The Dreamer (Yusef Lateef album)

The Dreamer is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1959 and released on the Savoy label.

The Dreamer
Studio album by Yusef Lateef
Released	1959
Recorded	June 11, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Savoy MG 12139
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Yusef Lateef chronology
Lateef at Cranbrook (1958) The Dreamer (1959) The Fabric of Jazz (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

A review in the British Gramophone magazine stated: "a great deal of his passionate, richtoned saxophone work can be heard here".

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated

1. "Oboe Blues" - 5:49
2. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 5:13
3. "The Dreamer" - 6:53
4. "Arjuna" - 7:39
5. "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 8:02

Personnel

• Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, oboe - track 1
• Bernard McKinney - euphonium
• Terry Pollard - piano
• William Austin - bass, rabat
• Frank Gant - drums, percussion