In March 1958, “Prestige” label released “The Sounds of Yusef”, the seventh Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in October 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

• Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, tambourine, argol
• Wilbur Harden – flugelhorn, balloon
• Hugh Lawson – piano, Turkish finger cymbals, 7 Up bottle, balloon, bells
• Ernie Farrow – bass, rabat
• Oliver Jackson – drums, gong, earth board
• Rudy Van Gelder – recoding
• Mark Rice – design
• Ed Edwards – photography
• Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef, except where noted.

1. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
2. Playful Flute – Wilbur Harden
3. Love and Humor
4. Buckingham
5. Meditation