside Atlantis 15:01 2 Eboness 13:22 Side D 1 Lowland Lullaby 4:22 2 A Flower 5:28 3 Yusef’s Mood 20:18 YUSEF LATEEF tenor sax & flute KENNY BARRON piano BOB CUNNINGHAM bass ALBERT ­TOOTIE‑ HEATH drums Recorded live at the Åhus Jazz Festival, Åhus, Sweden, August 1, 1972