Yusef lateef born october 9, 1920, chattanooga, tennessee, usa died december 23, 20, amherst, massachusetts, usa was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya muslim community in america, following his conversion to islam in 1950. This is essentially an ordinary text, but you can read it online. This classic 282 page spiralbound book, with a wealth of patterns, licks, and ideas, has been popular among jazz players for a long time. Yusef s repository of scales and melodic patterns 1981 is, as the title indicates, a sort of jazz equivalent of nicholas slonimskys thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns 1947.
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I found this oriental scale in a book by yusef lateef many moons ago. The album features lateef s continued exploration of middle eastern music, which were incorporated into his version of hard bop with a quartet featuring barry harris on piano. Yusef lateef s little symphony is an album by yusef lateef, released through the record label rhino atlantic in june 1987. Lateef wrote and published a number of books including two novellas entitled a night in the garden of love and another avenue, the short story collections spheres and rain shapes, also his autobiography, the gentle giant, written in collaboration with herb boyd. Repository of scales and melodic patterns by yusef a. Spiritualism in the poetry of shah abdul latif bhittai. Preface to yusef lateefs songbook published by yal. For instance the first grouping is all major chords presented in a sequence of down a major 3rd and then up a perfect 4th. Synthetic scale from yusef lateef book some sotwers might enjoy this blog post. Repository of scales and melodic patterns by yusef lateef. And it starts with this diagram, created either by yusef lateef or john coltrane ive read the story both ways and. Yusef abdul lateef was an american jazz multiinstrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the ahmadiyya community in america.
The book guides students through the core concepts of calculus and helps them understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. Just open it to any random page, play slow and accurate and you will find yourself in completely different parts of the musical universe. Pdf repository of scales and melodic patterns download. Part 2 some dorian ideasthat i m using with my students. From the yusef lateef repository of scales and melodic patterns. Scatoni, 2 books steve davidowitz, 2 books steven crist, 2 books dean keppler, 2 books paula welchprather, 2 books richard eng, 1 book dave litfin, 1 book bill barich, 1 book mark cramer, 1 book steve klein, 1 book betsy berns, 1 book peter thomas fornatale, 1 book jason levin, 1 book noel michaels, 1 book nick. This classic, highly endorsed 282 page spiralbound book, with a wealth of patterns, licks, and ideas, has been popular among jazz players for a long time. Often referred to as a jazz version of slominskis classic book the thesaurus of scales and.
Yusef abdul lateef american saxophonist britannica. Yusef lateef when you want an opportunity to hear some interesting note groupings and scales, this book provides tons of examples for you to either incorporate into your depository practice routine. Month9books scales back its list amid allegations of nonpayment. The album, which billboard described as an atmospheric fourmovement classicaljazz composition, was produced by lateef, recorded, mixed and mastered by norman blain, and remastered by dennis king. This book fills the void of a lost art, the blues tradition. He is known for his innovative blending of jazz with eastern music. And it starts with this diagram, created either by yusef lateef or john coltrane ive read the story both ways and given. On may 20, publishers lunch broke the news that month9books, a wellregarded and apparently successful publisher of young adult and middlegrade fiction, was scaling back its list and reverting rights to 4050 authors across all imprints. Page after page of material, it is often referred to as a jazz version of slominskis classic book the thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns.
Open the book anywhere, pick up your instrument, and before you know it, youre someplace youve never been. Aug 01, 2015 avenue of spies a true story of terror, espionage, and one american familys heroic resistance in nazioccupied paris by alex kershaw crown talk about a dangerous neighborhood. A wild swan, by michael cunningham the new york times. People say dont judge a book by its cover, but you probably get a pretty accurate understanding of this hot mess of a selfpublished book from the lackluster cover art and back blurb with an obvious typo. Model, photographer, stylist, makeup or hair stylist, casting director, agent, magazine, pr or ad agency, production company, brand or just a fan. Once an item is removed from our bargain bin it may not be available again, so get it while supplies last. Issued by vee jay in 1974, contemplation was recorded in 1960 and has lateef fronting a stellar ensemble that includes longtime collaborator barry harris on piano, nat adderley on cornet, louis hayes on drums, and sam jones on bass. Yusef lateef repository of scales and melodic patterns full.
On the other hand, one can search through it and find raw material to base a composition or improvisation repositiry. Ive got students using the yusef book, getting a chord matrix that works with the dorian scale, and. You can learn latef scales from various parts of the world and thats part of the uniqueness about this book. Since 1970, in fact, lateef has articulated his views on music in selfpublished method books as well as theoretical and literary works. Dec 27, 20 yusef lateef, who has died aged 93, was a jazz musician who pioneered the performance of world music long before the term came into general use. So, if i write for the symphony today, youre listening to everything thats happened to me since i. For many music students, the transcultural repository of scales and melodic patterns, one of his best known works.
Nov 18, 2015 i survived the attacks of september 11, 2001, on the other hand, places a young protagonist at the center of the devastation. His new book, duets for treble clef instrumentsis a remarkable gift to reppsitory musical world from one of the greatest artists of the twentiethcentury, a visionary with vast knowledge of global music. Although lateef s main instruments were the tenor saxophone and flute, he also played oboe and bassoon, both rare in jazz, and also used a number of nonwestern instruments such as the bamboo flute, shanai, shofar, xun, arghul and koto. I have listed only the materials lateef employed as general. Yusef lateef scale otto october, 2014 october, 2014 lesson 91. I get richard motivated, and show him variatons to search on he does the rest.
I recently reread the catcher in the rye and to kill a mockingbird as i have read them during high school. He won a grammy award in 1987 lateef mainly played the tenor saxophone and flute. New research by a californian professor reveals digital books are actually as heavy as a small virus or a single dna molecule. Where slonimskys book is a systematic thesaurus, organizing and presenting scales and patterns in a series of permutations, lateef s work is a repository, an eclectic collection of scales and patterns. Yusef lateef was one of the great innovative melodic improvisers and composers and in the 80s, i purchased yusef lateef s book, repository of scales and melodic patterns. Its a great little collection of five notes and works well for soloing, improvisation and composition.
Sep 29, 2017 book 3 of the area x trilogy was a mixture of books 1 and 2. Memoirs of the scientist and animal rights activist. Lateef 2015, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. In the mid 90s i was browsing in the bookstore at berklee college of music in boston. This book holds a wealth of creative material which is valuable to both an improviser and a composer. Here is a post about lateef from casa valdez where i learned of sterns doc, with a great bit of jazz history and some references to chase up.
This book holds a wealth of creative material which is valuable to both. Yusef lateef scale, lessons no comments yusef lateef was one of the great innovative melodic improvisers and composers and in the 80s, i purchased yusef lateefs book, repository of scales and melodic patterns. Hey all, i was going through the hal leonard jazz piano method, and in the book mark davis makes the case that diminished scales are usually played ascending on chord tones, but are played descending with the other 4 notes ie. Yusef lateef was a deep musical thinker as well as a. His new book, duets for treble clef instruments, is a remarkable gift to the musical world from one of the greatest artists of the twentiethcentury, a visionary with vast knowledge of global music. Like john dewey said in his book art as experience, you cant separate experience from the work of art. I began buying guitar and music theory books in 1972. Yusef lateef has made a great collection of chords and scales and presented them in a very musical way.
Although you could try this exercise with any scale, the example i will use is one i particularly likethe nohkan flute scale, which i took from the japanese scale section of lateef s book. Yusef lateef repository of scales and melodic patterns there is document yusef lateef repository of scales and melodic patterns available here for reading and downloading. A chronicle of ten short lives by gary younge nation books we all remember nov. His new book, 123 duets for treble clef instruments, is a remarkable gift to the musical world from one of the greatest artists of the twentiethcentury, a visionary with vast knowledge of global music. Reason for hope, by jane goodall with philip berman. We update this page frequently, so check back often. Of these, im planning to investigate guy lacours etudes books. The calculus for engineers and physicists ebooks directory. Lateef is the author of repository of scales and melodic patterns 4. Yusef lateef repository of scales and melodic patterns would you like to tell us about a lower price.
Repository of scales and melodic patterns for bass clef instruments. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. This is yusef lateef aka three faces of yusef lateef. The history of cartography and one mans attempt to profit from stealing the past. Yusef lateef was one of the great innovative melodic improvisers and composers and in the 80s, i purchased yusef lateefs book, repository. This is yusef lateef aka three faces of yusef lateef lp, vinyl record album. Dec 30, 20 long before crosscultural fusions involving jazz musicians became the norm, yusef lateef, who has died aged 93, made a point of using middle eastern and asian instruments on his albums. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. Yusef lateef repository of scales and melodic patterns. A new installment in the decade books of verse from the author of forever fifty. An overall reading motivation scale of 21 items with subscales representing the four dimensions was created using items with high factor loadings.
Lateef s best known album has merits but also shortcomings and while eastern sounds includes some beautiful tunes, lateef s arrangements often seem to play safe. Dogs that know when their owners are coming home, by rupert sheldrake. If we are going to describe this scale in jazz terms, we have the root, major. Repository of scales and melodic patterns treble clef yusef lateef. Page after page of material, it is often referred to as a jazz version of slominskis classic book the thesaurus of scales. These days, i look in disbelief at many of the books on my shelves, from thick novels and memoirs to works of great philosophers, wondering whether its really possible that i devoted weeks or even months reading them.
Yusef lateef was one of the great innovative melodic improvisers and composers and in the 80s, i purchased yusef lateefs book, repository of scales and melodic patterns. Yusef lateef eastern sounds moodsville lp, 1961 listen buy. Often referred to as a jazz version of slominskis classic book the thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in his works has continued to mount, and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. I know that i did, but only because opening them, i find passages and phrases ive underlined, which upon rereading i recall better than the plots, characters, and ideas i. A short melodic pattern from one of the synthetic scales from yusef lateefs book repository of scales and melodic patterns which can be played over dominant 7th chords. And it starts with this diagram, created either by yusef lateef or john coltrane ive read the story both ways and given from one to the other as a challenge.
Oct, 2014 otto october, 2014 october, 2014lesson 91. Yusef lateef simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. I was looking for slonimskys thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns, a book. Find books like fated from the worlds largest community of readers. Rachel carson and her book that changed the world lexile. Use the download button below or simple online reader. One of multiinstrumentalist and composer yusef lateef s most enduring recordings, eastern sounds was one of the last recordings made by the band that lateef shared with pianist barry harris after the band moved to new york from detroit, where the jazz scene was already dying. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Lateef provided all instrumentation that appears on the album. Yusef lateefs repository of scales and melodic patterns. The largesse of the sea maiden is the longawaited new story collection from denis johnson.
The dolphy scales and the exercises based on them are particularly cool, but theres so much other stuff too. Eastern sounds is an album by jazz saxophonist and multiinstrumentalist yusef lateef, recorded in 1961. Nov 01, 2015 the novelist michael cunninghams reimagined fairy tales in a wild swan, beautifully illustrated by yuko shimizu in a style that recalls aubrey beardsley with a touch of maurice sendak. Curious readers may consult his online essay, the pleasures of voice in autophysiopsychic music. What recently published books post2000 would you think to. This catalog of melodic and harmonic materials found in yusef lateef s repository of scales and melodic patterns is meant as a study guide for practical and academic use. Yusef lateefs flute book of the blues and the repository of scales and melodic patterns have had a profound affect upon my growth as a flutist and composer. Maudillo has 11 books on goodreads, and is currently reading 491 days by winnie madikizelamandela, eight days in september by frank chikane, and maos l. Not standard bass lines by any means, but interesting and musical. The internal consistency of the total reading motivation scale was good and the internal consistencies of the subscales were reasonable. Brown door het oog van duizend naalden cecile dreesmann dutch samplers in bw dutch sampler olwyn horwood e egyptian charted designs julie hasler dover publications elegant.