“Golden Flower – Live In Sweden”
is the first official release of two concerts 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
180-gram 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.
