Hugh Lawson
Appearances
Yusef Lateef, who is still active today at age 89, is a quiet innovator. Although he first emerged as a tenor-saxophonist with the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band in [more]
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A half-a-century following its original release, Prayer to the East by Yusef Lateef remains a seemingly blessed moment of creative interaction between American modern jazz and the [more]
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The emphasis is on older tunes and styles on this Yusef Lateef Impulse! album. Lateef (switching between tenor, flute, and oboe) plays such numbers as "Straighten Up and Fly Right," [more]
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Although the packaging of this compilation album, Groove Jammy is somewhat transparent (with its modern photo melange of 12" turntables on [more]
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This massive four-disc set of Yusef Lateef's first recordings as a leader was issued by Spain's Fresh Sound imprint and contains a total of [more]
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Biography
- Born Mar 12th 1935 in Detroit, MI
- Died Mar 17th 1997 in New York, NY
One of many talented Detroit pianists of the 1950s (although one of the lesser-known players), the Bud Powell-inspired Hugh Lawson first gained recognition for his work with Yusef Lateef during the late '50s. He recorded with Harry "Sweets" Edison (1962), Roy Brooks, and Lateef on several occasions in the 1960s. In 1972, he was with the Piano Choir (a group with seven pianists). Lawson went on tours with Charles Mingus in 1975 and 1977 and made recordings with Charlie Rouse (1977), George Adams, and as a leader for Storyville and Soul Note. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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