Yusef Lateef

Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston, October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator. He won a Grammy Award in 1987.

Lateef mainly played the tenor saxophone and flute. He also played oboe and bassoon. He is known for his innovative blending of jazz with "Eastern" music.

He became a spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community after his conversion to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam in 1950.

Lateef died at the age of 93 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. He had suffered from prostate cancer.

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Other websites



 Billboard Discography – Billboard's complete discography of Yusef Lateef
 Jazz Portraits from the WGBH Archives: Yusef Lateef a radio documentary from WGBH Radio Boston 

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Category:American Grammy Award winners