Live at Pep's is a 1964

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. Other participating musicians in this album were

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Ernie Farrow,

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James Black and trumpeter Richard Williams. This live album was recorded at Pep's Lounge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More of Lateef's performances at Pep's from the end of June 1964 were issued on ''Club Date'' (ABC-Impulse! ASD 9310) in 1976 and later as an expanded 2-LP set titled ''The Live Session'' (IA-9353/2). The recordings were repackaged again for CD as two volumes in 1993 and 1999 as ''Live at Pep's''.

Reception

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stated in a review for

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: "This mid-'60s concert was one of Lateef's finest, as it perfectly displayed his multiple influences and interests." He continued: "Lateef played meaty tenor sax solos and entrancing flute and

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offerings, and also had impressive stints on

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, shenai, and argol. This was a pivotal date in his career, and those unaware of it will get a treat with this disc."

Track listing

''All songs by Yusef Lateef unless otherwise noted.'' * This is the sequence for Volume 1. Tracks 4-6 were originally issued as part of ''Club Date'' (ASD 9310) and were not on the original album. However, ''

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'' by Tom Lord suggests these titles on the 1993 CD (GRD134) were recorded on June 29, 1964, whereas the ''Club Date'' LP includes the versions recorded on June 30, 1964.Lord, Tom ''The Jazz Discography''
Details and notes for Sessions no. L1464–L1466
Vol. 2: * This is the sequence for the Volume 2. Tracks 1-3 were originally issued as part of ''Club Date'' (ASD 9310) recorded June 30, 1964. Tracks 4-9 were originally issued as part of ''The Live Session'' (IA-9353/2) recorded June 26, 1964. According to ''The Jazz Discography'' by Tom Lord, the 1999 CD issue lists these tracks as dating from June 29, 1964 in error.

Personnel

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, shehnai, argol * Richard Williams -

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* Ernie Farrow -

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References

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