Jazz Mood is the first released album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Savoy label.[1] The album was produced from Lateef's second recording session.

Jazz Mood
Studio album by Yusef Lateef
Released	1957
Recorded	April 9, 1957 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Savoy MG 12103
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Yusef Lateef chronology
Stable Mates (1957) Jazz Mood (1957) Before Dawn: The Music of Yusef Lateef (1957)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef

1. "Metaphor" – 8:09
2. "Yusef's Mood" – 8:36
3. "The Beginning" – 4:13
4. "Morning" – 10:38
5. "Blues in Space" – 7:07

Personnel

• Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, track 1 – argol, intro track 1 – scraper
• Curtis Fuller – trombone, tambourine
• Hugh Lawson – piano
• Ernie Farrow – bass, rabat
• Louis Hayes – drums
• Doug Watkins – finger cymbals, percussion

References