BELMONDO & YUSEF LATEEF SEXTET

De 86-jarige jazzlegende Yusef Lateef, superieur op tenorsax en fluit, speelde bij Dizzy Gillespie, Mingus en Cannonball Adderley, voordat hij zijn eigen groepen leidde. De Franse broers Lionel en Stephane Belmondo zijn al sinds hun tienerjaren grote bewonderaars van Lateef en vroegen hem voor hun cd Infuence. All About Jazz schreef over een concert van de groep: ‘That a man in his mid-eighties can play with such strength as Lateef is remarkable. On tenor, in particular, his tone was bold. But whether he was playing saxophone, flute, wood flutes or oboe, it seemed as if every phrase – every note – was being squeezed out of the depths of his soul. His ability to build powerful statements, ranging from gently lyrical to aggressively spirited, never lost focus, with the Belmondo brothers, in particular, shouting out in affirmation during especially profound moments.’