Dr. Yusef Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston, October 9, 1920) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator and a renowned spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community after his conversion to Islam in 1950.
Although Lateef's main instruments are the tenor saxophone and flute, he is known for his innovative blending of jazz with 'Eastern' music. In addition to the oboe and bassoon, both rare in jazz, Lateef plays various w...
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- Oct 9, 1920 (age 89 years)
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- William Huddleston,
- William Emanuel Huddleston,
- William Evans,
- Dr. Yusef Lateef,
- Lateef, Yusef
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