William Emanuel Huddleston, geboren am 9. Oktober 1920 in Chattanooga, TN, besser bekannt unter dem Namen Yusef Lateef, den er 1950 annahm, ist gestorben.
Sonny RollinsMy friend and mentor Yusef Lateef’s wife called me with the news of his passing. We have been blessed to be on the planet at the same time as Yusef Lateef.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-Sonny-Rollins-Page/108462262530510?ref=stream
http://www.gazettenet.com/home/9933070-95/yusef-lateef-grammy-winning-musician-composer-dies-at-93
Unendlich traurig.
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