Prayer to the East is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Savoy label.[1]

Prayer to the East
Studio album by Yusef Lateef
Released	1957
Recorded	October 10, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:47
Label	Savoy MG 12117
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Yusef Lateef chronology
Jazz and the Sounds of Nature (1957) Prayer to the East (1957) The Sounds of Yusef (1957)

The title track was composed by Ali Jackson, drummer Oliver Jackson's brother.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic site stated: "Prayer to the East by Yusef Lateef remains a seemingly blessed moment of creative interaction between American modern jazz and the music of the so-called Arab East".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated

1. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 9:55
2. "Endura" (Yusef Lateef) - 13:10
3. "Prayer to the East" (Ali Jackson[2]) - 8:19
4. "Love Dance" (Les Baxter) - 6:46
5. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 6:37

Personnel

• Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, tracks 3 and 4, tambourine
• Wilbur Harden - flugelhorn
• Hugh Lawson - piano, ocarina
• Ernie Farrow - bass
• Oliver Jackson - drums, gong

References