LIVE AT PEP'S

TRACKLIST A1. SISTER MAMIE 5:26 A2. NUMBER 7 9:39 A3. 12 TONE BLUES 4:51 B1. SEE SEE RIDER 5:23 B2. THE MAGNOLIA TRIANGLE 5:16 B3. THE WEAVER 5:40 B4. SLIPPIN™ & SLIDIN™ 3:26 INFO One of Yusef Lateef™s best albums from one of the finest periods of his esteemed career, the 1964 LP Live at Pep™s showcases the reedman backed by trumpeter Richard Williams, pianist Mike Nock, bassist Ernie Farrow, and drummer James Black. Taped at a live performance at Pep™s Lounge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the album was so successful that a full second LP was culled from the same sets. The program alternates between hard bop originals and covers of jazz classics such as Leonard Feather™s šTwelve Tone Blues› and an unorthodox version of Ma Rainey™s šSee See Rider›. On šSister Mamie›, šNumber 7›, and šThe Magnolia Triangle›, Lateef moves away from strict jazz, although he retains his improvisational flair. Live at Pep™s received the maximum five-star rating on AllMusic, with critic Ron Wynn stating that: šThis was a pivotal date in Lateef™s career, and those unaware of it will get a treat with this disc›. 180-gram VIRGIN VINYL LIMITED GATEFOLD EDITION.